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WTC Volunteers America United
ISBN: 9781403350084 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Mooney's Tannery Scrapbook
ISBN: 9781944651336 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Little Known Tales in Oklahoma History
ISBN: 9781495350474 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Oklahoma Land Rush was a madhouse scene that brought both smiles and heartache to its participants. There is also the wonderful story about Cherokee Indian Lewis Ross who drilled for water but failed. He wasn't disappointed though, as he struck oil instead. Then there's the wild and woolly No-Man's land in the Oklahoma Panhandle where outlaws could hide without fear of the law. There was no law. No history of Oklahoma would be complete without a run-down on its favorite son, the ever-humorous Will Rogers.
The Oklahoma Land Rush was a madhouse scene that brought both smiles and heartache to its participants. There is also the wonderful story about Cherok...
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Voices From the Graveyard: Early Settlers of Winchester, Indiana
ISBN: 9781484903698 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a non-fiction account of the early settlers of Winchester, Indiana, founded in 1818. The people in the book are buried in an old graveyard, long ago abandoned and forgotten. The author remembered the graveyard fondly from her childhood. Upon returning to her home town after retirement, she found the graveyard almost completely destroyed, with only seven standing tombstones. Determined to restore this final resting place for Winchester's earliest pioneers, she formed a committee, set to work, and with the help of community members, local contributions, and the work of talented...
This is a non-fiction account of the early settlers of Winchester, Indiana, founded in 1818. The people in the book are buried in an old graveyard, lo...
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The Beasts of Barnesfield
ISBN: 9781514187517 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Grandfather Tales
ISBN: 9781470008239 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Horses in Motion: The History of Carousels in Monroe County, New York... and Beyond
ISBN: 9781517789381 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many carousels that operated within Rochester, New York and beyond are long-gone. However, these carousels do not have to be forgotten. In addition to telling the stories of the current carousels, author Linda M. Bartash traces the history of former carousels through different states, countries and to their present whereabouts.
Many carousels that operated within Rochester, New York and beyond are long-gone. However, these carousels do not have to be forgotten. In addition to...
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Kentucky Frontier Receipts: from 1775-1792
ISBN: 9781540579140 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Food and recipes for eighteenth century Frontier Kentucky. I have focused specifically on the years 1775 to 1792. Primary documentation from the Draper Manuscripts, Daniel Drake's "Pioneer Life in Kentucky" and assorted eighteenth century cookbooks.
Food and recipes for eighteenth century Frontier Kentucky. I have focused specifically on the years 1775 to 1792. Primary documentation from the Drape...
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The History of Coney Island Basketball
ISBN: 9781074821401 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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When the South Switched Parties: Part 2: Sixty-Four
ISBN: 9781080842261 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Middletown Jews: The Tenuous Survival of an American Jewish Community
ISBN: 9780253212061 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Middletown Jews... takes us, through nineteen fascinating interviews done in 1979, into the lives led by mainly first generation American Jews in a small mid-western city." San Diego Jewish Times ..". this brief work speaks volumes about the uncertain future of small-town American Jewry." Choice "The book offers a touching portrait that admirably fills gaps, not just in Middletown itself but in histories in general." Indianapolis Star ..". a welcome addition to the small but growing number of monographs covering local aspects of American Jewish history." Kirkus... "Middletown Jews... takes us, through nineteen fascinating interviews done in 1979, into the lives led by mainly first generation American Jews in ... |
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Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Enlarged Edition
ISBN: 9780803270343 / Angielski / Miękka / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as well. Readers will find here, conveniently described, the uses that Plains Indians made of the wild plants they collected and of those plants they cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1919, reveals cultures that evolved in close harmony with their environment. Melvin R....
A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawing...
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Miami's Parrot Jungle and Gardens
ISBN: 9780813018171 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Illustrates the drive and dedication of a remarkable couple, Franz and Louise Scherr, and their children as they braved adversity during the depression and World War II to establish The World s Only Parrot Jungle. It is a beautiful story of the human spirit."--William P. VanderWyden III, University of Miami School of Law "A lively, comprehensive account of a famed, one-of-a-kind tourist attraction."--Paul S. George, Miami-Dade Community College This colorfully illustrated book tells the story of one of Florida s oldest and most popular tourist attractions. Built in 1936 in a... "Illustrates the drive and dedication of a remarkable couple, Franz and Louise Scherr, and their children as they braved adversity during the depre... |
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The Specter of Communism in Hawaii
ISBN: 9780824815509 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The end of the cold war and the collapse of the Soviet Union have spurred historian T. Michael Holmes to look back to the years 1947-1953, when the territory of Hawaii was gripped by the specter of communism. Holmes begins by remembering the U.S. response to communism from the time of the Russian Revolution through the careers of America's most famous anticommunists, Richard M. Nixon and Joseph R. McCarthy; he also provides a brief account of the events that led to Hawaii's "red scare". The focus then shifts to a single critical year, bounded by Governor Ingram M. Stainback's 1947 declaration...
The end of the cold war and the collapse of the Soviet Union have spurred historian T. Michael Holmes to look back to the years 1947-1953, when the te...
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Jerry Flemmons' Texas Siftings: A Bold and Uncommon Celebration of the Lone Star State
ISBN: 9780875651385 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Jerry Flemmons' More Texas Siftings: Another Bold and Uncommon Celebration of the Lone Star State
ISBN: 9780875651798 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "We have often heard of nowhere and supposed it somewhere in Texas."--"Galveston"" Times"
"I went to Texas and ran wild on her prairies."--William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) "God made Texas when he was a small boy and wanted a sandbox."--"Folklore on the ""American""""Land" "A Texan ain't nothing but a human being way out on a limb."--John Wayne's line in "The Searchers" "We are a wordy bunch, always have been, and for almost two centuries, outsiders, intrigued by all the commotion down here in the Southwest, have come to inspect, dissect, cuss and praise. . . . Texas is a... "We have often heard of nowhere and supposed it somewhere in Texas."--"Galveston"" Times"
"I went to Texas and ran wild on her prairies."--William... |
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The McFaddin-Ward House: Volume 6
ISBN: 9780876111178 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The McFaddin-Ward House, home to the prominent McFaddin family, was built in 1906 in the prestigious neighborhood around Calder Avenue. This entertaining volume tells the story of this house and the people who lived in it, bringing out the personalities of the principal inhabitants--W. P. H. McFaddin, his second wife Ida, their daughter Mamie, and Mamie's husband Carroll Ward.
The McFaddin-Ward House, home to the prominent McFaddin family, was built in 1906 in the prestigious neighborhood around Calder Avenue. This entertain...
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A Month of Sundays
ISBN: 9780929398563 / Angielski / Miękka / 261 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Columnist for "T""he""Dallas"" Morning ""News"," "Kent Biffle claims he has "the best job in the world." His Sunday column, Kent Biffle's Texana, takes him across the state in search of the unique, the picturesque, and the bizarre. "A Month of Sundays" offers a sampling of these treasures from the heart of Texas. The Texana afficionado will meet here the men and women who have helped to define the Texas spirit--from the early politicians to the suffragists, from outlaws to lawmen, from witches to cowboys.
Columnist for "T""he""Dallas"" Morning ""News"," "Kent Biffle claims he has "the best job in the world." His Sunday column, Kent Biffle's Texana, take...
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Man of Amazing Grace: In Memoriam, Frank H. Wardlaw, 1913-1989
ISBN: 9780890964569 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Aspects of the American West: Three Essays
ISBN: 9780890960233 / Angielski / Twarda / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few historians know and love the American West better than Joe Frantz does, and few have written more critically about it. His addresses and articles, marked by both insight and charm, have brought him much acclaim, as have his books. The three thought-provoking essays in this volume are excellent examples of his work.
The first essay, "Yellowstone National Park: Genesis of an Urban Solution," was first delivered by Dr. Frantz as the Norman Furniss Lecture at Colorado State University in 1971 and was subsequently published in "Montana"" The Magazine of Western History." In it he portrays... Few historians know and love the American West better than Joe Frantz does, and few have written more critically about it. His addresses and articles,...
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