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Cow Dust and Saddle Leather
ISBN: 9780806146744 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yet another dynamic personality emerges from the history of the American West in Cow Dust and Saddle Leather, the life story of Ben E. Kemp, cowman and lawman, as told by his son Benny. Kemp's deep commitment to family and neighbors put no limitations on his diversified talents and interests, and his days were filled with escapades and achievements to be envied by the most foolhardy and irresponsible adventurer. At twenty-one, he was considered the best broncobuster in his part of Texas. In the 1880s, he was a Texas Ranger and took part in the last fight between the Rangers and the Indians....
Yet another dynamic personality emerges from the history of the American West in Cow Dust and Saddle Leather, the life story of Ben E. Kemp, cowman an...
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83,21 |
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Through the Howling Wilderness: The 1864 Red River Campaign and Union Failure in the West
ISBN: 9781621900962 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Red River Campaign of 1864 was a bold attempt to send large Union army and navy forces deep into the interior of Louisiana, seize the Rebel capital of the state, and defeat the Confederate army guarding the region enabling uninhibited access to Texas to the west. Through the Howling Wilderness emphasizes the Confederate defensive measures and the hostile attitudes of commanders toward each other as well as toward their enemies. Gary D. Joiner contends that the campaign was important to both the Union army and navy in the course of the war and afterward, altering the political landscape in...
The Red River Campaign of 1864 was a bold attempt to send large Union army and navy forces deep into the interior of Louisiana, seize the Rebel capita...
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134,68 |
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Guns of Texas
ISBN: 9781941324042 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How different might our maps look today were it not for the gun? Would there be a Texas were it not for improvements in firearm technology? Texas Independence was won by the gun...and kept by the gun. Firearms put food on the table and kept marauding Indians out of frontier dooryards. In this book, Carroll Holloway introduces us to the men who made the guns that shaped Texas. He walks us through firearm technology throughout our Lone Star history, from Spanish & Mexican rule, through the weapons of the Texas Revolution and the Republic. This non-technical treatise demonstrates clearly the...
How different might our maps look today were it not for the gun? Would there be a Texas were it not for improvements in firearm technology? Texas Inde...
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202,63 |
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Then Came the Railroads: The Century from Steam to Diesel in the Southwest
ISBN: 9780806147994 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells the story of these railroads and the people who built and followed them. American Indians, the land, and even the elements were hostile to the railroad builders who laid thousands of miles of shining rails from Kansas and Missouri to the Gulf and from the Mississippi to the Rockies.
This book tells the story of these railroads and the people who built and followed them. American Indians, the land, and even the elements were hostil...
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83,21 |
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Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling Across the Rio Grande
ISBN: 9780292761063 / Angielski / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner, Jim Parish Award for Documentation and Publication of Local and Regional History, Webb County Heritage Foundation, 2015 Present-day smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border is a professional, often violent, criminal activity. However, it is only the latest chapter in a history of illicit business dealings that stretches back to 1848, when attempts by Mexico and the United States to tax commerce across the Rio Grande upset local trade and caused popular resentment. Rather than acquiesce to what they regarded as arbitrary trade regulations, borderlanders continued to... Winner, Jim Parish Award for Documentation and Publication of Local and Regional History, Webb County Heritage Foundation, 2015 Presen... |
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186,11 |
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The Rim to Rim Road: Will Hamblen and the Crossing of Texas' Palo Duro Canyon
ISBN: 9780990642909 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William Henry Hamblen was a man with a dream. He was a pioneer with a purpose, a trail blazer, a man of action and persistence. With no formal training in road building, at a time when resources and funds were slim, he left a monument to his dream: an automobile road across America's second largest canyon, connecting remote communities, boosting trade, and opening the way for the Texas state highway to come. In 1969, his daughter-in-law Eutha set out to tell the story of this remarkable man, his life and times in the Texas Panhandle, and the family he raised there in the small town of...
William Henry Hamblen was a man with a dream. He was a pioneer with a purpose, a trail blazer, a man of action and persistence. With no formal trainin...
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73,15 |
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Fighting the Good Fight The Life and Work of B.H. Carroll
ISBN: 9781940130620 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In every era of Baptist history, leaders have emerged who have become navigators of the faith through their beliefs and actions. These men serve as guides to their fellow Baptists, attempting to teach them the proper religious course. In so doing they not only guide their contemporaries but also set a course which future Baptists will follow. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Benajah Harvey Carroll emerged to become one of the navigators of this era, whose greatest navigational tool would be the founding of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In his book "Fighting the Good...
In every era of Baptist history, leaders have emerged who have become navigators of the faith through their beliefs and actions. These men serve as gu...
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76,88 |
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Land Hunger: David Payne and The Oklahoma Boomers
ISBN: 9780806148151 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The restless land hunger that drew thousands of men into the Boomer Movement to open the "Oklahoma" district of Indian Territory to settlement is a phenomon of power and human determination. The movement was best expressed in the character of David L. Payne, an Oklahoma Boomer and border adventurer in the mold of Sam Houston or Buffalo Bill Cody. Payne was not content to settle down to the tedium of a sedentary life. He was a border leader, searching for places where a restless spirit could meet the challenges of a hazardous life. American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes," cattlemen,...
The restless land hunger that drew thousands of men into the Boomer Movement to open the "Oklahoma" district of Indian Territory to settlement is a ph...
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83,21 |
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A Civil War History of the New Mexico Volunteers and Militia
ISBN: 9780826355676 / Angielski / Twarda / 952 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the 2016 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History from the the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table Winner of the 2016 Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico The Civil War in New Mexico began in 1861 with the Confederate invasion and occupation of the Mesilla Valley. At the same time, small villages and towns in New Mexico Territory faced raids from Navajos and Apaches. In response the commander of the Department of New Mexico Colonel Edward Canby and Governor Henry Connelly recruited what became the First and... Winner of the 2016 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History from the the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table Winner of the 2016 Fray ... |
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499,57 |
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The Chaco Meridian: One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest
ISBN: 9781442246447 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this return to his lively, provocative reconceptualization of the meaning of Chaco Canyon and its monumental 11th-century structures, Stephen H. Lekson expands over time and distance our understanding of the political and economic integration of the American Southwest. Lekson s argument that Chaco did not stand alone, but rather was the first of three capitals in a vast networked region incorporating most of the Pueblo world has gained credence over the past 15 years. Here, he marshals new evidence and new interpretations to further the case for ritual astronomical alignment of monumental...
In this return to his lively, provocative reconceptualization of the meaning of Chaco Canyon and its monumental 11th-century structures, Stephen H. Le...
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470,18 |
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The Chaco Meridian: One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest
ISBN: 9781442246454 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this return to his lively, provocative reconceptualization of the meaning of Chaco Canyon and its monumental 11th-century structures, Stephen H. Lekson expands over time and distance our understanding of the political and economic integration of the American Southwest. Lekson s argument that Chaco did not stand alone, but rather was the first of three capitals in a vast networked region incorporating most of the Pueblo world has gained credence over the past 15 years. Here, he marshals new evidence and new interpretations to further the case for ritual astronomical alignment of monumental...
In this return to his lively, provocative reconceptualization of the meaning of Chaco Canyon and its monumental 11th-century structures, Stephen H. Le...
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181,22 |
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Progressive Country: How the 1970s Transformed the Texan in Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780292771932 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the early 1970s, the nation's turbulence was keenly reflected in Austin's kaleidoscopic cultural movements, particularly in the city's progressive country music scene. Capturing a pivotal chapter in American social history, Progressive Country maps the conflicted iconography of "the Texan" during the '70s and its impact on the cultural politics of subsequent decades. This richly textured tour spans the notion of the "cosmic cowboy," the intellectual history of University of Texas folklore and historiography programs, and the complicated political history of... During the early 1970s, the nation's turbulence was keenly reflected in Austin's kaleidoscopic cultural movements, particularly in the city's progr... |
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A Century of Galveston Weather: People and the Elements on a Barrier Island
ISBN: 9781940130743 / Angielski / Miękka / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For anyone interested in Galveston weather or Galveston history, this book is a must. The essential guide, "A Century of Galveston Weather" documents the profound impact of weather on the city's development, while recounting dramatic, almost forgotten tales from the past. Profusely illustrated with rare photographs, here is the definitive source for information on the city's hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and rare snowstorm. At long last, complete data for Galveston weather from 1871 through 2010, has been compiled in one place and made available to the public. An Eakin Press Imprint from...
For anyone interested in Galveston weather or Galveston history, this book is a must. The essential guide, "A Century of Galveston Weather" documents ...
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107,68 |
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The Notorious Luke Short: Sporting Man of the Wild West
ISBN: 9781574415940 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the Co-Founders Best Book Award from Westerners International, Sept. 2016
Often times the smaller the man, the harder the punch--this adage was true in the case of diminutive Luke Short, whose brief span of years played out in the Wild West. His adventures began as a teenage cowboy who followed the trail from Texas to the Kansas railheads. He then served as a scout for the U.S. Army during the Indian wars and, finally, he perfected his skills as a gambler in locations that included Leadville, Tombstone, Dodge City, and Fort Worth. In 1883, in what became known as the... Winner of the Co-Founders Best Book Award from Westerners International, Sept. 2016
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122,40 |
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We Never Retreat: Filibustering Expeditions Into Spanish Texas, 1812-1822
ISBN: 9781623492571 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The term filibuster often brings to mind a senator giving a long-winded speech in opposition to a bill, but the term had a different connotation in the nineteenth century invasion of foreign lands by private military forces.
Spanish Texas was a target of such invasions. Generally given short shrift in the studies of American-based filibustering, these expeditions were led by colorful men such as Augustus William Magee, Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara, John Robinson, and James Long. Previous accounts of their activities are brief, lack the appropriate context to fully understand filibustering,... The term filibuster often brings to mind a senator giving a long-winded speech in opposition to a bill, but the term had a different connotation in th...
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191,02 |
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Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream
ISBN: 9780306824203 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the author
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, H. G. Bissinger unforgettably captures a season in the... The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new ...
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88,59 |
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Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream
ISBN: 9780306824210 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller and "Sports Illustrated" s best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the author
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessathe winningest High School football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn t known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams "can" come true. "MO-JO MO-JO " The haunting cheer rocks the stadium filled with 20,000 fans, who are there not only to cheer... The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller and "Sports Illustrated" s best football book of all time, with a new afterword by ...
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123,31 |
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Chasing Thugs, Nazis, and Reds: Texas Ranger Norman K. Dixon
ISBN: 9781623492564 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texas Ranger Norman Dixon made the front pages of newspapers, but his rigid sense of integrity prevented him from discussing his cases with his wife or his sons, or anyone else, even decades later. As a Ranger, Dixon broke up the largest oil field theft ring in Texas history, worked to solve the most infamous cold case in Texas history, sought the Phantom Killer, investigated a near-mutiny by cadets and veterans on the campus of Texas A&M, rushed to a rural county to head off a lynching, and kept watch over Texas during World War II. He became the go-to investigator for the director of...
Texas Ranger Norman Dixon made the front pages of newspapers, but his rigid sense of integrity prevented him from discussing his cases with his wife o...
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122,40 |
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The Durhams of Fairfield: An African American Genealogy
ISBN: 9781940130774 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Durhams of Fairfield: An African American Geneaology, Robert L. Uzzel traced his wife Debra's roots to the slaves of the family of Robert Winfield Durham. Evidence indicates that Gobi, the patriarch of the Durham family, along with his wife Mary and five older sons, were slaves in Fairfield County, South Carolina and that Gobi died there. Mary gave birth to their youngest son, Isaac Durham, in 1860 near Fairfield, Texas, where their five older sons (who came with their masters to Desoto Parish, Louisiana) had settled by 1870. The six Durham brothers- Belton, Allen, Minor, Christopher,...
In The Durhams of Fairfield: An African American Geneaology, Robert L. Uzzel traced his wife Debra's roots to the slaves of the family of Robert Winfi...
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76,88 |
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The La Salle Expedition to Texas: The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687
ISBN: 9781625110305 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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137,09 |
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