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Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta
ISBN: 9781578069170 / Angielski / Miękka / 1977 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Leander Perez 1891-1969) was more than simply another Neanderthal segregationist. He was a political boss who held absolute power in Plaquemines Parish to an extent unsurpassed by any parish leader in Louisiana's history. Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta is his full history.
A bit of a social reformer, a political figure of national stature, an oil tycoon worth millions of dollars, Perez was known to one and all, including himself, as the Judge, although the office he held for most of his career was that of district attorney. He got his political start in the early 1920s, when Huey... Leander Perez 1891-1969) was more than simply another Neanderthal segregationist. He was a political boss who held absolute power in Plaquemines Paris...
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A Time of Paradox: America from the Cold War to the Third Millennium, 1945-Present
ISBN: 9780742533790 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the decades since World War II. Comprehensive in scope, A Time of Paradox offers a balanced look at the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the post-war period, while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic era.
In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the decades sin...
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184,60 |
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A Time of Paradox: America Since 1890
ISBN: 9780742533776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the twentieth century. Comprehensive in scope, A Time of Paradox offers a balanced look at the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the last century while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic period. Designed with the student in mind, this cogent text provides the most up to date analysis available, offering insight into the divisive election of 2004, the War on Terror and...
In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the twentieth c...
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267,18 |
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Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times
ISBN: 9780313359040 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, MS, on January 8, 1935. He died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. In those 42 years, Elvis made an indelible impression on pop culture the world over. "Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times" probes both the man and his influence, delving deeply into the personality of its protagonist, his needs and motivations, and the social and musical forces that shaped his career. Elvis's musical talents and liabilities are explored, as are his records, films, and live performances and his relationship... Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, MS, on January 8, 1935. He died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. In ... |
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Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II
ISBN: 9780226395890 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The majority of American women supported the Allied cause during World War II. and made sacrifices on the home front to benefit the war effort. But U.S. intervention was opposed by a movement led by ultraright women whose professed desire to keep their sons out of combat was mixed with militant Christianity, anticommunism, and anti-Semitism. This book is the first history of the self-styled "mothers' movement," so called because among its component groups were the National Legion of Mothers of America, the Mothers of Sons Forum, and the National Blue Star Mothers. Unlike leftist antiwar...
The majority of American women supported the Allied cause during World War II. and made sacrifices on the home front to benefit the war effort. But U....
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143,18 |
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Gerald L. K. Smith: Minister of Hate
ISBN: 9780807121689 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In the first full-length biography of evangelist Gerald L. K. Smith (1898--1976), Glen Jeansonne traces the tempestuous career of this notorious bigot. A spellbinding speaker and brilliant organizer, Smith founded the reactionary hate sheet The Cross and the Flag as well as the anti-Semitic Christian Nationalist Crusade and ran for president three times. Exhaustively researched, this study contains information from Smith's FBI dossier, his personal papers, and Smith himself. Also included are compelling arguments concerning the causes of anti-Semitism in America, the role of demagogues,... In the first full-length biography of evangelist Gerald L. K. Smith (1898--1976), Glen Jeansonne traces the tempestuous career of this notorious bi... |
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135,98 |
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War on the Silver Screen: Shaping America's Perception of History
ISBN: 9781612346410 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. In addition to two world wars, the United States has fought proxy wars, propaganda wars, and a "war on terror," among others. But even with the constant presence of war in American life, much of what Americans remember about those conflicts comes from Hollywood depictions. In War on the Silver Screen Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen vividly demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of those wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves. That is,... Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. In addition to two world wars, the United States has fought proxy wars, propaganda wars, a... |
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75,83 |
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Rise and Triumph of the California Right, 1945-66
ISBN: 9780765602770 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A history of conservative politics in California beginning with the post-World War II scene, through the 1958 Knowland campaign, the Nixon and Goldwater campaigns, to the election of Ronald Reagan as governor in 1966. This study makes use of newspapers, oral history archives and interviews.
A history of conservative politics in California beginning with the post-World War II scene, through the 1958 Knowland campaign, the Nixon and Goldwat...
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704,38 |
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A Guide to the History of Louisiana
ISBN: 9780313229596 / Angielski / Twarda / 1982 / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Product information not available.
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