Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
ISBN: 9780873384452 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In cooperation with Western Reserve Historical Society Euclid Avenue, which runs through the heart of downtown Cleveland, was for 60 years one of the finest residential streets of any city in 19th century America. Showplace of America is the fascinating account of the rise and fall of this elegant promenade, including portrayals of the eminent architects who created its opulent residences and colorful details about the lives of the wealthy people who occupied them. The families who resided within this linear, four-mile neighborhood epitomized... In cooperation with Western Reserve Historical Society Euclid Avenue, which runs through the heart of downtown Cleveland, was for 6... |
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272,03 zł |
Jim Courtright of Fort Worth: His Life and Legend
ISBN: 9780875652924 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. One of the most colorful characters from the wild and woolly days of Fort Worth's Hell's Half Acre, Courtright was at various times city marshal, deputy sheriff, deputy U.S. marshal, private detective, hired killer, and racketeer. Today, he is almost forgotten, either as a gunfighter or a lawman, except in Fort Worth.
Little is known about Courtright's early life, though he apparently served in the Union army during the Civil War. But when he arrived in the... Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. One of the most co...
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107,15 zł |
Polish Catholics in Chicago, 1850-1920: A Religious History
ISBN: 9780875805276 / Angielski / Miękka / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,63 zł |
The Texas Republic: A Social and Economic History
ISBN: 9780876112205 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1946 historian William Ransom Hogan, then a professor at the University of Oklahoma, published The Texas Republic: A Social and Economic History. The book became an instant classic of Texas historical literature. In an era when scholarly writing on Texas history still gave disproportionate emphasis to military and political history and "great men," this book emphasized the lives of ordinary people as well as of the legendary figures of the Republic period. Hogan knew how to be a "revisionist" in the best sense of the term, offering up fresh interpretations that, as he put... In 1946 historian William Ransom Hogan, then a professor at the University of Oklahoma, published The Texas Republic: A Social and Economic Hist... |
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128,63 zł |
Polish Political Emigrés in the United States of America, 1831-1864
ISBN: 9780880334860 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is detailed account of the character and problems of Polish emigres in the United States from the end of the Polish uprising of 1830 to the end of the second Polish uprising of 1863. Stasik presents the activities of the Polish political exiles in the United States over a period of more than thirty years, explaining many of the basic causes of the emigration.
This is detailed account of the character and problems of Polish emigres in the United States from the end of the Polish uprising of 1830 to the end o...
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258,81 zł |
And Still They Come: Immigrants and American Society 1920 to the 1990s
ISBN: 9780882959283 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Going beyond the immigrant experience, Barkan considers the ways in which second- and third-generation Americans stress integration, even as they cling to important components of their ethnicity, not only adapting to American culture but shaping it. Featuring a moving... In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing compos... |
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159,76 zł |
Let There Be Towns: Spanish Municipal Origins in the Amerian Southwest, 1610-1810
ISBN: 9780890966778 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three pillars supported the empire of New Spain. The first two, the presidio and the mission, have lived on in history and the popular imagination. The third, less studied and less understood, has lived on in the traditions of local self-governance and the distinctive cultural and social patterns of the Southwest. That third pillar is the civil settlement, or town, with its distinctive governmental institutions. Town councils, or cabildos, brought to the northern frontier a high degree of law and order, patterns of local government, a rough democracy, and the principle of justice based...
Three pillars supported the empire of New Spain. The first two, the presidio and the mission, have lived on in history and the popular imagination. Th...
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127,50 zł |
Around Cape Horn: A Maritime Artist/Historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage
ISBN: 9780892726462 / Angielski / Miękka / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Davis was one of the world's leading maritime model builders. During the first half of the last century, he was also acclaimed as an artist, historian, and author. This is his recollection of one of his first adventures at sea: sailing out of New York in 1892 on a voyage around Cape Horn, aboard the bark James A. Wright.
Charles Davis was one of the world's leading maritime model builders. During the first half of the last century, he was also acclaimed as an artist, h...
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63,96 zł |
Texas Constables: A Frontier Heritage
ISBN: 9780896724242 / Angielski / Twarda / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Much has been written about peace officers, including a host of stories about Texas Rangers, U.S. marshals, and many town marshals from years past. The history and exploits of constables, another large group of peace officers, have remained largely untold. This book traces in some detail the history of Texas constables, from January 1823, when the first law enforcement officers, two constables, were appointed in Stephen F. Austin s Colony, to the present day. In addition, a brief history of the origin of the office in medieval France and England and its role in colonial America is given in an...
Much has been written about peace officers, including a host of stories about Texas Rangers, U.S. marshals, and many town marshals from years past. Th...
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150,10 zł |
Texas Constables: A Frontier Heritage
ISBN: 9780896725812 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Allen Hatley has written an outstanding history on a relatively new subject. Watch for this book. Leon Metz, True West. A well-written history of a little-known law enforcement officer that is recommended for the general reader as well as the historian interested in lawmen and outlaws. Roundup Magazine. Allen Hatley has produced a valuable book, one that should be on the shelf of anyone who loves the Old West. Bob Bowman, East Texas Historical Association Journal. A terrific, specialized history of . . . a branch of law enforcement quite distinct from the better known Texas Rangers, U.S....
Allen Hatley has written an outstanding history on a relatively new subject. Watch for this book. Leon Metz, True West. A well-written history of a li...
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81,39 zł |
Albert Gallatin: An American Statesmen
ISBN: 9780898751611 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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144,05 zł |
Means and Ends in American Abolitionism: Garrison and His Critics on Strategy and Tatics 1834-1850
ISBN: 9780929587165 / Angielski / Miękka / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The debate among those who sought to abolish slavery in America was a crucial one in the history of the nation, for it raised a great many questions we are still debating. Reading Ms. Kraditor s study of the abolitionists thinking on the goals, strategy, and tactics of their cause, the modern reader can hardly escape seeing parallels with present-day politics and protest movements. Ms. Kraditor focuses on arguments over the role of women in the Anti-Slavery Society, over religion, and over political action. She sees a struggle between "respectability" and radical action which continues to...
The debate among those who sought to abolish slavery in America was a crucial one in the history of the nation, for it raised a great many questions w...
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126,24 zł |
The Civil War Notebook: A Collection of Little-Known Facts and Other Odds-And-Ends about the Civil War
ISBN: 9780938289234 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An engaging collection of more than 500 startling facts, anecdotes and other small jottings about America's War Between the States. Arranged roughly in chronological order, with chapters for pre-war and post-war and the five war years, these items are not only amusing and entertaining, but give considerable insight into many of the key personalities of the war.
An engaging collection of more than 500 startling facts, anecdotes and other small jottings about America's War Between the States. Arranged roughly i...
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126,48 zł |
The Civil War Book of Lists: Over 300 Lists from the Sublime to the Ridiculous
ISBN: 9780938289432 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the handiest one-volume sources of information ever assembled. Serious, and surprisingly hard to find, information on the nation and its people is interspersed with the many colorful characters and incidents so often associated with this dramatic conflict.
One of the handiest one-volume sources of information ever assembled. Serious, and surprisingly hard to find, information on the nation and its people...
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108,17 zł |
Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863
ISBN: 9780938289838 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long recognized as one of the best introductions to the campaign, Albert A. Nofi's The Gettysburg Campaign does not focus exclusively on the three days of the battle, but shows how events of May and June of 1863 set the stage for the engagement, and traces Lee's retreat from the field and the hesitant Northern pursuit, a fascinating tale in itself.
Long recognized as one of the best introductions to the campaign, Albert A. Nofi's The Gettysburg Campaign does not focus exclusively on the three day...
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108,17 zł |
Slavery and Freedom in the Rural North: African Americans in Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1665-1865
ISBN: 9780945612513 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique social history, focusing on a single community in eastern New jersey, addresses many long-held assumptions about slavery and emancipation outside the plantation South.
This unique social history, focusing on a single community in eastern New jersey, addresses many long-held assumptions about slavery and emancipation ...
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197,36 zł |
How the Jesuits Settled in New York: A Documentary Account
ISBN: 9780962288975 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique book is not only an essential contribution to the history of the Society of Jesus in New York and in the United States; it is also a fascinating social history of the early years of Catholic institutional life in America. Drawing for the first time on letters, memoirs, and other key documents from the Fordham archives, Hennessy opens a window on 19th century Catholic New York, with profiles of three leading Jesuit educators-Clment Boulanger, August Thbaud, and John Larkin-and the institutions they built at St. John's College, Fordham and the college and parish of St. Francis...
This unique book is not only an essential contribution to the history of the Society of Jesus in New York and in the United States; it is also a fasci...
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199,91 zł |
Lore of the River...the Shoals of Long Ago
ISBN: 9780971994621 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Information can be found on the pages of this newly revised and expanded book about the first white settlers in this area. Rare and hard to find facts such as lists of names of men who with government land grants settled their families in Lauderdale County and where. Filled with old pictures and photographs of paintings done by Dorothy Carter McDonald, the author's wife, this book is sure to please, inform and add to you knowledge base. Lore of the River The Shoals of Long Ago is a great addition to a history/genealogy collection or a fabulous start "
Information can be found on the pages of this newly revised and expanded book about the first white settlers in this area. Rare and hard to find facts...
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91,15 zł |
The Boys from Lake County
ISBN: 9780979044359 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Co A, 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. One of the most detailed reviews of America's Civil War in its western field. A painful, shocking expose of the disastrous treatment of America's disabled Civil War veterans... little known in those years...completely unremembered in our day. Hour by hour...heroism and brilliant strategy in the most hard hitting, combative, small scale raid of America's Civil War. Rank and file riflemen...friends and neighbors from one Indiana county...living, fighting, dying in America's bloodiest of all wars. "The Boys From Lake County" is likely one-of-kind...
Co A, 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. One of the most detailed reviews of America's Civil War in its western field. A painful, shocking expo...
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115,44 zł |
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
ISBN: 9781400077533 / Angielski / Miękka / 784 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith: Rough...
Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three an...
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103,07 zł |