wyszukanych pozycji: 5
Reopening the Frontier: Homesteading in the Modern West
ISBN: 9780700616572 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The offer of free farmland after World War II may not have sparked the same stampede that it did in frontier days, but, as Brian Cannon shows in this path-breaking study, postwar homesteading continued to shape the modern West in important ways. Between 1946 and 1966, the Bureau of Reclamation opened up over 3,000 farms on irrigated public lands in the West to returning servicemen. Although involving fewer people than those flocking to western cities, this mini-land rush represents an important continuity in western tradition through the cultivation of values-hard work, security,...
The offer of free farmland after World War II may not have sparked the same stampede that it did in frontier days, but, as Brian Cannon shows in this ...
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317,52 zł |
Delaware Disappearance: The Riddle of Little Horace Marvin, Jr.
ISBN: 9781540250803 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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169,74 zł |
Reconstruction and Mormon America
ISBN: 9780806163536 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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161,95 zł |
The Awkward State of Utah: Coming of Age in the Nation, 1896-1945
ISBN: 9781607814214 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The half century between statehood in 1896 and the end of World War II in 1945 was a period of transformation and transition for Utah. This book interprets those profound changes, revealing sweeping impacts on both institutions and ordinary people. Drawing upon expertise honed over decades of teaching, researching, and writing about Utah s history, the authors incorporate fresh archival sources, new oral histories, and hundreds of scholarly articles and books as they narrate the little-known story of the crucial formative years when Utah came of age. During its sometimes awkward... The half century between statehood in 1896 and the end of World War II in 1945 was a period of transformation and transition for Utah. This book in... |
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178,17 zł |
Immigrants in the Far West: Historical Identities and Experiences
ISBN: 9781607813804 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of essays showcasing cutting-edge research and innovative approaches that a new generation of scholars is bringing to the study of immigration in the American West. Often overlooked in general studies of immigration, the western United States has been and is an important destination for immigrants. The unique combination of ethnicities and races in the West, combined with political and economic peculiarities, has given the region an immigration narrative that departs significantly from that of the East and Midwest.This volume explores facets of this narrative with...
This book is a collection of essays showcasing cutting-edge research and innovative approaches that a new generation of scholars is bringing to the st...
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167,36 zł |