ilość książek w kategorii: 3791
Fort McIntosh, Fort Pitt, Logstown: Three Historical Sketches
ISBN: 9780974869025 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fort McIntosh Fort McIntosh at the site of present-day Beaver, Pennsylvania, was built by General Lachlan McIntosh in 1778 as a staging ground for a planned military expedition in the west. Although the expedition was soon abandoned, Fort McIntosh remained occupied until 1785. Fort Pitt Fort Pitt was the Gateway to the West at the forks of the Ohio River Valley. Built in 1759 on the ruins of French Fort Duquesne, it served as an outpost for the British from 1759-1772. Occupied by the Americans, first by Virginian forces in 1773, then by troops of the Continental Army in 1777, Fort Pitt...
Fort McIntosh Fort McIntosh at the site of present-day Beaver, Pennsylvania, was built by General Lachlan McIntosh in 1778 as a staging ground for a p...
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144,76 zł |
His Sacred Honor
ISBN: 9780979602900 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. His Sacred Honor" chronicles the life of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stocktons fifth great-grandson, Commander John Glynn, Jr., is intent upon restoring the truth about his noble relative.
His Sacred Honor" chronicles the life of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stocktons fifth great-grandson, Commander John...
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81,77 zł |
His Excellency: George Washington
ISBN: 9781400032532 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. National Bestseller
Here is the impetuous young officer whose miraculous survival in combat half-convinced him that he... National Bestseller |
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86,31 zł |
Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution
ISBN: 9781410214799 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was written to explore the contribution of Revolutionary War veterans to the founding of the American republic. By veterans, we mean all those who served in the Continental and state forces, on land or sea. Twenty three of those veterans were among the men who signed the Constitution in Philadelphia on 17 September 1787. That document, as the eminent American historian Samuel Eliot Morison put it, is "a work of genius, since it set up what every earlier political scientist had thought impossible, a sovereign union of sovereign states. This reconciling of unity with diversity, this...
This book was written to explore the contribution of Revolutionary War veterans to the founding of the American republic. By veterans, we mean all tho...
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142,58 zł |
Men and Times of the Revolution: Or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson, Including Journals of Travels in Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842
ISBN: 9781429003322 / Angielski / Twarda / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mr. Watson's son edited these journals, memoirs of a man traveling through America during the revolution and in much later years. When the journal ends, the son pieces the travels together through letters, random notes, etc.
Mr. Watson's son edited these journals, memoirs of a man traveling through America during the revolution and in much later years. When the journal end...
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226,34 zł |
Men and Times of the Revolution: Or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson, Including Journals of Travels in Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842
ISBN: 9781429003339 / Angielski / Miękka / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mr. Watson's son edited these journals, memoirs of a man traveling through America during the revolution and in much later years. When the journal ends, the son pieces the travels together through letters, random notes, etc.
Mr. Watson's son edited these journals, memoirs of a man traveling through America during the revolution and in much later years. When the journal end...
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113,05 zł |
Journal of Nicholas Cresswell: 1774-1777
ISBN: 9781429005876 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nicholas Cresswell was twenty-four years old when he left his birthplace of Edale, England to sail for Virginia, believing that ""a person with a small fortune may live much better and make greater improvements in America than he can possibly do in England."" From the time he left, sailing from Liverpool in 1774, until the time he returned, he kept a diary detailing his experiences in pre-Revolutionary America. As a loyal subject to King George, Cresswell found himself often unhappy in America, detailing the turmoil and abuses often suffered by Loyalists in the colonies. Confining his travel...
Nicholas Cresswell was twenty-four years old when he left his birthplace of Edale, England to sail for Virginia, believing that ""a person with a smal...
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113,05 zł |
Royal Navy in European Waters During the American Revolutionary War
ISBN: 9781570032387 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain's Royal Navy faced foes that included, in addition to American forces, the navies of France, Spain and the Netherlands. In this operational history of a period that proved to be a turning point for one of the world's great naval powers, David Syrett presents a saga of battles, blockades, great fleet cruises and, above all, failures and lost opportunities. He explains that the British government severely underestimated the Americans' maritime strength and how that error led to devastating consequences. The seemingly invincible navy failed to...
During the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain's Royal Navy faced foes that included, in addition to American forces, the navies of France, Spai...
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187,49 zł |
Benjamin Lincoln and the American Revolution
ISBN: 9781570032608 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the comprehensive biography of one of the least known Revolutionary War generals, Benjamin Lincoln. It explains the events that shaped Lincoln's evolution from affluent middle-aged family man to pillar of the Republic.
This is the comprehensive biography of one of the least known Revolutionary War generals, Benjamin Lincoln. It explains the events that shaped Lincoln...
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127,07 zł |
George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Curtis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851
ISBN: 9781570036316 / Angielski / Miękka / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A life in letter penned by a well-connected daughter of the early republic.
A life in letter penned by a well-connected daughter of the early republic.
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94,90 zł |
McGillivray of the Creeks
ISBN: 9781570036927 / Angielski / Miękka / 389 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1939, McGillivray of the Creeks is a unique mix of primary and secondary sources for the study of American Indian history in the Southeast. The historian John Walton Caughey's brief but definitive biography of Creek leader Alexander McGillivray (1750-1793) is coupled with 214 letters between McGillivray and Spanish and American political officials. The volume offers distinctive firsthand insights into Creek and Euroamerican diplomacy in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in the aftermath of the American Revolution as well as a glimpse into how historians have viewed the...
First published in 1939, McGillivray of the Creeks is a unique mix of primary and secondary sources for the study of American Indian history in the So...
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108,95 zł |
The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America
ISBN: 9781591024712 / Angielski / Miękka / 742 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The very future of the nation was at stake. "
This handsome, affordable paperback edition contains James Madison's entire narrative of the stirring historic debates that led to the creation of one of the free world's most respected documents: the Constitution of the United States. Known today as the "Father of the Constitution," Madison clearly and precisely chronicles the often-heated discussions, and his is the primary record of the events that established the United States government, its division of power, and ultimately the character of American democracy. Through Madison's words we... "The very future of the nation was at stake. "
This handsome, affordable paperback edition contains James Madison's entire narrative of the stirri... |
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198,47 zł |
A History of Yorktown and Its Victory Celebrations: Revival to Patriotism
ISBN: 9781596290785 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered his British Army to the combined American and French forces at Yorktown, Virginia. Beyond the ending of hostilities this act came to represent the close of British colonial rule and the dawn of America s ascent as an independent country and eventual world power.
Although the events of this revolutionary time are now the foundation of an evolving American history, it is still important to remember the sacrifice and victory of these early patriots. Revival to Patriotism: A History of Yorktown and its Victory Celebrations chronicles the... On October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered his British Army to the combined American and French forces at Yorktown, Virginia. Beyond the endi...
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86,27 zł |
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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120,61 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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561,02 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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96,62 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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84,54 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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94,72 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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45,86 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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434,91 zł |