wyszukanych pozycji: 7
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Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780807119105 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A reprint of the respected work originally published by Knopf in 1981. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. In Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution, Charles Royster takes an ingenious, creative approach in his consideration of the life of one of the American Revolution's heroes. Having fought valiantly to bring about a victory for the colonies, Henry ("Light-Horse Harry") Lee (1756-1818) envisioned the new country as a virtuous and prosperous classical republic and eventually aligned himself with the Federalist party. He served as governor of Virginia...
A reprint of the respected work originally published by Knopf in 1981. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. In Light-Horse Harry Lee and...
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126,78 zł |
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The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
ISBN: 9780679753056 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) From historian Charles Royster--winner of the Francis Parkman, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes--comes the history of one of eighteenth-century America's most fantastic land speculation deals: William Byrd's scheme to develop 900 square miles of swamp on the Virginia-North Carolina border and create fabulous wealth for himself and other shareholders, including George Washington.
Royster scrupulously follows the paper trail through the byways of transatlantic deal-cutting, providing a rare view of early American economic culture. Elegantly written and impressively researched, The Fabulous... From historian Charles Royster--winner of the Francis Parkman, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes--comes the history of one of eighteenth-century America's ...
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111,75 zł |
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The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans
ISBN: 9780679738787 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) From the moment the Civil War began, partisans on both sides were calling not just for victory but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who would oblige. In this vivid and fearfully persuasive book, Charles Royster looks at William Tecumseh Sherman and Stonewall Jackson, the men who came to embody the apocalyptic passions of North and South, and re-creates their characters, their strategies, and the feelings they inspired in their countrymen. At once an incisive dual biography, hypnotically engrossing military history, and a cautionary examination of the American penchant for...
From the moment the Civil War began, partisans on both sides were calling not just for victory but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who...
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92,48 zł |
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A Revolutionary People At War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783
ISBN: 9780807846063 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In this highly acclaimed book, Charles Royster explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. He ranges imaginatively outside the traditional techniques of analytical historical exposition to build his portrait of how individuals and a populace at large faced the Revolution and its implications. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.
In this highly acclaimed book, Charles Royster explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. He...
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175,60 zł |
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The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780415922432 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Detailing the history of the struggle for independence, from colonial government to the early days of the American republic, this book uses full-colour maps and illustrations in two-page spreads to tell the story of the founding of the United States of America. It focuses on the land and sea battles of the Revolutionary War, but attention is also paid to the society at large and the international impact of the war for independence.
Detailing the history of the struggle for independence, from colonial government to the early days of the American republic, this book uses full-colou...
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780,44 zł |
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Garrison Tales from Tonquin: An American's Stories of the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam in the 1890s
ISBN: 9780807171752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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117,02 zł |
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Ben Frog's Birthday Party
ISBN: 9780692661789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Ben Frog anticipates another boring birthday, but he has no idea what's instore at the end of the day.
Ben Frog anticipates another boring birthday, but he has no idea what's instore at the end of the day.
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56,61 zł |