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Visitors to Ancient America: The Evidence for European and Asian Presence in America Prior to Columbus
ISBN: 9780786419173 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Researchers in American anthropology and archaeology from the late seventeenth century to the present - including Cotton Mather, John Wesley Powell, Thor Heyerdahl, and Betty Meggers, among others - all had discoveries that lead to the following conclusion: America was visited by Europeans well before the time of Christopher Columbus. Divided into two main parts, this work is a comprehensive study of the evidence suggesting that ancient European and Asian mariners visited the United States more than 1000 years ago. would support the theory of ancient incursions to America. A review of ancient...
Researchers in American anthropology and archaeology from the late seventeenth century to the present - including Cotton Mather, John Wesley Powell, T...
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The Bristol Sessions: Writings about the Big Bang of Country Music
ISBN: 9780786419456 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands gathered for a recording session in Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia border, including some of the most influential names in American music--the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman and more. Organized by Ralph Peer for Victor records to capitalize on the popularity of "hillbilly" music, the Bristol sessions were a key moment in country music's evolution. The musicians played a variety of styles largely endemic to the Appalachian region. Rather than attempting to record purely traditional sounds, however, Peer sought a combination of musical...
In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands gathered for a recording session in Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia border, including some of the most influe...
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The Abolitionist Decade, 1829-1838: A Year-By-Year History of Early Events in the Antislavery Movement
ISBN: 9780786419463 / Angielski / Miękka / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The years between America's founding and the cusp of the Civil War are often overlooked in discussions of America's struggle over slavery. The conflagration that nearly destroyed the country did not ignite quickly, but was the culmination of a long-smoldering debate that saw significant developments in those intervening decades. This examination of the Abolitionist movement presents a year-by-year outline of the period from 1829 to 1838, chronicling the growth of the Abolitionists as a social and political group. By giving an overview of other important occurrences each year, it depicts the...
The years between America's founding and the cusp of the Civil War are often overlooked in discussions of America's struggle over slavery. The conflag...
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A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent
ISBN: 9780786419562 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, the wife of each U.S. president has found her place in history, often setting trends and doing important work for the nation. This reference work traces the lineage of all presidents, wives, arranged alphabetically from Abigail Adams to Jane Wyman. Genealogy reveals that some of the women are connected to one another through common ancestry, sometimes even through royal blood, for example, the bloodlines of Laura Bush and Abigail Adams join at King Henry II and can then be traced to King Pepin the Short, born in 714. Several others can be traced back to...
From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, the wife of each U.S. president has found her place in history, often setting trends and doing important work fo...
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Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America
ISBN: 9780786420308 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This history of skyscrapers examines how they affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. It looks at the architects who had the vision to design and build America's skyscrapers, the steelworkers who built them, and the financiers who put up the money.
This history of skyscrapers examines how they affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. It looks at the archite...
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The Health of the Presidents: The 41 United States Presidents Through 1993 from a Physician's Point of View
ISBN: 9780786420674 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The complete medical history of each of the 41 U.S. presidents, emphasizing illnesses that affected them during their administrations, is here set out for the lay reader by a physician. The presidents health care regimens and physicians treatments are also discussed.
The complete medical history of each of the 41 U.S. presidents, emphasizing illnesses that affected them during their administrations, is here set out...
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Presidential Facts: Topical Lists, Comparisons and Statistics
ISBN: 9780786424276 / Angielski / Miękka / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At 6'4," Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. James Buchanan was the only president who never married. Ulysses was originally President Grant's middle name and the famous S was the result of an accidental switch. From George Washington to George Bush, these and other fascinating facts come to light through this examination of the men who have held the office of United States president. This reference book offers a special perspective on the 42 men who have served as the chief executive. From date of birth to place of death, 63 comparative lists present a plethora of presidential...
At 6'4," Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. James Buchanan was the only president who never married. Ulysses was originally President Grant's ...
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The Telephone and Its Several Inventors: A History
ISBN: 9780786426096 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office issued to a young inventor named Alexander Graham Bell what is arguably the most valuable patent ever: entitled "improvements in telegraphy," in truth it secured for Bell the basic principles involved in a telephone. On the same day that Bell filed his patent application, a caveat (a preliminary patent document) was filed by Elisha Gray. This coincidence sparked the first of many debates over whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone. In the early 1860s Johann Phillipp Reis developed a version of the instrument, but his claims against Bell...
On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office issued to a young inventor named Alexander Graham Bell what is arguably the most valuable patent ever: entitl...
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Ticket Scalping: An American History, 1850-2005
ISBN: 9780786428052 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ticket scalping is as much an American staple as apple pie. Beginning as early as the mid?1800s, scalpers, known as ?sidewalk men, ? were charging all the traffic would bear for event tickets. Although these speculators were generally viewed as pariahs, legal attempts to limit their activities were far from successful. Over the years, as moral objections to scalping dimmed, the public became more tolerant as the practice became increasingly prevalent. This volume details the ways in which scalping has changed over the years from a one-man business to an agency-controlled enterprise. The book...
Ticket scalping is as much an American staple as apple pie. Beginning as early as the mid?1800s, scalpers, known as ?sidewalk men, ? were charging all...
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Planting the American Flag: Twelve Men Who Expanded the United States Overseas
ISBN: 9780786429837 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with the 1839 voyage of Captain Charles Wilkes that opened American relations with Samoa, here are biographies of 12 men instrumental in the incorporation of America's five island dependencies. Besides Wilkes, it covers Richard W. Meade III, who negotiated a treaty with Samoa; Albert B. Steinberger, premier of Samoa; Henry Glass, who took Guam for America; Nelson A. Miles, who led the 1898 conquest of Puerto Rico; B. F. Tilley, first governor of American Samoa; Joseph B. Foraker, first congressional overseer of the possessions; William A. Jones, anti-imperialist and reformer; Frank...
Beginning with the 1839 voyage of Captain Charles Wilkes that opened American relations with Samoa, here are biographies of 12 men instrumental in the...
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Chronology of Housing in the United States
ISBN: 9780786430338 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This chronology explores the development of housing in the United States from the arrival of the first settlers through the present day. It traces America's growth from its rural beginnings to its present suburban sprawl and discusses how the nation has dealt with the three major issues of housing development: water supply, sanitation and, to a continually decreasing degree, defense. Additional topics include the effects of technological advances in the field of transportation; the influence of political issues such as the Civil War (especially emancipation); the entry of the government into...
This chronology explores the development of housing in the United States from the arrival of the first settlers through the present day. It traces Ame...
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Domestic Programs of the American Presidents: A Critical Evaluation
ISBN: 9780786431830 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the Constitution delegates presidential powers in general rather than specific terms, the domestic influence of the president has increased over time, often varying greatly depending on the nature of the person holding the office. From George Washington to George W. Bush, this volume takes an in-depth look at the domestic programs of Americas 43 presidents. Written from a non-partisan viewpoint, each chapter focuses on a single presidency, providing information, analysis, interpretation and commentary regarding the domestic facet of each Chief Executive.
Since the Constitution delegates presidential powers in general rather than specific terms, the domestic influence of the president has increased over...
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What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-By-Year Reference
ISBN: 9780786432455 / Angielski / Miękka / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reference book chronicles what American women did from the emergence of the republic through the end of World War I and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. A broad spectrum of activities are depicted, showing their many accomplishments and how their activities affected the world around them. It was an era of great transition for all women. A whos who of American women and some men (those who showed great support or, ironically, great opposition to womens reform) are described one year at a time, beginning with 1789 and ending with 1920. Each years activities are organized into seven...
This reference book chronicles what American women did from the emergence of the republic through the end of World War I and the passage of the Ninete...
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Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty
ISBN: 9780786432646 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scholarly study identifies several reasons behind Owsley Countys ongoing struggle with poverty, including the countys lack of natural resources, a poor transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. Finally, the author asserts that Owsley Countys economic hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of similarly-stricken Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data from Owsley County between 1844 and 1975.
This scholarly study identifies several reasons behind Owsley Countys ongoing struggle with poverty, including the countys lack of natural resources, ...
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The Partisan Press: A History of Media Bias in the United States
ISBN: 9780786432820 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book places the contemporary debate over media bias in historical context, illustrating how partisan bias in the American media has built political parties, set the stage for several wars, and even contributed to the rise and fall of U.S. presidents. The author discusses the rise of the unprecedented post-World War II model of objective journalism and explains why this model is breaking down in todays technology-driven media environment.
This book places the contemporary debate over media bias in historical context, illustrating how partisan bias in the American media has built politic...
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Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Volumes 1 & 2
ISBN: 9780789020567 / Angielski / Twarda / 1564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this book identifies a wide range of available resources from each state to reveal the underlying legal principles that helped form the United States. In this unique publication, a state expert compiles each chapter using his or her own style, culminating in a diverse sourcebook that is interesting as...
Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the ...
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Chinese Americans (IMM in Am)
ISBN: 9780791071267 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' own words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today. Once denied entrance to the United States by the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese Americans became one of America's most successful and respected ethnic groups.
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first str...
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German Americans (IMM in Amer)
ISBN: 9780791071274 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' own words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today. Although Germans were once welcome in America for their work ethic and strong moral character, Germany's role in both World Wars challenged their status. Forced to abandon their...
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first str...
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Irish Americans (IMM in Amer)
ISBN: 9780791071281 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' own words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today. They fled starvation and poverty in Ireland for America's prosperity, only to be stereotyped as commoners. Today, respect for Irish Americans has grown so much that Americans...
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first str...
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Italian Americans (IMM in Am)
ISBN: 9780791071298 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' own words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today. Although considered the founders of America for their early explorers, the Italians who came to America in the 1800s were treated with disdain. Italian Americans have made major...
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first str...
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