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Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend
ISBN: 9780195341195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill--is a towering figure in our culture. In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains. Using census data, penitentiary reports, and railroad company reports, Nelson reveals how John...
The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster...
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72,25 zł |
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A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War
ISBN: 9780195146554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Claiming more than 600,000 lives, the American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians, even as it brought freedom to millions. This book shows how average Americans coped with despair as well as hope during this vast upheaval.
A People at War brings to life the full humanity of the war's participants, from women behind their plows to their husbands in army camps; from refugees from slavery to their former masters; from Mayflower descendants to freshly recruited Irish sailors. We discover how people confronted their own feelings... Claiming more than 600,000 lives, the American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians, even as it br...
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101,88 zł |
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A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877
ISBN: 9780195146547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Claiming more than 600,000 lives, the American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians, even as it brought freedom to millions. This book shows how average Americans coped with despair as well as hope during this vast upheaval.
A People at War brings to life the full humanity of the war's participants, from women behind their plows to their husbands in army camps; from refugees from slavery to their former masters; from Mayflower descendants to freshly recruited Irish sailors. We discover how people confronted their own feelings about the... Claiming more than 600,000 lives, the American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians, even as it br...
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140,14 zł |
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Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World
ISBN: 9781541646469 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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136,08 zł |
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Iron Confederacies: Southern Railways, Klan Violence, and Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780807848036 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During Reconstruction, an alliance of southern planters and northern capitalists rebuilt the southern railway system using remnants of the Confederate railroads that had been built and destroyed during the Civil War. In the process of linking Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia by rail, this alliance created one of the largest corporations in the world, engendered bitter political struggles, and transformed the South in lasting ways, says Scott Nelson.
Iron Confederacies uses the history of southern railways to explore linkages among the themes of states' rights, racial violence,... During Reconstruction, an alliance of southern planters and northern capitalists rebuilt the southern railway system using remnants of the Confederate...
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227,72 zł |
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A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
ISBN: 9780307474322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Pundits will argue that the 2008 financial crisis was the first crash in American history driven by consumer debt. But in this spirited, highly engaging account, Scott Reynolds Nelson demonstrates that consumer debt has underpinned almost every major financial panic in the nation's history. From William Duer's attempts to profit off the country's post-Revolutionary War debt to an 1815 plan to sell English coats to Americans on credit, to the debt-fueled railroad expansion that precipitated the 1857 crash: in each case, the chain of banks, brokers, moneylenders, and insurance companies that... Pundits will argue that the 2008 financial crisis was the first crash in American history driven by consumer debt. But in this spirited, highly eng... |
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97,81 zł |
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Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find The Real John Henry (16pt Large Print Edition)
ISBN: 9780369317636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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128,55 zł |
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Ain't Nothing But a Man:: My Quest to Find The Real John Henry
ISBN: 9781459676107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African - American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the ''''true story'''' of the man behind the myth. Nelson presents the famous folk song as a mystery to be unraveled, identifying the embedded clues within the lyrics, which he examines to uncover many surprising truths. He investigates the legend and reveals the real John Henry in this beautifully illustrated book. Nelson's narrative...
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African - American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the ...
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90,45 zł |
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