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Those Darn Mertzs
ISBN: 9781490331539 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,59 |
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Overhome
ISBN: 9781491288429 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Overhome is the childhood memoir of Edwina Kenney Hegland. It brings to life the rise of Santa Barbara, California, from the cowboy era, through the early days of film-making, and reveals the engaging challenges of growing up under the eye of a dynamic and ambitious mother and a good-humored, hard-working father, both recently arrived from Ireland. The story of four daughters, the struggle to become, in their mother's words, "equal to men" in a new country, and their efforts to succeed in the cosmopolitan world of Santa Barbara society, are recounted in anecdotes humorous, moving, and always...
Overhome is the childhood memoir of Edwina Kenney Hegland. It brings to life the rise of Santa Barbara, California, from the cowboy era, through the e...
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68,59 |
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Big Uncle: The Saga of Martin Van Buren Bates
ISBN: 9781492795810 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. BIG UNCLE: The Saga of Martin Van Buren Bates is the story of the Kentucky Giant and Anna H. Swan, the Nova Scotia Giantess. Seen through the eyes of an unknown former student of Martin, the story reveals the life and times of Martin Van Buren Bates and his eight feet, one inch tall wife. Born in an area known as Kona, Kentucky, Big Uncle was the twelfth child of John and Sarah Bates. Martin became a teacher, captain in the confederate army, and traveled the world in different circuses. On one excursion he met Anna and the legend of the Giant Couple was born. They were married in England and...
BIG UNCLE: The Saga of Martin Van Buren Bates is the story of the Kentucky Giant and Anna H. Swan, the Nova Scotia Giantess. Seen through the eyes of ...
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48,35 |
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My Life's Journey from Ukraine to Maine
ISBN: 9781492878612 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even as a small child, Dr. Mary T. Dycio was enthralled with the idea of being a doctor and she never let go of her dream. With great courage, determination, and focus, she followed her medical dream: from a tiny Ukrainian village in the throes of World War Two, across many international borders from one war-torn country to another, until she finally landed on the shores of the United States of America in 1950 where she became a board certified doctor and specialist in Anesthesiology. She and her Ukrainian husband, George, an Ob-Gyn, settled in Maine in 1957 and raised two sons while...
Even as a small child, Dr. Mary T. Dycio was enthralled with the idea of being a doctor and she never let go of her dream. With great courage, determi...
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68,59 |
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Regina Anderson Andrews: Harlem Renaissance Librarian
ISBN: 9780252038501 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W. E. B. Du Bois, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. Andrews also played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance, supporting writers and intellectuals with dedicated workspace at her 135th Street Branch Library. After hours she cohosted a legendary salon that drew the likes of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Her work as an actress and playwright helped established the Harlem Experimental... The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W. E. B. D... |
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235,10 |
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Eugene Kinckle Jones: The National Urban League and Black Social Work, 1910-1940
ISBN: 9780252079993 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A leading African American intellectual, Eugene Kinckle Jones (18851954) was instrumental in professionalizing black social work in America. Jones used his position was executive secretary of the National Urban League to work with social reformers advocating on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination. He also led the Urban League's efforts at campaigning for equal hiring practices and the inclusion of black workers in labor unions, and promoted the importance of vocational training and social work.
Drawing on interviews with Jones's colleagues and associates, as... A leading African American intellectual, Eugene Kinckle Jones (18851954) was instrumental in professionalizing black social work in America. Jones use...
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117,50 |
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REV. Seth Noble: A Revolutionary War Soldier's Promise of America and the Founding of Bangor, Maine and Columbus, Ohio
ISBN: 9780788450495 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the comprehensive biography of Reverend Seth Noble-famous preacher, patriot and pioneer founding father. With the discovery and transcription of one of Rev. Seth Noble's earliest sermons (1774), we find that he believed the American Revolution to be God's plan to bring a global reformation to the world. He firmly believed that America was God's true Promised Land. This early sermon preserves a place for Seth Noble in Revolutionary War history; he publicly preached American independence prior to our beloved Virginians: Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. Throughout New England and Nova...
This is the comprehensive biography of Reverend Seth Noble-famous preacher, patriot and pioneer founding father. With the discovery and transcription ...
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103,58 |
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One Hundred Days: The Civil War Diary of Norman Wilson
ISBN: 9781493556137 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Norman Wilson was an ordinary man living in extraordinary times. Although a physical disability prevented him from enlisting early in the American Civil War, he was finally accepted in 1864 as a Hundred Days Man. As part of Company H, 134th Illinois Infantry, he served in Northwestern Kentucky in an area known for secessionist guerrillas. Just when Norman thought he was headed home, his service was unexpectedly extended when he was called to help protect Missouri's capital. Filled with glimpses into the everyday life of a Hundred Day Man, this book provides a transcription of Norman's...
Norman Wilson was an ordinary man living in extraordinary times. Although a physical disability prevented him from enlisting early in the American Civ...
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52,40 |
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12 Years a Slave
ISBN: 9781627301039 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,99 |
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Green Grapes Black Hands
ISBN: 9780615817309 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Green Grapes Black Hands was inspired by her paternal grandfather's journey from Teneha, Texas to Selma, Ca in 1942. He bought his first harmonica in Texas for $.025. Her grandfather lived in the tent cities depicted in the classic movie "The Grapes of Wrath" directed by John Ford and based on the novel written by John Steinbeck. Her grandfather also lived in the first black settlement in California which was Allensworth. Joice's grandfather is still alive at the ripe age of 93. Green Grapes Black Hands is also inspired by her maternal great-grandfather William Joseph Harden who arrived in...
Green Grapes Black Hands was inspired by her paternal grandfather's journey from Teneha, Texas to Selma, Ca in 1942. He bought his first harmonica in ...
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60,65 |
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Red Shirt
ISBN: 9780865349490 / Angielski / Miękka / 598 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry Lafayette Dodge has long been a familiar name in 19th century American Southwestern history. As one of the earliest and most effective Indian agents to the Navajo, he has been portrayed as a congenial, sympathetic and compassionate advocate for the tribe-a veritable role model. The Navajo knew him as Red Shirt, a man they came to respect, appreciate and trust. Those who knew Dodge admitted, although often grudgingly, that he had unrivaled influence over the tribe. By todays sensibilities, Henry L. Dodge was hardly a role model. In his youth, he was irresponsible, hot-headed and violent....
Henry Lafayette Dodge has long been a familiar name in 19th century American Southwestern history. As one of the earliest and most effective Indian ag...
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134,68 |
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Turn Left at the Devil Tree
ISBN: 9780992355807 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Accompanied by Turkey, his little hunting dog, Derek Pugh founded several outstation schools in the most remote parts of Arnhem Land and gained a rare insight into a traditional way of life which has been witnessed by only a few outsiders.
By turns reflective, tragic and hilarious, Turn Left at the Devil Tree is a memoir of a visiting teacher among the Indigenous people and wildlife of the Top End of Australia. It is also a history - revealing some little known and disturbing events that were sanctioned from the highest levels of government. Life there was "frustrating at times, but... Accompanied by Turkey, his little hunting dog, Derek Pugh founded several outstation schools in the most remote parts of Arnhem Land and gained a rare...
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73,33 |
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
ISBN: 9781476731902 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets--and of one's own nature--when he returns home. When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student,...
A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University onl...
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104,04 |
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My Journey Our Mission
ISBN: 9781481031226 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (3rd Edition) It was an honor to serve my country with my younger brother Lawrence in the United States Navy and briefly onboard the same ship USS Ronald Reagan; nuclear aircraft carrier CVN-76. Writing is a vehicle that takes the reader on a journey; here you will find me on a quest of spirituality, professional development, staying independent yet keeping in mind the never ending duty of social responsibility. My Journey...Our Mission...is a combination of my first two books Life Through My Eyes Distracted Generation and Heart of a King Promise to Ancestors. It is truly "Our Mission" to...
(3rd Edition) It was an honor to serve my country with my younger brother Lawrence in the United States Navy and briefly onboard the same ship USS Ron...
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364,12 |
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African Methodism in the South: Or Twenty-Five Years of Freedom
ISBN: 9781481806572 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,88 |
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From Incan Roads to the U.S. Interstate: A Bolivian Immigrant's Story
ISBN: 9781481981248 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,05 |
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12 Years A Slave: 160th Anniversary Edition
ISBN: 9781482000139 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,44 |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: A Story of Love, Adventure and Phil Collins
ISBN: 9781484141069 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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48,55 |
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A Mayberry Matrimony
ISBN: 9781490916101 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,47 |
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PAPA'S WISDOM The A.C. Hatch Story
ISBN: 9781491047880 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,26 |
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