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Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines, and the Evening That Changed America
ISBN: 9780470083062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and...
The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues ...
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147,97 zł |
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A Marshall Plan for the 1990s: An International Roundtable on World Economic Development
ISBN: 9780275931377 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This symposium of papers by statesmen and leading experts from around the world examines the global economic situation and voices concern about the potential for world unemployment and trade crisis in the 1990s. A new 'Marshall Plan' would involve a concerted worldwide effort to improve the situation. This plan was first formulated by Charles A. Cerami while undertaking a study of the global trade picture for the United States Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce. Meeting with scores of diplomats nd policy makers in some forty countries, Cerami sought possible solutions to economic... This symposium of papers by statesmen and leading experts from around the world examines the global economic situation and voices concern about the... |
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553,73 zł |
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Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines, and the Evening That Changed America
ISBN: 9780470450444 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cerami wittily recounts the evening in rich detail.
--Library Journal Only two guests were invited to what was arguably the most elegant, sumptuous, and important dinner party that Thomas Jefferson ever hosted. Each course was prepared and laid out in advance so that no servants would enter the dining room to disrupt conversation and overhear random remarks, which they might later repeat to others. Privacy was imperative. Jefferson believed that the very future of the United States of America depended on convincing Alexander Hamilton to agree to a compromise he and Madison were... Cerami wittily recounts the evening in rich detail.
--Library Journal Only two guests were invited to what was arguably the most elegant, ... |
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65,65 zł |
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Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot
ISBN: 9780471387527 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American history
A household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African American household, Benjamin Banneker was a completely self-taught mathematical genius who achieved professional status in astronomy, navigation, and engineering. His acknowledged expertise and superior surveying skills led to his role as coworker with the Founding Fathers in planning our nation's capitol, Washington, DC. His annual Banneker's Almanac was the first written by a black and outsold the major competition. In addition, he was a... The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American history
A household name and unparalleled hero revered in every Africa... |
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143,85 zł |