ilość książek w kategorii: 3800
The McGillivray and McIntosh Traders: On the Old Southwest Frontier, 1716-1815
ISBN: 9781603060141 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Amos Wright unveils exhaustive research following two extended Scottish clans as they made their way across the ocean to the American frontier. Once they arrived, the two families made an impact on the colonials, the British, the French, the Spanish, and the American Indians. Some of the Scots were ambitious traders, some were representatives for the Indians, some were warriors, and one ended up as a chief. This annotated history delves into the harsh and often violent lives of Scottish traders living on the frontier of colonial America.
Amos Wright unveils exhaustive research following two extended Scottish clans as they made their way across the ocean to the American frontier. Once t...
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120,33 zł |
John Jay: Founding Father
ISBN: 9781852854447 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In the first full-length biography in almost seventy years, Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution. Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and private man. It is the story not only of John Jay himself,... John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the great... |
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559,65 zł |
Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord: The Shots Heard 'Round the World!
ISBN: 9781889833224 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The only complete visitors' guide to the Revolutionary history and sites of Boston, Bunker Hill, the Freedom Trail, and the Battle Road, including Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Acton, and Sudbury.
The only complete visitors' guide to the Revolutionary history and sites of Boston, Bunker Hill, the Freedom Trail, and the Battle Road, including Cam...
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96,40 zł |
Boston Tea Party
ISBN: 9781933212111 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A leading Boston historian continues his series on the American Revolution with the lead-up, the action, and the complex aftermath of what contemporaries called Authe destruction of the tea."
A leading Boston historian continues his series on the American Revolution with the lead-up, the action, and the complex aftermath of what contemporar...
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84,35 zł |
Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution in Virginia & Maryland
ISBN: 9780978624859 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Benson Lossing's original two-volume work, published in 1850, has been edited to reflect the Revolutionary War in Virginia and Maryland.
Benson Lossing's original two-volume work, published in 1850, has been edited to reflect the Revolutionary War in Virginia and Maryland.
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94,50 zł |
Common Sense
ISBN: 9781604591316 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense; the book inflamed its readers and ignited the American Revolution. In truth the fires of dissent were already smoldering, but Paine's impassioned writing gave focus to the many disparate voices and united a country. One cannot over estimate the importance of this book in shaping the destiny of United States of America, as it was here that our constitutional form of government was first suggested.
In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense; the book inflamed its readers and ignited the American Revolution. In truth the fires of diss...
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45,76 zł |
Colonial North America and the Atlantic World: A History in Documents
ISBN: 9780132342377 / Angielski / Miękka / 349 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive collection of primary documents for students of early American and Atlantic history, Colonial North America and the Atlantic World gives voice to the men and women Amerindian, African, and European who together forged a new world.These compelling narratives address the major themes of early modern colonialism from the perspective of the people who lived at the time: Spanish priests and English farmers, Indian diplomats and Dutch governors, French explorers and African abolitionists. Evoking the remarkable complexity created by the bridging of the Atlantic Ocean, Colonial North...
A comprehensive collection of primary documents for students of early American and Atlantic history, Colonial North America and the Atlantic World giv...
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428,13 zł |
The Gardener's Calendar for South-Carolina, Georgia and North-Carolina
ISBN: 9780820331447 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert Squibb first published his "Gardener's Calendar" in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1787 a time when what came to the table had come from the backyard, and households that wished to eat well (or perhaps to eat at all) had to cultivate "garlick," shallots, coriander, and "small sallading," as well as "spinage," "cellery," "plumbs," and "pease" in their kitchen gardens. Squibb's planting guide was welcomed by eighteenth-century gardeners; for the first time they had professional counsel about specific plants that would thrive in the region and a month-by-month guide to the nurturing of... Robert Squibb first published his "Gardener's Calendar" in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1787 a time when what came to the table had come from the... |
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146,18 zł |
The State as a Work of Art: The Cultural Origins of the Constitution
ISBN: 9780226761954 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. Recognizing the artificial nature of the state, these early politicians believed the culture of a people should inform the development of their governing rules and bodies. Eric Slauter explores these central ideas in this extensive and novel account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States. Slauter uncovers the hidden cultural histories upon... The founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors cons... |
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424,20 zł |
Recent Themes in Early American History
ISBN: 9781570037658 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Described as "the New York Review of Books for history," Historically Speaking has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in recent years, actively seeking out contributions from a pantheon of leading voices in historical discourse. Recent Themes in Early American History represents the best writing on colonial and revolutionary-era American history to appear in its pages the past five years. This collection of recent essays and interviews from Historically Speaking demonstrates that traditional approaches still foster fresh understanding of the early American past and...
Described as "the New York Review of Books for history," Historically Speaking has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in r...
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138,83 zł |
Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America
ISBN: 9780195306699 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Death or Liberty, Douglas R. Egerton offers a sweeping chronicle of African American history stretching from Britain's 1763 victory in the Seven Years' War to the election of slaveholder Thomas Jefferson as president in 1800. While American slavery is usually identified with antebellum cotton plantations, Egerton shows that on the eve of the Revolution it encompassed everything from wading in the South Carolina rice fields to carting goods around Manhattan to serving the households of Boston's elite. More important, he recaptures the drama of slaves, freed blacks, and white...
In Death or Liberty, Douglas R. Egerton offers a sweeping chronicle of African American history stretching from Britain's 1763 victory in the...
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273,55 zł |
Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement
ISBN: 9780300124477 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered "the first American," his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participant in eighteenth-century Atlantic debates over the modern commercial republic, Franklin combined abstract analyses with practical proposals. Houston treats Franklin as shrewd, creative, and engaged--a lively thinker who joined both learned controversies and political conflicts at home and abroad. Drawing on meticulous archival research, Houston examines such tantalizing themes as trade...
This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered "the first American," his intel...
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452,30 zł |
History of Independence Hall
ISBN: 9780271034577 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in Philadelphia in 1859, History of Independence Hall combines Belisle's meditations on the hall as a sacred part of our nation's history with biographical accounts of each signer of the Declaration of Independence and a meticulous catalogue of the contents of the hall. The author states his hope that the publication will serve as more than just a mere guidebook, but rather will "inspire a deeper love for the Temple wherein our nation's infancy was cradled and defended." The author compares the significance of Independence Hall in the history of national... First published in Philadelphia in 1859, History of Independence Hall combines Belisle's meditations on the hall as a sacred part of our n... |
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192,83 zł |
The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas
ISBN: 9780813927589 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mind of a Patriot presents an intellectual life of a major figure who has traditionally been seen as an anti-intellectual -child of nature.- This was the view of Patrick Henry that William Wirt presented in his Life of Henry, and it has pervaded every biography since. Hayes presents a very different view of Henry. Starting with neglected pieces of evidence-the inventory of Henry's library-Hayes's unique perspective allows him to position Henry's life within the intellectual currents of the day. After the opening chapter, which shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of... The Mind of a Patriot presents an intellectual life of a major figure who has traditionally been seen as an anti-intellectual -child of nat... |
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107,42 zł |
George Washington on Leadership
ISBN: 9780465003037 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1799, at the end of George Washington's long life and illustrious career, the politician Henry Lee eulogized him as: "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Esteemed historian Richard Brookhiser now adds to this list, "First in leadership," examining the lessons to be learned from our first president, first commander-in-chief, and founding CEO.
With wit and skill, Brookhiser expertly anatomizes true leadership with lessons from Washington's three spectacularly successful careers as an executive: general, president, and tycoon. In every area of endeavor,... In 1799, at the end of George Washington's long life and illustrious career, the politician Henry Lee eulogized him as: "First in war, first in peace,...
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138,83 zł |
Was Frankenstein Really Uncle Sam? Vol X
ISBN: 9781436360357 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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90,36 zł |
America's Three Regimes: A New Political History
ISBN: 9780195374247 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the single best book written in recent years on the sweep of American political history," this groundbreaking work divides our nation's history into three "regimes," each of which lasts many, many decades, allowing us to appreciate as never before the slow steady evolution of American politics, government, and law. The three regimes, which mark longer periods of continuity than traditional eras reflect, are Deferential and Republican, from the colonial period to the 1820s; Party and Democratic, from the 1830s to the 1930s; and Populist and...
Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the single best book written in recent years on the sweep of American political history," this g...
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149,42 zł |
The Urban South and the Coming of the Civil War
ISBN: 9780813927879 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The role the rural South and its plantation system played in the secession of the Confederate states is well established, but historian Frank Towers contends that we should look just as closely at the South's urban centers. An exemplary feat of research, The Urban South and the Coming of the Civil War sheds light on the dynamics of secession by concentrating on pivotal sociopolitical shifts in the South's three largest cities--Baltimore, New Orleans, and St. Louis. Despite having a culture and an economy rooted in agriculture, between 1840 and 1860 the South actually experienced... The role the rural South and its plantation system played in the secession of the Confederate states is well established, but historian Frank Tower... |
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172,04 zł |
Place, Race, and Story: Essays on the Past and Future of Historic Preservation
ISBN: 9780415965392 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this work, author Ned Kaufman has collected his own work dedicated to the proposition of giving the next generation of preservationists not only a foundational knowledge of the field of study, but more ideas on where they can take it.
In this work, author Ned Kaufman has collected his own work dedicated to the proposition of giving the next generation of preservationists not only a ...
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780,79 zł |
The Life of Andrew Jackson
ISBN: 9780061807886 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Superb professional history that moves boldly beyond the scholar's monograph to make the American past alive and exciting for the general reader." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative . . . . account of his role in American History." --New York Times Book Review The classic one-volume abridgement of the definitive, three-volume, National Book Award-winning biography of Andrew Jackson from esteemed historian Robert V. Remini. "Superb professional history that moves boldly beyond the scholar's monograph to make the American past alive and exciting for the general reader."... |
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91,56 zł |