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Women in the Texas Populist Movement: Letters to He Southern Mercury
ISBN: 9780890967751 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Women in the Texas Populist Movement, Marion K. Barthelme presents more than a hundred letters from Texas farm women, who were becoming ever more alert to the political and economic forces impacting their lives. The agrarian reform movement was a major element of political life in Texas, and women's letters to the Texas Farmers' Alliance newspaper became increasingly passionate and forthright in expressing their concerns. The women discover a camaraderie through their letters - a recognition of their common aspirations and frustrations with a system that dismisses their experiences....
In Women in the Texas Populist Movement, Marion K. Barthelme presents more than a hundred letters from Texas farm women, who were becoming ever more a...
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77,52 |
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Science on the Texas Frontier: Observations of Dr. Gideon Lincecum
ISBN: 9780890967904 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edward O. Wilson has described Dr. Gideon Lincecum as "an American original, expansive passionate, and prone to make science out of what he could see with his own eyes. His life illuminates an important era, and mood, in Texas history, and he ranks as one of America's major pioneering naturalists." A most remarkable man who found himself ill at ease in "polite and fashionable society," Lincecum preferred to keep company with "kindred forms, my brother emmets and my sister worms," observing and studying nature on the nineteenth-century Texas frontier. With almost no formal education, he...
Edward O. Wilson has described Dr. Gideon Lincecum as "an American original, expansive passionate, and prone to make science out of what he could see ...
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72,67 |
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A West Texas Soapbox
ISBN: 9780890968192 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether sprawled on barstools or preaching from pulpits, people need to make sense of their world, and in Jim Sanderson's world of West Texas, pulpits and barstools are where many of them do so. Sanderson himself stood for many years at a podium, teaching at a community college in Odessa, Texas. There, tired of academic papers and sometimes losing the distinction between fiction and nonfiction, he turned to the world around him to figure out the meaning (or meanings) of education and of culture itself.
In a series of autobiographical ruminations, Sanderson develops the theme that frontier... Whether sprawled on barstools or preaching from pulpits, people need to make sense of their world, and in Jim Sanderson's world of West Texas, pulpits...
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92,06 |
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Sketches from the Five States of Texas
ISBN: 9780890968420 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When veteran columnist A. C. Greene turns his eyes on Texas, he sees a variety of experiences and a scope of history that fascinate the rest of us. Under its annexation terms, Texas is allowed to divide itself into as many as six states. While that is not ever likely to happen, Greene masterfully shows that several cultural states "do" exist within the one political entity of Texas--and have throughout the state's history.
Greene has a wide-ranging curiosity about the "facts" of Texas history: what lies behind them, what quirks of human nature they reveal, how the people who lived them... When veteran columnist A. C. Greene turns his eyes on Texas, he sees a variety of experiences and a scope of history that fascinate the rest of us. Un...
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111,45 |
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Sketches from the Five States of Texas
ISBN: 9780890968536 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When veteran columnist A. C. Greene turns his eyes on Texas, he sees a variety of experiences and a scope of history that fascinate the rest of us. Under its annexation terms, Texas is allowed to divide itself into as many as six states. While that is not ever likely to happen, Greene masterfully shows that several cultural states "do" exist within the one political entity of Texas--and have throughout the state's history.
Greene has a wide-ranging curiosity about the "facts" of Texas history: what lies behind them, what quirks of human nature they reveal, how the people who lived them... When veteran columnist A. C. Greene turns his eyes on Texas, he sees a variety of experiences and a scope of history that fascinate the rest of us. Un...
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62,97 |
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The Texas Senate, Volume II: Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889
ISBN: 9780890968574 / Angielski / Twarda / 526 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the Ninth Legislature convened in November, 1861, representatives gave little thought to the somber days that lay ahead, instead making exultant predictions of a quick victory over the enemy to the north. Houston's warning was forgotten. "The Texas Senate, Volume II," picks up where the first volume left off, covering the story of this sometimes venerable, sometimes raucous, and sometimes unsavory body from the onset of the war until another eve, that of the period sometimes called the Era of Reform. Written by members of the Senate Engrossing and Enrolling Department and edited by...
When the Ninth Legislature convened in November, 1861, representatives gave little thought to the somber days that lay ahead, instead making exultant ...
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164,83 |
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A Bookmark, Volume 10: Texas A&m University Press
ISBN: 9780890968789 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "There never has been a worse time to start a new press," Frank Wardlaw said when invited to found a scholarly publishing arm at Texas A&M University. Twenty-five years later, the press he nonetheless founded in 1974 proves that the worst of times can be made the best of times with the right people, the right mission, and the right support.
Henry Dethloff, a longtime observer of the Texas A&M scene, tells the story of Texas A&M University Press beginning with its founding under the leadership of the inimitable Wardlaw--a monumental figure in American university publishing circles. The... "There never has been a worse time to start a new press," Frank Wardlaw said when invited to found a scholarly publishing arm at Texas A&M University....
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121,15 |
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The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900
ISBN: 9780890968826 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventy million dollars in fifty-five years. From Texas' annexation in 1845 until the turn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army pumped at least that much or more into the economy of the fledgling state, a fact that directly challenges the popular heritage of Texas as the state with roots of pioneer capitalism and fervent independence. In The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900, Thomas T. Smith sheds light on just who bankrolled the evolution of Texas into viable statehood. Smith draws on extensive research gathered from both government archives and Texas army posts in order...
Seventy million dollars in fifty-five years. From Texas' annexation in 1845 until the turn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army pumped at least tha...
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140,54 |
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Tracks to the Sea: Galveston and Western Railroad Development, 1866-1900
ISBN: 9780890968833 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Industrial Revolution rode into Texas on the railroads. The entire state witnessed the political and economic climate change as the tracks were laid, creating urban centers and even a new governmental body, the Texas Railroad Commission. At the same time, Galveston was a city on a mission to become the primary seaport for the Great West. Together, the corporate strategy of the railroads and the city's own desire for greatness paved the way for Galveston's growth and transformation into a focal point of Texas railroad ventures. In Tracks to the Sea: Galveston and Western Rail...
The Industrial Revolution rode into Texas on the railroads. The entire state witnessed the political and economic climate change as the tracks were la...
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121,15 |
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Mexican Coal Mining Labor in Texas and Coahuila, 1880-1930
ISBN: 9780890968840 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The years 1880 to 1930 mark the period in time in Texas' coal mining history known as the handloading era, during which the system of mining for coal by hand was both established and eliminated, giving way to a new era of advancing technologies and methods used in mines on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border. The contributions of the large immigrant population who worked the mines, however, have long been overlooked by historians.
Departing from the standard studies of Texas or Mexican mining which remain lodged within the nation-state, in "Mexican Coal Mining Labor in Texas and... The years 1880 to 1930 mark the period in time in Texas' coal mining history known as the handloading era, during which the system of mining for coal ...
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164,83 |
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Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves: The Spanish Regulation of Slavery in Louisiana, 1763-1803
ISBN: 9780890969045 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves" is a provocative look at the institution of slavery and its function as a part of Louisiana's culture during the years of Spanish rule. Gilbert C. Din challenges the idea that conditions under the Spaniards differed little from the years of French rule and examines how local culture merged with colonial government and residual laws to create a slave system unlike any other in the Deep South.
Din presents many aspects of the slavery issue, including a look at the French system, conflicts between planters who favored the established system and governors who... "Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves" is a provocative look at the institution of slavery and its function as a part of Louisiana's culture during the yea...
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203,61 |
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Wilderness Manhunt: The Spanish Search for La Salle
ISBN: 9780890969106 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A vibrant account of the Spanish search for the French colony on the Texas coast (1685-89), Robert S. Weddle's "Wilderness Manhunt" is an indispensable source on Spain's "rediscovery" of the Gulf of Mexico's northern coast.
Weddle's narrative documents the Spaniards' six land expeditions and five sea voyages that sought the French settlement from points as widely scattered as San Augustine, Florida, and El Parral, Chihuahua. It also examines the schemes of Spanish expatriot Pealosa, whose treason augmented Spanish determination to find La Salle's settlement. A new introduction includes... A vibrant account of the Spanish search for the French colony on the Texas coast (1685-89), Robert S. Weddle's "Wilderness Manhunt" is an indispensabl...
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62,97 |
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Close Calls: Jan Reid's Texas
ISBN: 9780890969656 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than three decades of writing about Texas, Jan Reid has reported topics and perspectives that are unsentimental and often unexpected: stories of cops on the beat, Mexican jailbreaks, counterculture country musicians, an oldtime liberal Texas politician, and cows in the corn at J. Frank Dobie's Paisano Ranch. In the course of that reporting, he has seen and has experienced some close calls--none closer than one in Mexico that threatened his own life. "Close Calls" collects some of the best of Reid's prolific writings into a volume that provides a uniquely personal crosssection of...
For more than three decades of writing about Texas, Jan Reid has reported topics and perspectives that are unsentimental and often unexpected: stories...
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121,15 |
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Building the Lone Star: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites
ISBN: 9780890969793 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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116,30 |
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Early Louisiana and Arkansas Oil: A Photographic History, 1901-1946
ISBN: 9780890969908 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The oil and gas industry in Louisiana and Arkansas has played as great a role in the shaping of the destinies of those two states as any other factor. Here, in 325 contemporary photographs, many of them never before published, is an eyewitness record of the early years of that industry.
The rich oil legacy of the region had been noticed centuries ago when the area's Indians used natural oil seeps as sources of medicinal oil for themselves and their animals. Non-Indians became aware of the presence of crude in the early 1800's, and by 1860 several petroleum-rich sites had been located in... The oil and gas industry in Louisiana and Arkansas has played as great a role in the shaping of the destinies of those two states as any other factor....
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132,85 |
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Early Texas Oil: A Photographic History, 1866-1936
ISBN: 9780890969915 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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132,85 |
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Abc's of Maine
ISBN: 9780892720705 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an alphabet book featuring paintings of a basket of blueberries, cheerful chickadees, Mt. Katahdin, and other Maine themes.
This is an alphabet book featuring paintings of a basket of blueberries, cheerful chickadees, Mt. Katahdin, and other Maine themes.
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41,62 |
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What They Never Told You About Boston: Or What They Did That Were Lies
ISBN: 9780892723331 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everything you ever wanted to know about Beantown. Rumors, myths, superstitions -- all the secrets are revealed in this book by a former Boston taxi driver who's heard it all.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Beantown. Rumors, myths, superstitions -- all the secrets are revealed in this book by a former Boston taxi d...
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50,98 |
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Kennebec
ISBN: 9780892725540 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1937 as part of the Rivers of America series, this book has become a classic of Maine literature. And only Robert P. Tristram Coffin could have woven this story of the majestic Kennebec and the people who lived beside it, from the Popham Plantation in the early 1600s to the 1930s. His intimate knowledge of the Maine landscape, his love for ships and the men who sailed them, and his warm feeling for the people who farmed the Kennebec's banks enrich every page.
Originally published in 1937 as part of the Rivers of America series, this book has become a classic of Maine literature. And only Robert P. Tristram ...
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The Fowler Family Celebrates Statehood and a Wedding: An Illustrated History with Paper Dolls
ISBN: 9780896725027 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1803, Ohio symbolized the American Dream. Though it had just joined the Union, it was sparsely populated and still very much the Western Frontier. Statehood was the most exciting event of many young settlers' lives. Americans young and old caught "Ohio Fever."The rich Ohio Country offered everything settlers could hope for inexpensive, abundant land and countless opportunities to better themselves and provide for families. State law prohibited slavery. Those who stayed longer than the average five years, who worked hard, and upon whom Fortune smiled were able to realize what the twentieth...
In 1803, Ohio symbolized the American Dream. Though it had just joined the Union, it was sparsely populated and still very much the Western Frontier. ...
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