wyszukanych pozycji: 10
Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian
ISBN: 9780807856666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive 'dictator of Congress, ' out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse's biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator and a leader in the struggle against slavery.
Trefousse traces Stevens's career through its major phases:... One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader...
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Carl Schurz: A Biography
ISBN: 9780823218554 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The biography of Carl Schurz is a story of an amazing life. At the age of 19, Schurz, a student at the University of Bonn, became involved in the Revolution of 1848. Participating in the revolutionary army, he managed to escape through a sewer during the siege of Rastatt, flee across the Rhine to France, and come back to rescue his professor, Gottfried Kinkel, from a jail near Berlin. This deed made him famous, and when he came to American in 1852, Schurz was nominated for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket. He quickly rose in the party and was the head of the Wisconsin...
The biography of Carl Schurz is a story of an amazing life. At the age of 19, Schurz, a student at the University of Bonn, became involved in the Revo...
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183,99 zł |
Carl Schurz: A Biography
ISBN: 9780823218547 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The biography of Carl Schurz is a story of an amazing life. At the age of 19, Schurz, a student at the University of Bonn, became involved in the Revolution of 1848. Participating in the revolutionary army, he managed to escape through a sewer during the siege of Rastatt, flee across the Rhine to France, and come back to rescue his professor, Gottfried Kinkel, from a jail near Berlin. This deed made him famous, and when he came to American in 1852, Schurz was nominated for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket. He quickly rose in the party and was the head of the Wisconsin...
The biography of Carl Schurz is a story of an amazing life. At the age of 19, Schurz, a student at the University of Bonn, became involved in the Revo...
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415,29 zł |
Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780823219230 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Impeachment of a President, Hans L. Trefousse focuses on the causes of the failure to convict, the consequences of the acquittal, and the relationship of the impeachment to the ill success of Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of material, some only recently made available, Professor Trefousse sheds new light on the President's objectives and character.
In Impeachment of a President, Hans L. Trefousse focuses on the causes of the failure to convict, the consequences of the acquittal, and the relations...
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173,47 zł |
Historical Dictionary of Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780313258626 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This reference book by well-known Reconstruction expert Trefousse will be of great use to scholars and general readers. Pithy, readable articles, spanning the years 1862-96, reflect current scholarship on the period and thus focus heavily on race relations, the freed slaves, and restoration of the states. There are entries on court cases, terms (blacks, labor, etc.), organziations, states, laws, miscellaneous events, and major individuals. . . . As the only reference work of its type, it should find widespread applicability in libraries of any size. "Library Journal" This new reference... This reference book by well-known Reconstruction expert Trefousse will be of great use to scholars and general readers. Pithy, readable articles, s... |
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276,68 zł |
Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780823219223 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Impeachment of a President, Hans L. Trefousse focuses on the causes of the failure to convict, the consequences of the acquittal, and the relationship of the impeachment to the ill success of Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of material, some only recently made available, Professor Trefousse sheds new light on the President's objectives and character.
In Impeachment of a President, Hans L. Trefousse focuses on the causes of the failure to convict, the consequences of the acquittal, and the relations...
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389,00 zł |
First Among Equals: Abraham Lincoln's Reputation During His Administration
ISBN: 9780823224685 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One hundred and forty years after his assassination on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln towers more than ever above the landscape of American politics. In myth and memory, he is always the Great Emancipator and savior of the Union, second in stature only to George Washington. But was Lincoln always so exalted?Was he, as some historians argue, a poor President, deeply disliked, whose legacy was ennobled only by John Wilkes Booth's bullet? In this fascinating book, a leading historian finally takes the full measure of Lincoln's reputation. Drawing on a remarkable range of primary documents--...
One hundred and forty years after his assassination on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln towers more than ever above the landscape of American politics....
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346,95 zł |
First Among Equals: Abraham Lincoln's Reputation During His Administration
ISBN: 9780823224692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One hundred and forty years after his assassination on April 14, 1865, AbrahamLincoln towers more than ever above the landscape of American politics. Inmyth and memory, he is always the Great Emancipator and savior of the Union, second in stature only to George Washington.But was Lincoln always so exalted?Was he, as some historians argue, a poorPresident, deeply disliked, whose legacy was ennobled only by John WilkesBooth's bullet?In this fascinating book, a leading historian finally takes the full measure ofLincoln's reputation. Drawing on a remarkable range of primary documents-speeches,...
One hundred and forty years after his assassination on April 14, 1865, AbrahamLincoln towers more than ever above the landscape of American politics. ...
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136,63 zł |
Andrew Johnson: A Biography
ISBN: 9780393317428 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) As President of the United States, Andrew Johnson presided disastrously over the tumultuous first years of the Reconstruction period in America, Uneducated but shrewd, he was fatally unable to adapt to new political realities. This biography draws upon voluminous printed resources.
As President of the United States, Andrew Johnson presided disastrously over the tumultuous first years of the Reconstruction period in America, Unedu...
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125,84 zł |
Rutherford B. Hayes: The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881
ISBN: 9780805069082 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000 The disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden, in which Congress set up a special electoral commission, handing the disputed electoral votes to Hayes, brings recent events into sharp focus. Historian Hans L. Trefousse explores Hayes's new relevance and reconsiders what many have seen as the pitfalls of his presidency. While Hayes did officially terminate the Reconstruction, Trefousse points out that this process was already well under... A leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000 The disputed election of 1... |
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152,15 zł |