wyszukanych pozycji: 6
Englishmen Transplanted: The English Colonization of Barbados 1627-1660
ISBN: 9780199253890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 'Englishmen Transplanted' challenges the widely accepted view of seventeenth-century Barbados planters as reckless fortune seekers who failed to create a viable society in the tropics. Rather, it argues they were settlers eager to transplant what was familiar to them: political and religious institutions, the nuclear family, and traditional views about social order, housing, and apparel.
'Englishmen Transplanted' challenges the widely accepted view of seventeenth-century Barbados planters as reckless fortune seekers who failed to creat...
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950,73 zł |
Bright Light City: Las Vegas in Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780700619030 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When Elvis crooned "Bright light city . . . gonna set my soul on fire," he voiced and embraced the siren call of a glittering urban utopia that continues to mesmerize millions. Call it Sin City or Lost Wages, Las Vegas definitely deserves its rapturous "Viva " Larry Gragg, however, invites readers to view Las Vegas in an entirely new way. While countless other authors have focused on its history or gaming industry or entertainment ties, Gragg considers how popular culture has depicted the city and its powerful allure over its first century. Drawing on hundreds of films, television...
When Elvis crooned "Bright light city . . . gonna set my soul on fire," he voiced and embraced the siren call of a glittering urban utopia that contin...
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281,42 zł |
Bugsy's Shadow
ISBN: 9780826365156 / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Long overshadowed by Bugsy Siegel in the annals of organized crime in America, Moe Sedway is now at last brought out into the light in this riveting tale of the sensational life and times of one of Vegas's most mysterious and little-known figures.
Long overshadowed by Bugsy Siegel in the annals of organized crime in America, Moe Sedway is now at last brought out into the light in this riveting t...
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130,82 zł |
A Quest for Security: The Life of Samuel Parris, 1653-1720
ISBN: 9780313272820 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "A Quest for Security" is the first book-length biography of Samuel Parris, the man who led the 1692 struggle against the scourge of witchcraft. While an examination of Samuel Parris's actions reveals his crucial part in the witchcraft crisis, this biography also serves as a reminder of the concern of early Americans to sustain economic independence for their families. Fully documented with endnotes and featuring a complete bibliography of primary and secondary works, this volume fills a noticeable gap in the literature on Salem witchcraft. The first chapter looks at Samuel Parris's... "A Quest for Security" is the first book-length biography of Samuel Parris, the man who led the 1692 struggle against the scourge of witchcraft. Wh... |
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386,61 zł |
Becoming America's Playground: Las Vegas in the 1950s
ISBN: 9780806163512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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158,88 zł |
Benjamin Bugsy Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas
ISBN: 9781440801853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This account of the life of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel follows his beginnings in the Lower East Side of New York to his role in the development of the famous Flamingo Hotel and Casino. Larry D. Gragg examines Siegel's image as portrayed in popular culture, dispels the myths about Siegel's contribution to the founding of Las Vegas, and reveals some of the more lurid details about his life. Unlike previous biographies, this book is the first to make use of more than 2,400 pages of FBI files on Siegel, referencing documents about the reputed gangster in the New York City Municipal Archives... This account of the life of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel follows his beginnings in the Lower East Side of New York to his role in the development of the... |
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276,15 zł |