wyszukanych pozycji: 8
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Ashbel Smith of Texas: Pioneer, Patriot, Statesman, 1805-1886
ISBN: 9780890969748 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Though three times burned in effigy for his political activities, Ashbel Smith was an admired and influential leader in nineteenth-century Texas. A doctor educated at Yale and abroad, the "father of Texas medicine" championed higher standards of medical practice and helped found the state's medical society. He worked persistently to establish free public education in Texas and in his later years led the way in founding Prairie View State Normal School, the University of Texas (which he also served as regent), and the university's medical school at Galveston.
In the first full-length... Though three times burned in effigy for his political activities, Ashbel Smith was an admired and influential leader in nineteenth-century Texas. A do...
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Louisa May Alcott
ISBN: 9781604137606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 'Little Women', Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel, is based on the author's own life growing up in the years before the American Civil War, and Jo March, he main character, is her alter ego. This book is a biography of her life and work.
'Little Women', Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel, is based on the author's own life growing up in the years before the American Civil War, and Jo...
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Christmas in Texas
ISBN: 9780890965788 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? Is Santa Claus actually Turkish? And just what is lutefisk anyway? The answers to those questions and more lie between the covers of this beautiful volume. Christmas in Texas shows how Texans have celebrated Christmas over four centuries, during good times and bad. The Texas holiday season is steeped in the rich legacy of the different ethnic groups represented here. The music, the food, the decorations, the secular fun and frolic have been imported to Texas by land and by sea, often as the nostalgic efforts of homesick immigrants to recreate...
Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? Is Santa Claus actually Turkish? And just what is lutefisk anyway? The answers to those questions and more lie...
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Legends & Lore of Texas Wildflowers
ISBN: 9781585442300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Every spring paintbrush decorates Texas' highways with its colorful leaves, which look as if they have been dipped in paint. Native Americans reportedly made a weak tea from this flower to treat rheumatism, to use in food as a secret love charm, and to use as a poison for their enemies. This roadside delight, sprinkled in with the bluebonnet, creates spectacular scenery for Texas travelers.
In Legends and Lore of Texas Wildflowers, Elizabeth Silverthorne offers a delightful selection of these botanical treasures explaining the significance and origin of the name, identifying where the... Every spring paintbrush decorates Texas' highways with its colorful leaves, which look as if they have been dipped in paint. Native Americans reported...
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Christmas in Texas, Volume 3
ISBN: 9780890964460 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? Is Santa Claus actually Turkish? And just what is lutefisk anyway? The answers to those questions and more lie between the covers of this beautiful volume. Christmas in Texas shows how Texans have celebrated Christmas over four centuries, during good times and bad. The Texas holiday season is steeped in the rich legacy of the different ethnic groups represented here. The music, the food, the decorations, the secular fun and frolic have been imported to Texas by land and by sea, often as the nostalgic efforts of homesick immigrants to recreate...
Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? Is Santa Claus actually Turkish? And just what is lutefisk anyway? The answers to those questions and more lie...
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Sarah Bernhardt
ISBN: 9780791074589 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A biography of the French actress, Sarah Bernhardt.
A biography of the French actress, Sarah Bernhardt.
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Women Pioneers in Texas Medicine
ISBN: 9780890967898 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The pioneering figures presented here have forged new paths for women in fields ranging from nursing, pharmacy, public health, and dentistry to general and hospital practice, hospice care, virology, surgery, and psychiatry. Their stories reveal the special obstacles they faced and overcame as women practicing in a demanding, traditionally all-male field. They also chronicle the history of medicine in the state generally since, although there was discrimination and resistance to accepting them, their accomplishments paralleled and in some instances led the development of medical practice and...
The pioneering figures presented here have forged new paths for women in fields ranging from nursing, pharmacy, public health, and dentistry to genera...
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Louisa May Alcott
ISBN: 9780791067215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Cat in the Hat; Little Women; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You know the stories, you love the characters, but do you know who wrote that? Find out about the people behind your favorite tales and why they felt compelled to write for children. This series lets the reader explore the minds behind the fantasy. Readers will delight in learning about the woman behind the Little Women in this biography of the classic author.
The Cat in the Hat; Little Women; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You know the stories, you love the characters, but do you know who wrote that? Fi...
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