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The Authority
ISBN: 9780759613102 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A story about one family's fight to keep their land and way of life lost by the misuse of government power. It begins at the Cumberland Gap and follows a Quaker family as their ancestral land and homes are taken and they struggle to rebuild a community.
A story about one family's fight to keep their land and way of life lost by the misuse of government power. It begins at the Cumberland Gap and follow...
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73,80 |
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Growin' Up in Little Dixie
ISBN: 9780759626270 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How one family came through the most difficult economic period in U.S. history. They were made strong by the bad times, and by remembering the good times and being influenced by them.
How one family came through the most difficult economic period in U.S. history. They were made strong by the bad times, and by remembering the good ti...
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64,52 |
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Lasting Legacies
ISBN: 9780759676527 / Angielski / Twarda / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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99,05 |
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Streets of the Near West Side: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780759683952 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,21 |
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Hard-Rock, High-Grading and Harlots: Tales of Nevada County in the Days of Gold
ISBN: 9780759698567 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,50 |
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Stockholm on the Rio Grande: A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985)
ISBN: 9780761825357 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stockholm, Texas, was an early twentieth century Swedish colony in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The topic provides a fascinating micro-history of culture contacts, acculturation, and economic development in a frontier setting. The story of Stockholm, Texas, is a case history of the impact on a small rural community of the mechanization and commercialization of American agriculture.
Stockholm, Texas, was an early twentieth century Swedish colony in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The topic provides a fascinating micro-histor...
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337,94 |
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Visions of Zion: Christianity, Modernization and the American Pursuit of Liberty Progessivism in Rural Nelson and Washington Counties K
ISBN: 9780761830658 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three decades after the Civil War-amidst a resurgent patriotic fervor, a new Christian Awakening and an enveloping modernization promising heretofore unimagined heights of prosperity and well-being-a new generation of Americans in rural Nelson and Washington Counties, Kentucky, were experiencing what Lincoln in their fathers' war had promised: a new birth of freedom.
Three decades after the Civil War-amidst a resurgent patriotic fervor, a new Christian Awakening and an enveloping modernization promising heretofore ...
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274,27 |
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A Place to Remember: Using History to Build Community
ISBN: 9780761989431 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this call for better public history, Robert Archibald explores the intersections of history, memory and community to illustrate the role of history in contemporary life and how we are active participants in the past.
In this call for better public history, Robert Archibald explores the intersections of history, memory and community to illustrate the role of history...
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205,71 |
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Tough Towns: True Tales from the Gritty Streets of the Old West
ISBN: 9780762740048 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The lawless days Old West lasted only a short time, but the stories of its outlaws and the havoc they wreaked are legendary. Tough Towns reveals the small American towns that fought back when criminal gangs invaded their quiet streets, making heroes of or
The lawless days Old West lasted only a short time, but the stories of its outlaws and the havoc they wreaked are legendary. Tough Towns reveals the s...
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61,81 |
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Great Stagecoach Robberies of the Old West, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762741274 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would spring forth from the earth overnight. Roads were soon built and stage lines began operating. A pitching Betsy would take out bullion and dust and bring in payrolls, always through country that was rough and isolated. The temptation to get rich quickly was too great for some, and the demand, Hold Throw out that treasure box was heard all too often in the Old West. Most robberies were never solved, but many robbers were caught, indicted, tried, convicted, and...
Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would spring forth from the...
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51,50 |
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Battle of the Big Hole: The Story Of The Landmark Battle Of The 1877 Nez Perce War, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762741489 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Battle of the Big Hole, noted historian Aubrey Haines has compiled the many written and first-person accounts of this historic moment in the Indian Wars into a complete and exhaustive history of the 1877 battle. Ultimately, neither the U.S. forces or t
In Battle of the Big Hole, noted historian Aubrey Haines has compiled the many written and first-person accounts of this historic moment in the Indian...
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61,81 |
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Rise and Triumph of the California Right, 1945-66
ISBN: 9780765602770 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A history of conservative politics in California beginning with the post-World War II scene, through the 1958 Knowland campaign, the Nixon and Goldwater campaigns, to the election of Ronald Reagan as governor in 1966. This study makes use of newspapers, oral history archives and interviews.
A history of conservative politics in California beginning with the post-World War II scene, through the 1958 Knowland campaign, the Nixon and Goldwat...
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710,17 |
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Nazis in Newark
ISBN: 9780765801937 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After Hitler came to power in 1933, Nazis established organizations in major American cities to propagate their racial doctrines. Newark, New Jersey, with its considerable ethnic mix of Jews, Germans, Italians, Irish, and African Americans, was a primary target. Throughout the thirties and up to America's entrance into World War II, Newark's Nazis worked to convert the city's sizeable German-American population to their cause. Their efforts did not go unopposed. Nazis in Newark is a comprehensive chronicle of local Jewish resistance, both organizational and private, and it also...
After Hitler came to power in 1933, Nazis established organizations in major American cities to propagate their racial doctrines. Newark, New Jersey, ...
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587,73 |
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Nazis in Newark
ISBN: 9780765805164 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After Hitler came to power in 1933, Nazis established organizations in major American cities to propagate their racial doctrines. Newark, New Jersey, with its considerable ethnic mix of Jews, Germans, Italians, Irish, and African Americans, was a primary target. Throughout the thirties and up to America's entrance into World War II, Newark's Nazis worked to convert the city's sizeable German-American population to their cause. Their efforts did not go unopposed. Nazis in Newark is a comprehensive chronicle of local Jewish resistance, both organizational and private, and it also...
After Hitler came to power in 1933, Nazis established organizations in major American cities to propagate their racial doctrines. Newark, New Jersey, ...
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239,94 |
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The People of the New Rivera: Oral Histories from the Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties of North Carolina
ISBN: 9780786411900 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this collection of oral histories, 33 people in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties-most of whom are in their 70s, 80s, and 90s-share memories of their lives and work on the New River and their hopes for its future.
In this collection of oral histories, 33 people in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties-most of whom are in their 70s, 80s, and 90s-share memories of...
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141,17 |
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North Carolina During the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a Decade
ISBN: 9780786413157 / Angielski / Miękka / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the Mountains, Piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New...
Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and rese...
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221,82 |
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Wilmington, North Carolina, to 1861
ISBN: 9780786414277 / Angielski / Miękka / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of America's thirteen original colonies, North Carolina was one of the most rural, its urban population miniscule and its maritime commerce severely limited--except in the town of Wilmington. Prior to the Civil War, the coastal town was North Carolina's largest urban area and principal seaport, with shipping as the mainstay of the local economy. Wilmington indeed was a singular place in colonial and antebellum North Carolina. This book presents the history of Wilmington from its founding and development to the eve of the Civil War. Part I traces Wilmington's history from the incorporation of...
Of America's thirteen original colonies, North Carolina was one of the most rural, its urban population miniscule and its maritime commerce severely l...
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167,87 |
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Willard Gayheart, Appalachian Artist
ISBN: 9780786416615 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Willard Gayheart, a pencil artist from eastern Kentucky who now lives in southwestern Virginia, presents the history, people, and culture of the Appalachian region. This book combines a biography of Gayheart with a portfolio of his work and his comments on his inspirations and techniques. His art has its roots in his childhood and his memories of that time inspire him today. Gayheart is also known for his portrayals of Appalachian musicians and ways of life, and many such drawings are reproduced here.
Willard Gayheart, a pencil artist from eastern Kentucky who now lives in southwestern Virginia, presents the history, people, and culture of the Appal...
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195,12 |
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The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
ISBN: 9780786423583 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 swallowed up more than three square miles in two days, leaving thousands homeless and 300 dead. Throughout history, the fire has been attributed to Mrs. OLeary, an immigrant Irish milkmaid, and her cow. On one level, the tale of Mrs. OLearys cow is merely the quintessential urban legend. But the story also represents a means by which the upper classes of Chicago could blame the fires chaos on a member of the working poor. Although that fire destroyed the official county documents, some land tract records were saved. Using this and other primary source...
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 swallowed up more than three square miles in two days, leaving thousands homeless and 300 dead. Throughout history, the...
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221,82 |
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The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750: An Historical Geography
ISBN: 9780786429530 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The North American Indian group known as the Nipmucks was situated in south-central New England and, during the early years of Puritan colonization, remained on the fringes of the expanding white settlements. It was not until their involvement in King Philip's War (1675-1676) that the Nipmucks were forced to flee their homes, their lands to be redistributed among the settlers. This group, which actually includes four tribes or bands--the Nipmucks, Nashaways, Quabaugs, and Wabaquassets--has been enmeshed in myth and mystery for hundreds of years. This is the first comprehensive history of...
The North American Indian group known as the Nipmucks was situated in south-central New England and, during the early years of Puritan colonization, r...
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