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Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
ISBN: 9780803269743 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on an analysis of issues surrounding the consumption of alcohol in a diverse range of source materials, including novels, newspapers, medical texts, and archival records, this lively and engaging interdisciplinary study explores sociocultural nation-building processes in Mexico between 1810 and 1910. Examining the historical importance of drinking as both an important feature of Mexican social life and a persistent source of concern for Mexican intellectuals and politicians, Deborah Toner's Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico offers surprising insights into how the...
Drawing on an analysis of issues surrounding the consumption of alcohol in a diverse range of source materials, including novels, newspapers, medical ...
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284,07 |
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Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
ISBN: 9780803274327 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on an analysis of issues surrounding the consumption of alcohol in a diverse range of source materials, including novels, newspapers, medical texts, and archival records, this lively and engaging interdisciplinary study explores sociocultural nation-building processes in Mexico between 1810 and 1910. Examining the historical importance of drinking as both an important feature of Mexican social life and a persistent source of concern for Mexican intellectuals and politicians, Deborah Toner s Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico offers surprising insights into... Drawing on an analysis of issues surrounding the consumption of alcohol in a diverse range of source materials, including novels, newspapers, medic... |
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117,50 |
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Mojave Desert Trails
ISBN: 9781893343030 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Florine Lawlor, author of the book, Out From Las Vegas, and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun for 40 years, introduces us to some of her favorite desert haunts and lesser-traveled jeep trails in her book, Mojave Desert Trails, a guide to some of the most interesting geologic and historic sites found in the Mojave's enchanting and remote landscape. Endless vistas, high-walled canyons carved by water and wind, Joshua tree forests, sand dunes, rugged mountains, abandoned settlements and a magnificent railroad depot await curious readers and weekend desert wanderers. Meander along the original...
Florine Lawlor, author of the book, Out From Las Vegas, and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun for 40 years, introduces us to some of her favorite desert...
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53,76 |
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Whispers of the past...Imagery of Hamlet Palenville in the Catskills Volume 3
ISBN: 9781499543735 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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93,06 |
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Interpreting African American History and Culture at Museums and Historic Sites
ISBN: 9780759122789 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African American history and culture from the colonial period to the twentieth century at history museums and historic sites. This diverse anthology addresses both historical research and interpretive methodologies, including investigating church and legal records, using social media, navigating sensitive or difficult topics, preserving historic places, engaging students and communities, and strengthening connections between local and national history....
In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African Ame...
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450,59 |
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Interpreting African American History and Culture at Museums and Historic Sites
ISBN: 9780759122796 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African American history and culture from the colonial period to the twentieth century at history museums and historic sites. This diverse anthology addresses both historical research and interpretive methodologies, including investigating church and legal records, using social media, navigating sensitive or difficult topics, preserving historic places, engaging students and communities, and strengthening connections between local and national history....
In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African Ame...
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191,02 |
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Faded Memories: Examination & Profiles of Hillsdale County's Pioneer Period
ISBN: 9781478735144 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Early 19th Century History of Hillsdale County, Michigan... Following the War of 1812, pioneer settlement of the Northwest Territories began. The U.S. government encouraged the westward movement by offering newcomers cheap land at $1.25 per acre. The government purchased vast tracts of unencumbered land through numerous negotiated treaties with several Indian tribes, or it was taken by cheating or force. Tens of thousands of inhabitants from mostly New England states, and Europe, migrated to these new lands for an opportunity to begin new lives on the frontier. One of the more popular routes...
Early 19th Century History of Hillsdale County, Michigan... Following the War of 1812, pioneer settlement of the Northwest Territories began. The U.S....
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159,47 |
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The Pacific Region: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
ISBN: 9780313330438 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert Penn Warren once wrote West is where we all plan to go some day, and indeed, images of the westernmost United States provide a mythic horizon to American cultural landscape. While the five states (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawai'i) which touch Pacific waters do share commonalities within the history of westward expansion, the peoples who settled the region--and the indigenous peoples they encountered--have created spheres of culture that defy simple categorization. This wide-ranging reference volume explores the marvelously eclectic cultures that define the Pacific... Robert Penn Warren once wrote West is where we all plan to go some day, and indeed, images of the westernmost United States provide a mythic horizo... |
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386,66 |
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History of Wyoming (Valley, Pennsylvania) in a Series of Letters from Charles Minor to His Son William Penn Miner, Esq.
ISBN: 9781556134555 / Angielski / Miękka / 634 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author chose to let the history of Wyoming Valley unfold through a series of letters to his son because, besides being indebted to him for aid and many valuable suggestions, it must be obvious that a variety of minute details necessary to be preserved to present a perfect picture of life, manners and events, among a plain people, in a new and rude settlement, requires an easier style and freer scope of pencil, than might be deemed fitting to the grave Delineator of the fate of Nations, or to the Historian who records the revolutions, the rise and the fall of Empires. A chapter containing...
The author chose to let the history of Wyoming Valley unfold through a series of letters to his son because, besides being indebted to him for aid and...
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200,69 |
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Surviving Katrina
ISBN: 9781626370449 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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262,03 |
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Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838
ISBN: 9780814330111 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fascinating glimpses of Detroit in the years before photography.
Fascinating glimpses of Detroit in the years before photography.
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1219,53 |
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All About ?the USA! Trade Version: - The 50 State Quarters
ISBN: 9781500869465 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is interesting about the USA? It is a land of freedom and independence and the idea of the American Dream. It is fifty separate states all united into one country. Using quarters, this book shows what is important to the different states. How does it adds character to the whole country. Freedom's ring has over fifty distinct tones. Long live liberty."
What is interesting about the USA? It is a land of freedom and independence and the idea of the American Dream. It is fifty separate states all united...
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24,23 |
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The Cambridge of 1776
ISBN: 9780788430268 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Complete with the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, together with an historical sketch, several poems, numerous anecdotes and decriptions of people of the time.
Complete with the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, together with an historical sketch, several poems, numerous anecdotes and decriptions of people of the time...
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82,01 |
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Northern Connecticut Tales: True Tales of Murder, Hauntings, Scandal, Mystery.
ISBN: 9781419604850 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The phrase, "Truth is stranger than fiction," certainly rings true for the stories you are about to read. Residents of the Northern New England area have been favored with a rich and diverse history. It all began with our Colonial forefathers arrival in the Connecticut area in 1610, and continued all the way to present day New England. Connecticut is filled with unusual stories, urban legends, mystery, and scandal.
The phrase, "Truth is stranger than fiction," certainly rings true for the stories you are about to read. Residents of the Northern New England area h...
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40,26 |
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A History of St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia with Notes of Old Churches and Old Families
ISBN: 9781556133701 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is composed of four sections: "St. Mark's Parish," "Historical Excursions," "Genealogies," and "Miscellaneous Items." The first section, "St. Mark's Parish," opens with a detailed discussion of Sir Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia and his relation to St. Mark's Parish. The organization of St. Mark's Parish, Rev. John Thompson, Rev. John Woodville, Rev. John Cole, Culpeper County, St. Thomas Church in Orange County, and Bromfield Parish are also examined. The second section, devoted to "Historical Excursions," includes: "The Knights of the Golden Horseshoe,"...
This book is composed of four sections: "St. Mark's Parish," "Historical Excursions," "Genealogies," and "Miscellaneous Items." The first section, "St...
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105,74 |
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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1671-1681
ISBN: 9780788454660 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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157,53 |
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Indian River Country Volume 1
ISBN: 9781312542037 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of articles from the Florida Star newspaper. This newspaper was published in Titusville, Florida from 1880 to 1914 and served the people of the central east coast of Florida from New Smyrna to Ft. Pierce and Port St. Lucie.
These articles tell the story of the Indian River inhabitants and how they lived and worked in this new frontier of the United States in the last part of the 19th century. Genealogists, historians, and lovers of history will discover a rich source of information about the ordinary, and not-so-ordinary, people who made the Indian River Country... A collection of articles from the Florida Star newspaper. This newspaper was published in Titusville, Florida from 1880 to 1914 and served the people ...
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74,58 |
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The General in the Garden: George Washington's Landscape at Mount Vernon
ISBN: 9780931917486 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The General in the Garden provides an engaging, informative, and richly illustrated introduction to George Washington's landscape at Mount Vernon--arguably the best-documented, best-preserved complex of gardens and grounds to survive from eighteenth-century America. The book's three essays, by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther C. White, chronicle Washington's transformation of the estate in the years between the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the stewardship of its gardens by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association since 1860, and the... The General in the Garden provides an engaging, informative, and richly illustrated introduction to George Washington's landscape at Mount ... |
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166,52 |
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A Guidebook To Beautiful Salem County, NJ
ISBN: 9781484154915 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Salem county, New Jersey, is a breathtaking backdrop of history and rural beauty. Follow the author as she guides you all over the county. From Pennsville to Pilesgrove, exhilarating nature and history awaits you on your magical journey.
Salem county, New Jersey, is a breathtaking backdrop of history and rural beauty. Follow the author as she guides you all over the county. From Pennsv...
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134,90 |
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30 Years Through the News/Lens: A History of Aransas County in News Highlights & Photos
ISBN: 9781502302106 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A 300-plus page book with more than 160 pictures highlighting the news in Aransas County (Rockport-Fulton), TX from the pages of the Rockport Pilot between 1984-2013
A 300-plus page book with more than 160 pictures highlighting the news in Aransas County (Rockport-Fulton), TX from the pages of the Rockport Pilot be...
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121,39 |
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