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Fire and Stone: The Making of the University of North Carolina Under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase
ISBN: 9781469651828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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193,56 zł |
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Henry Frye: North Carolina's First African American Chief Justice
ISBN: 9780786475759 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry E. Frye came of age just as the South was beginning a transformational change. When he graduated from college in 1953, African Americans like him could only hope that the future would be different from the past. At the close of his public career in 2001, he was chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court--the head of the state's third branch of government. Throughout their lives, Frye and his wife, Shirley, were in the vanguard of the advances that shaped the lives of African Americans. His election to the state legislature in 1968 was the beginning of steady, determined efforts...
Henry E. Frye came of age just as the South was beginning a transformational change. When he graduated from college in 1953, African Americans like hi...
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190,33 zł |
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North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000
ISBN: 9780807827574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection profiles the people who helped shape life in North Carolina in the twentieth century. It includes 160 biographical sketches of Tar Heels who made a difference, highlighting their accomplishments in the areas of agriculture, the arts, business, education, law, media, politics, popular culture, public service, religion, social movements, and sports.
Some of those profiled are familiar because of their prominence in public life--Thomas Wolfe, John Hope Franklin, Doris Betts, Jesse Helms, Doc Watson, and Richard Petty, for example. Others are less well known today but... This collection profiles the people who helped shape life in North Carolina in the twentieth century. It includes 160 biographical sketches of Tar Hee...
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232,62 zł |
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Terry Sanford: Politics, Progress, and Outrageous Ambitions
ISBN: 9780822323563 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Terry Sanford (1917 1998) was one of the most important public figures of the postwar South. First as North Carolina s governor and later as president of Duke University, he demonstrated a dynamic style of progressive leadership marked by compassion and creativity. This book tells the story of Sanford s beginnings, his political aspirations, his experiences in office, and, of course, his numerous accomplishments in the context of a period of revolutionary change in the South.
After defeating a segregationist campaign in 1960 to win the governorship, Sanford used his years in office to... Terry Sanford (1917 1998) was one of the most important public figures of the postwar South. First as North Carolina s governor and later as president...
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200,35 zł |
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Favored by Fortune: George W. Watts and the Hills of Durham
ISBN: 9780807865231 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this collective biography spanning four generations, Howard Covington explores how one prestigious family shaped the development of Piedmont North Carolina, particularly the city of Durham. Covington examines the lives and legacies of George Washington Watts; his son-in-law, John Sprunt Hill; and Hill's son, George Watts Hill, and grandson, George Watts Hill Jr., analyzing the personalities, beliefs, relationships, and life forces that propelled these four men to become leading figures of their generations.
Perhaps best known for such family businesses as Central Carolina Bank,... In this collective biography spanning four generations, Howard Covington explores how one prestigious family shaped the development of Piedmont North ...
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331,81 zł |
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Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon
ISBN: 9780471758181 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "What William Cecil has accomplished at Biltmore Estate is one of the great preservation success stories of all time. He has set a high standard for what all historic house museums strive for: magnificently preserved buildings and grounds, engaging interpretation, and--perhaps most challenging of all--economic self-sufficiency. It is no surprise that Biltmore Estate is widely recognized as one of America's finest places to visit."
--Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation "Biltmore is a glorious national historic landmark that, through... "What William Cecil has accomplished at Biltmore Estate is one of the great preservation success stories of all time. He has set a high standard for w...
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140,45 zł |
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Lending Power: How Self-Help Credit Union Turned Small-Time Loans Into Big-Time Change
ISBN: 9780822369691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Lending Power is the compelling story of the nonprofit Center for Community Self-Help, a community-oriented and civil rights-based financial institution that has helped provide loans to those who lacked access to traditional financing while fighting for consumer protection for all Americans.
Lending Power is the compelling story of the nonprofit Center for Community Self-Help, a community-oriented and civil rights-based financial instituti...
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133,52 zł |
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The Good Government Man: Albert Coates and the Early Years of the Institute of Government
ISBN: 9780807834534 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Good Government Man captures the life of Albert Coates (1896-1989), the founder and first director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina, and an exciting, transformative era in the history of UNC. Inspired by visionary President Edward Kidder Graham--whose death during the influenza pandemic of 1918 devastated the campus--Coates adopted as his life mission his hero's dream of the university in service to the state.
With raw determination, stubborn independence, and sheer audacity, Coates created the Institute of Government, now School of... The Good Government Man captures the life of Albert Coates (1896-1989), the founder and first director of the Institute of Government at the Un...
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193,56 zł |
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The Story of NationsBank: Changing the Face of American Banking
ISBN: 9780807849538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Charlotte-based NationsBank, formerly named NCNB, became one of the nation's leading financial powers following its acquisition in 1988 of First Republic Bank of Texas and its merger in 1991 with Atlanta-based C&S/Sovran. The authors provide a corporate history of this maverick financial institution.
Charlotte-based NationsBank, formerly named NCNB, became one of the nation's leading financial powers following its acquisition in 1988 of First Repub...
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304,15 zł |
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