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The African-American Book of Days: Inspirational History and Thoughts for Every Day of the Year
ISBN: 9780595174683 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,15 |
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White House Weddings
ISBN: 9780595179596 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,88 |
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Crossing to Freedom
ISBN: 9780595225989 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,17 |
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Maps Tell Stories Too: Geographic Connections to American History
ISBN: 9780595240760 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,91 |
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Generations: A Commentary on the History of the African Immigrants and Their American Descendents
ISBN: 9780595253869 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,15 |
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Tales of Delmarva and Other Places
ISBN: 9780595254033 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an anthology of unusual, little-known stories about the DELMARVA Peninsula and other places in the United States and overseas. DELMARVA is a short name for the peninsula in the Mid-Atlantic Coast area of the state of Delaware (DEL) and the Eastern Shore of Maryland (MAR) and Virginia (VA).
This book is an anthology of unusual, little-known stories about the DELMARVA Peninsula and other places in the United States and overseas. DELMARVA i...
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57,61 |
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With a Lot of Help from Our Friends: The Politics of Alcoholism
ISBN: 9780595270378 / Angielski / Miękka / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells the fascinating inside story of the period from 1970 to 1980, the most important decade in the history of alcohol legislation since Prohibition, with the famous Hughes Act as its centerpiece. We meet Harold Hughes, the charismatic senator and former governor from Iowa, a recovered alcoholic himself, and Marty Mann, the beloved "first lady of Alcoholics Anonymous" and founder of the National Council on Alcoholism. We meet Bill Wilson, the co-founder of A.A., and we hear him deliver his historic testimony before a Senate committee. The author, a participant in all she describes,...
This book tells the fascinating inside story of the period from 1970 to 1980, the most important decade in the history of alcohol legislation since Pr...
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119,27 |
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What Makes America Great?: Land of Freedom, Honor, Justice, and Opportunity
ISBN: 9780595279999 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unlike dry history books, "What Makes America Great?" is written in a breezy, personal style. It makes history come alive with humanizing stories about the men and women who made America great.
-Chapter 1 provides objective proof of America's greatness, using a lot of statistics. -Chapters 2 and 3 cover the early history of America and explain why we revolted. -Chapter 4 explains our victory over England in the American Revolution, a tremendous upset. Few Americans know how the colonists achieved this astounding feat. -Some modern "debunkers" like to say that our founding fathers... Unlike dry history books, "What Makes America Great?" is written in a breezy, personal style. It makes history come alive with humanizing stories abou...
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73,03 |
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They Too Influenced a Nation's History: The unique contributions of 105 lesser-known Americans
ISBN: 9780595284344 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United States, ever since its inception, has recognized innumerable Americans, be they native-born or newly arrived immigrants, for their unique contributions to their nation's history and heritage. Many have been bestowed with honors. Many are legends, their memories forever cherished. Yet, there are so many other important American contributors that tend to be lesser-known or sometimes overlooked when examining the events of the country's past.
This book accounts for 105 mini-biographies, each highlighting the life of a lesser-known contributor, their achievements, influences and... The United States, ever since its inception, has recognized innumerable Americans, be they native-born or newly arrived immigrants, for their unique c...
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65,32 |
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The Best American History Book in the World: All The Information You Need To Know Without All The Stuff That Will Put You To Sleep
ISBN: 9780595284795 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you only have enough money to buy one book about American history, this better be that book. Whether you're a confused student, a stressed teacher or just a regular yahoo wanting to finally understand the history of the United States, your search for knowledge needs go no further. Want to know who was the true first president of the United States? Curious about what those early Jamestowners dug their teeth into when the food ran out? Wonder why Israel and the Palestinians just can't seem to get along? It's all in here. Written and edited by top students at one of the most respected high...
If you only have enough money to buy one book about American history, this better be that book. Whether you're a confused student, a stressed teacher ...
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100,00 |
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The Thomas Family Of St. Albans, West Virginia: A Family History
ISBN: 9780595334124 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of the Thomas family mirrors the history, struggles, and successes of America. Starting in the 1600s, my ancestors came from Europe and helped settle and build the country, fought in the battles that defined the nation, lost their jobs in the Great Depression, and then enjoyed the prosperity of 20th century America. Along the way was a soldier who fought with George Washington in Braddock's Expedition, a veteran of Bunker Hill who may have heard the famed command "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes," a father and son who served on opposing sides during the Civil...
The history of the Thomas family mirrors the history, struggles, and successes of America. Starting in the 1600s, my ancestors came from Europe and he...
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57,61 |
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Doing the Possible: The Story of Cane Creek, a Pioneer Church
ISBN: 9780595334872 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Doing the Possible" tells the life-story of an early Primitive Baptist church in the wildness of northeast Alabama, a late-blooming area of the state that was a sanctuary for Cherokee Indians being pushed toward extinction. White settlers--prominent among them the family of William (Billy) Edwards who gave his name and a tract of land to the new county seat--established in the inhospitable hills and hollows a thriving church and community. They built a warm fellowship that was often disrupted by theological controversy as they set a course quite different from the "mainstream" church--and...
"Doing the Possible" tells the life-story of an early Primitive Baptist church in the wildness of northeast Alabama, a late-blooming area of the state...
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46,05 |
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Voyage of Rediscovery: Exploring the New West in the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark
ISBN: 9780595335916 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than two centuries ago, President Thomas Jefferson sent a hardy band of explorers on an unparalleled voyage of discovery across uncharted America. Members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were the first U.S. citizens to cross the Continental Divide, the first to reach the Pacific by land, the first to map the landscape that would someday become central to the nation's identity. They also were the last to describe the West before it underwent radical change at the hands of traders, trappers, soldiers and settlers.
As the 2003-2006 bicentennial of the expedition approached, veteran... More than two centuries ago, President Thomas Jefferson sent a hardy band of explorers on an unparalleled voyage of discovery across uncharted America...
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76,88 |
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Transitions: From Eastern Europe to Anthracite Community to College Classroom
ISBN: 9780595337323 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book gathers stories of transformations, which occurred to the land, people, and communities of the anthracite coal region in general and Mt. Carmel in particular. It tells how Eastern Europeans were recruited by giant railroad companies to work (and often die) in their dangerous mines. It also shows how these people who were at first alienated by their new surroundings soon developed confidence and pride in their work, and built a supportive community that survived the boom and bust of anthracite mining. The Deppen Scholars share how they followed their ancestors' path as they first...
This book gathers stories of transformations, which occurred to the land, people, and communities of the anthracite coal region in general and Mt. Car...
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57,61 |
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The Revolutionary Vol. 1: A Black People's History of Armed Resistance to Racism and Other Forms of Oppression
ISBN: 9780595339426 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Revolutionary is all about WAAAR: Waging African American Armed Resistance to racist oppression throughout three distinct historical epochs or chambers. Plus an exciting and defiant '4th Chamber' which describes current social conditions in the United States (and elsewhere) as a revolutionary situation that is set to explode..."
"The Revolutionary Vol. 1" is unique in that no other single text attempts to portray the history of African American armed resistance in its entirety, or to make it available as a possible strategy to end racist oppression. "The Revolutionary Vol. 1"... "The Revolutionary is all about WAAAR: Waging African American Armed Resistance to racist oppression throughout three distinct historical epochs or ch...
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This Tender Vine: Holderness School at 125 Years
ISBN: 9780595339662 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Located in the heart of the Lakes Region, Holderness School boasts a rich history that is closely entwined with New Hampshire's past. "This Tender Vine" explores this history in celebration of the school's one hundred and twenty five year anniversary. Learn more about the social changes and themes that resonated throughout each period of the school's history: Ties to the Episcopal Church and a tradition of service The integration of women and the advent of coeducation Pioneering academic curricula and programs Grass-roots development of the arts Competitive athletics and the historical...
Located in the heart of the Lakes Region, Holderness School boasts a rich history that is closely entwined with New Hampshire's past. "This Tender Vin...
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57,61 |
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Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise & Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors
ISBN: 9780595347667 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A fascinating history of the unexpected intersection of science, technology and show business." --John Steele Gordon, author of" Hamilton's Blessing" "Once upon a time, American know-how flourished through show-how: spectacular demonstrations by ever resourceful technological entrepreneurs. David Lindsay brings back these glorious (and sometimes infamous) theatricals in a delightful, witty, narrative with a serious point: the American inventor, now relegated to endless rehearsals, needs to resume a rightful place on the national center stage. For admirers and critics of technology and for...
"A fascinating history of the unexpected intersection of science, technology and show business." --John Steele Gordon, author of" Hamilton's Blessing"...
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100,00 |
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The New Scapegoats: Colored-On-Black Racism
ISBN: 9780595350117 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The New Scapegoats: Colored-On-Black Racism" debunks the widespread and seemingly indelible myth of Africa's blind and facile complicity in the massive uprootment and enslavement of its own in the Americas between the Fifteenth and Nineteenth centuries. The author demonstrates the Transatlantic Slave Trade to have been the primary product of Western Europe's industrial revolution.
Praise for Okoampa-Ahoofe's Work: "Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe's analyses always expand the frontiers of our knowledge. He challenges what is taken for granted and in the process pushes us to reflect critically on... "The New Scapegoats: Colored-On-Black Racism" debunks the widespread and seemingly indelible myth of Africa's blind and facile complicity in the massi...
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57,61 |
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Events of This Day: Facts of Interest to Montpelier Folks Briefly Told
ISBN: 9780595356102 / Angielski / Miękka / 604 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From June 28, 1933 to June 27, 1934, every day for a year, Dorman B. E. Kent wrote an article for the "Montpelier Evening Argus" about the people, places and events of late 19th and early 20th century Montpelier and many surrounding towns. In these articles he mentions thousands of people by name and writes a compelling history of Montpelier not so much through the eyes of the community leaders and high society types that often dominate such histories, but through anecdotes of those both great and small and in doing so he gives a good account that should be of interest to all of those who can...
From June 28, 1933 to June 27, 1934, every day for a year, Dorman B. E. Kent wrote an article for the "Montpelier Evening Argus" about the people, pla...
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130,83 |
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The Bellamys of Early Virginia
ISBN: 9780595360970 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The particular Bellamys I am writing about here arrived in the New World very early on, certainly no later than 1710 and possibly as early as 1634. It was a time of great upheaval in England, from whence they came, and we do not know expressly why they came. But there are a number of likely reasons.."
Joe David Bellamy's "The Bellamys of Early Virginia" provides the historical background as well as the hard evidence for a clearer understanding of this quintessentially American family. It is based on over a decade of original research into the genealogy and family history of the early... 'The particular Bellamys I am writing about here arrived in the New World very early on, certainly no later than 1710 and possibly as early as 1634. I...
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92,30 |
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