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Little Brown Jug: The Michigan-Minnesota Football Rivalry
ISBN: 9781531670184 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the Michigan Wolverines arrived in Minneapolis to battle the Minnesota Gophers in 1903, a simple 30cents, five-gallon Red Wing stoneware water jug began football's first rivalry trophy game. The "Little Brown Jug" has been the subject of conspiracy theories, theft, national championships, and most of all pride, with each game's victor prominently displaying the jug on its campus--until it is fought for agai
When the Michigan Wolverines arrived in Minneapolis to battle the Minnesota Gophers in 1903, a simple 30cents, five-gallon Red Wing stoneware water ju...
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133,01 zł |
Chicago Cubs: Baseball on Catalina Island
ISBN: 9781531651572 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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133,01 zł |
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
ISBN: 9781531631543 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. By 1893, it encircled Chicago from Waukegan, via Joliet, to Porter, Indiana. The railroad developed into a prosperous subsidiary of U.S. Steel at the beginning of the 20th century. It primarily served the steel mills and facilities of its parent company and as a bridge route between the many Chicago railroads it crossed. It has also been an industry innovator. It was one of the first Class 1... In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into t...
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133,01 zł |
Italians in Chicago
ISBN: 9781531631468 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Italians have been a part of the Chicago community
since the 1850s. The city's Italian immigration rate peaked in 1914, and many of these new residents settled in neighborhoods on the north, west, and south sides of the Loop and in the industrial suburbs of Chicago. An intriguing visual tour, Italians in Chicago explores the lives of over four generations of the community's residents and experiences. In over 200 images accompanied by an insightful narrative, this collection uncovers the challenges of migration and ethnic survival as well as the trials and triumphs of daily life. Italians have been a part of the Chicago community
since the 1850s. The city's Italian immigration rate peaked in 1914, and many of these new ... |
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166,28 zł |
Chicago Boxing
ISBN: 9781531617981 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professor Mike Donovan, Battling Nelson-"The Durable Dane," and "Stockyards" Harold Smith-- their stories are as colorful as their names. Chicago's boxing history is as exciting and unpredictable as any prize fight within the ring. Some of the most memorable bouts--great, infamous or otherwise--took place in the city's clubs, parks and arenas, and Chicago has seen its share of champions and top contenders over the years. The Gans-McGovern fight in 1900--the "Big Fix"--set the sport back 25 years in Chicago. The "Long Count" between Tunney and Dempsey, in 1927, may still be the most...
Professor Mike Donovan, Battling Nelson-"The Durable Dane," and "Stockyards" Harold Smith-- their stories are as colorful as their names. Chicago's bo...
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133,01 zł |
Nicodemus: Post-Reconstruction Politics and Racial Justice in Western Kansasvolume 11
ISBN: 9780806152172 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pushed out of the South as Reconstruction ended and as white landowners, employers, and "Redeemer" governments sought to reestablish the constraints of slavery, thousands of African Americans migrated west in search of better opportunities. As the first well-known all-black community on the plains, Nicodemus, Kansas, became a national exemplar of black self-improvement. But Nicodemus also embodied many of the problems facing African Americans during this time. Diverging philosophies within the community, Charlotte Hinger argues, foretold the differences that continue to divide black... Pushed out of the South as Reconstruction ended and as white landowners, employers, and "Redeemer" governments sought to reestablish the constr... |
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209,75 zł |
Paris of the Plains: Kansas City from Doughboys to Expressways
ISBN: 9781540205179 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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133,01 zł |
Built in Detroit: A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
ISBN: 9781475994353 / Angielski / Miękka / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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112,06 zł |
Built in Detroit: A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
ISBN: 9781475994360 / Angielski / Twarda / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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153,64 zł |
Hamilton County, Ohio Burial Records, Volume 5, Crosby and Whitewater Township Cemeteries
ISBN: 9781556139178 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,15 zł |
Indiana Negro Register, 1852-1865
ISBN: 9781556139406 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a compilation of fifteen "Registers of Negroes and Mulattoes" maintained by the Clerk of County Courts between 1852 and 1865. They were mandated by "An Act to enforce the thirteenth article of the Constitution approved in 1852." For the first time these registers have been made available in one publication, fully indexed, with documentation. An important source of African American history during the antebellum era, this book also contains a wealth of genealogical information. "Over two thousand registrants are identified as free people of color and Hoosier residents, primarily...
This volume is a compilation of fifteen "Registers of Negroes and Mulattoes" maintained by the Clerk of County Courts between 1852 and 1865. They were...
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139,71 zł |
The Best of Itasca: A Guide to Minnesota's Oldest State Park
ISBN: 9781591934301 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy everything Itasca State Park has to offer. Whether you're visiting for a day, staying for a week or simply want a keepsake of Minnesota's most popular park, you'll find everything you need in the pages of The Best of Itasca, written by Deane Johnson. The detailed guide to hiking, biking, camping, lodging and skiing also includes fascinating stories from Itasca's colorful past, as well as the natural history of the land, dating back to prehistory. Plus, with tips on finding the park's hidden gems throughout the seasons and information about nearby attractions, such as the...
Enjoy everything Itasca State Park has to offer. Whether you're visiting for a day, staying for a week or simply want a keepsake of Minnesota's most p...
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62,16 zł |
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game
ISBN: 9781610393775 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important--and funniest--figures in the game's history. Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason--to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of ragtag professional clubs together to create a maverick new league that would fight the haughty National League, reinventing big-league baseball to attract Americans of all classes. Sneered at as "The Beer and...
Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardi...
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83,12 zł |
Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State
ISBN: 9780252079962 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Persistent problems have left Illinois the butt of jokes and threatened it with fiscal catastrophe. In "Fixing Illinois," James D. Nowlan and J. Thomas Johnson use their four decades of experience as public servants, Springfield veterans, and government observers to present a comprehensive program of almost one hundred specific policy ideas aimed at rescuing the state from its long list of problems.
Nowlan and Johnson start with the history of how one of the most prosperous states of the 1950s became a present-day mess riven by debt and discord and increasingly abandoned by both... Persistent problems have left Illinois the butt of jokes and threatened it with fiscal catastrophe. In "Fixing Illinois," James D. Nowlan and J. Thoma...
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87,14 zł |
Indianapolis Jazz:: The Masters, Legends and Legacy of Indiana Avenue
ISBN: 9781626194038 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get into the music with David Leander Williams as he charts the rise and fall of Indiana Avenue, the Majestic Entertainment Boulevard of Indianapolis, which produced some of the nation's most influential jazz artists. The performance venues that once lined the vibrant thoroughfare were an important stop on the Chitlin' Circuit and provided platforms for greats like Freddie Hubbard and Jimmy Coe. Through this biography of the bustling street, meet scores of the other musicians who came to prominence in the avenue's heyday, including trombonist J.J. Johnson and guitarist Wes Montgomery, as well...
Get into the music with David Leander Williams as he charts the rise and fall of Indiana Avenue, the Majestic Entertainment Boulevard of Indianapolis,...
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99,75 zł |
Sunflower Justice: A New History of the Kansas Supreme Court
ISBN: 9780803248410 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court s arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents that reverberated around the country. Sunflower Justice is a pioneering work that presents the history of a state through the use of its supreme court decisions as evidence. R. Alton Lee traces Kansas s legal history through 150 years of records, shedding light on the state... Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the stat... |
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279,56 zł |
Busy in the Cause: Iowa, the Free-State Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War
ISBN: 9780803271890 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the immense body of literature about the American Civil War and its causes, the nation s western involvement in the approaching conflict often gets short shrift. Slavery was the catalyst for fiery rhetoric on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and fiery conflicts on the western edges of the nation. Driven by questions regarding the place of slavery in westward expansion and by the increasing influence of evangelical Protestant faiths that viewed the institution as inherently sinful, political debates about slavery took on a radicalized, uncompromising fervor in states and... Despite the immense body of literature about the American Civil War and its causes, the nation s western involvement in the approaching conflict of... |
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130,74 zł |
Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History
ISBN: 9780821420843 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The American Civil War was a crucial event in the development of Chicago as the metropolis of the heartland. Not only did Chicagoans play an important role in the politics of the conflict, encouraging emancipation and promoting a "hard war" policy against Southern civilians, but they supported the troops materially through production of military supplies and foodstuffs as well as morally and spiritually through patriotic publications and songs. The Civil War transformed Chicago from a mere commercial center to an industrial power as well as the nation's railroad hub and busiest port. The... The American Civil War was a crucial event in the development of Chicago as the metropolis of the heartland. Not only did Chicagoans play an import... |
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124,53 zł |
Abraham Lincoln's Most Famous Case: The Almanac Trial
ISBN: 9781440830495 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even after the mythical elements are removed, the true story of Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac Trial is a compelling tale of courtroom drama that involves themes of friendship and loyalty. "Abraham Lincoln's Most Famous Case: The Almanac Trial" sets the record straight: it examines how the dual myths of the dramatic cross-examination and the forged almanac came to be, describes how Lincoln actually won the case, and establishes how Lincoln's behavior at the trial was above reproach. The book outlines three conflicting versions of how Lincoln won the Almanac Trial--with a dramatic... Even after the mythical elements are removed, the true story of Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac Trial is a compelling tale of courtroom drama that ... |
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234,33 zł |
With Stale Bread, You Make Bread Pudding!: My Childhood Among the People and Food of the Virginia Grill Restaurant
ISBN: 9781935710042 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An immigrant-owned, working-mans, downtown middle-America restaurant in the 1960s, is the real life stage for Dr. Samsons childhood recollections. Her father, Paul Vavul, immigrated from Greece to the United States and eventually chose Indianapolis, Indiana, as his home. Functionally illiterate, he created the Virginia Grill in 1939 with a blend of keen intelligence and street savvy. In numerous wall display cases, patrons to the restaurant could view Mr. Vavuls collection of guns which he proclaimed to be the single largest in the Midwest. His gun collection became his... An immigrant-owned, working-mans, downtown middle-America restaurant in the 1960s, is the real life stage for Dr. Samsons childhood recollections. ... |
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45,70 zł |