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The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
ISBN: 9781410775917 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,52 |
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Arizona Nuggets
ISBN: 9781439240670 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of nearly 100 stories about Arizona's colorful past will convince the reader that history need not be dull. These "Arizona Nuggets" are about fascinating people - their triumphs and tragedies, their sorrows and their joys. You'll find few dates or statistics or footnotes in these tales, but you will get a better idea of what life was like on the frontier and how some of today's most cherished institutions and traditions came to be. You will learn such facts as why the musical film "Oklahoma " was actually shot in Arizona, the unbelievable home remedies that our sick and...
This collection of nearly 100 stories about Arizona's colorful past will convince the reader that history need not be dull. These "Arizona Nuggets" ar...
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Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Research And Related Stories
ISBN: 9781466230385 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique twist on research for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine and the related stories of the Superstition Mountains
A unique twist on research for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine and the related stories of the Superstition Mountains
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59,66 |
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Fifty Years in Texas: The Diaries of Judge John A. Rutherford
ISBN: 9781466486034 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John A. Rutherford came with his family to the Direct area from Tennessee in 1835, a few months before the Texas Revolution. When Lamar County was formed in 1842, he was elected its Chief Justice by the Republic of Texas Congress. He was a surveyor, a farmer, and the first schoolteacher in Honey Grove. Taking his land grant along Red River and east of Petty, he became a wealthy man for his time. Though he opposed secession, he lost two sons in the Civil War. After the conflict, he began writing a daily diary which he kept until his death. It paints a marvelous picture of farm life in post-war...
John A. Rutherford came with his family to the Direct area from Tennessee in 1835, a few months before the Texas Revolution. When Lamar County was for...
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79,82 |
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Bernardo: Crossroads, Social Center and Agricultural Showcase of Early Texas
ISBN: 9781467909693 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bernardo was Texas' first and largest plantation during the colonial and Republic period. Jared Groce, his family, and the large contingent of enslaved African Americans made this the most successful economic enterprise in Austin's Colony. Events that occurred at Bernardo shaped the course of Texas history. This book presents the story of Bernardo, its people, and of the archaeological project that uncovered its buried remains.
Bernardo was Texas' first and largest plantation during the colonial and Republic period. Jared Groce, his family, and the large contingent of enslave...
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59,87 |
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Lost Restaurants of Tucson
ISBN: 9781540202932 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,59 |
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Lands of our Ancestors Teacher's Guide
ISBN: 9780980027259 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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55,13 |
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Making the Bible Belt: Texas Prohibitionists and the Politicization of Southern Religion
ISBN: 9780190216283 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Making the Bible Belt upends notions of a longstanding, stable marriage between political religion and the American South. H.L. Mencken coined the term "the Bible Belt" in the 1920s to capture the peculiar alliance of religion and public life in the South, but the reality he described was only the closing chapter of a long historical process. Into the twentieth century, a robust anticlerical tradition still challenged religious forays into southern politics. Inside southern churches, an insular evangelical theology looked suspiciously on political meddling. Outside of the churches, a...
Making the Bible Belt upends notions of a longstanding, stable marriage between political religion and the American South. H.L. Mencken coine...
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197,24 |
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Where Have All the Sheep Gone?: Sheepherders and Ranchers in Arizona -- A Disappearing Industry
ISBN: 9781627874588 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At one time, more than one million sheep roamed the grassy areas of Arizona. Herding sheep was a critical component of the economy, building Arizona from its early territorial days into statehood. Fortunes were made, and, during economic downturns and other disasters, some lost everything. By the 1890s, sheepherding was a major enterprise in Arizona. Today, just over 180,000 sheep live in the state. Where Have All the Sheep Gone? details the untold story of the sheep industry in Arizona starting in the 1500s when the Spanish conquistadors began their push northward from... At one time, more than one million sheep roamed the grassy areas of Arizona. Herding sheep was a critical component of the economy, building Arizon... |
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75,83 |
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Secession and the Union in Texas
ISBN: 9780292739956 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1845 Texans voted overwhelmingly to join the Union. They voted just as overwhelmingly to secede in 1861. The story of why and how that happened is filled with colorful characters, such as the aged Sam Houston, and with the southwestern flavor of raiding Comanches, German opponents of slavery, and a border with Mexico. Texas was unique among the seceding states because of its ambivalence toward secession. Yet for all its uniqueness the story of the secession of Texas has broad implications for the secession movement in general. Despite the local color and the southwestern nature of... In 1845 Texans voted overwhelmingly to join the Union. They voted just as overwhelmingly to secede in 1861. The story of why and how that happened ... |
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97,10 |
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The Santa Fe and Taos Colonies: Age of the Muses, 1900-1942
ISBN: 9780806121161 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An especially worthwhile contribution to western cultural history. . . . The best introduction available to the early years of the artistic-literary colonies in Santa Fe and Taos." Pacific Historian During the first half of this century, Santa Fe and Taos became havens for artistic emigres fleeing America's machine-age culture. The elements of the Southwest scorned by an urban-industrial nation-awesome vistas, intense light, and isolation-drew such notables as D. H. Lawrence and Georgia O'Keefe. These aesthetes succeeded where speculators had failed-they made the Southwest attractive to the...
"An especially worthwhile contribution to western cultural history. . . . The best introduction available to the early years of the artistic-literary ...
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82,53 |
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Oklahoma Seminoles: Medicines, Magic, and Religion
ISBN: 9780806122380 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Oklahoma Seminoles is a much-needed ethnography of a native American population that has been frequently overlooked or underplayed in the anthropological literature. The main focus of the volume is on medicine and magic. However, Seminole history, ceremonialism, sports and games, religion, mortuary practices, folklore, and culture change are also treated....At this point the book represents the best general source of ethnographic information about the Oklahoma Seminoles available in the literature. Both historians and anthropologists should find it useful." Journal of Southern History "James...
"Oklahoma Seminoles is a much-needed ethnography of a native American population that has been frequently overlooked or underplayed in the anthropolog...
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Arizona: A Short History
ISBN: 9780806112220 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is more than an Old West book. For it moves into the 20th century and right up to today with a challenging hopeful look at Arizona's future. It is everything a narrative should be, with color, flavor, historical integrity and a panoramic continuity." Arizona Republic "A concise review of Arizona's past, present, and potential . . . does Arizona proud." Arizona and the West "A usable short history . . . clear and useful maps . . . written in a highly readable prose style . . . an enjoyable introduction to a fascinating subject." Western Historical Quarterly From the time of the Spanish...
"This is more than an Old West book. For it moves into the 20th century and right up to today with a challenging hopeful look at Arizona's future. It ...
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97,10 |
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Maverick Town: The Story of Old Tascosa
ISBN: 9780806120898 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once the rival of Dodge City and Cheyenne, for years Tascosa, Texas, lay a ghost town of crumbling adobes. Today almost all traces of frontier Tascosa are gone, replaced by the ultramodern stone buildings which make up a self-contained city of boys and administrative staff Cal Farley's famed Boys Ranch. "Maverick Town "tells the story of the rise and decline of Old Tascosa, which epitomized the romance and danger of the early West. Tascosa's heyday was brief, yet it compressed into a few years the history of an era that of the open range which will never return. " Once the rival of Dodge City and Cheyenne, for years Tascosa, Texas, lay a ghost town of crumbling adobes. Today almost all traces of frontier Tas... |
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82,53 |
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Fort Gibson: Terminal on the Trail of Tears
ISBN: 9780806122076 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A well-written, superbly documented work that fills a void in the history of the American West. . . . Fort Gibson's easy-flowing narrative makes it an attractive addition to anyone's library." Western Historical Quarterly Established on Grand River in 1824, Fort Gibson was the first and perhaps the most important military outpost in the Indian Territory. The army's principal mission was to maintain order and expedite the policy of Indian Removal. Executing a policy many Indians bitterly opposed, the troops at Fort Gibson became the natural adversaries of tribes already residing in the...
"A well-written, superbly documented work that fills a void in the history of the American West. . . . Fort Gibson's easy-flowing narrative makes it a...
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82,53 |
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Samuel May Williams
ISBN: 9780890960097 / Angielski / Twarda / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite his important role in the development of early Texas--he was a close associate of Stephen F. Austin, a successful businessman and land speculator, father of the Texas navy, founder of Texas' first bank, and co-founder of Galveston--Samuel May Williams is unknown to many Texans. Elitist, arrogant, shrewd, sometimes sharp in his business dealings, and politically conservative, Williams made enemies easily, and contemporary prejudice has perhaps led modern scholars to overlook his genuine significance in Texas history. Margaret Swett Henson's biography examines the career of this early...
Despite his important role in the development of early Texas--he was a close associate of Stephen F. Austin, a successful businessman and land specula...
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101,97 |
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A Texas Scrap-Book: Made Up of the History, Biography and Miscellany of Texas and Its People
ISBN: 9780876111130 / Angielski / Twarda / 752 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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344,90 |
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Recollections: A History of the Woodland Heights and Surrounding Communities
ISBN: 9781461014805 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a book concerning the creation of the Woodland Heights neighborhood, located in Houston, Texas. This discussion also details the area's history prior to the neighborhood's creation, including the period of the Mexican Land Grants. Additionally, this narrative explores some of the questions raised during the Centennial Committee meetings, and the investigator uncovers some surprises. There are roughly 80 illustrations, including photos from the 19th century and area maps dating to 1839.
This is a book concerning the creation of the Woodland Heights neighborhood, located in Houston, Texas. This discussion also details the area's histor...
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59,87 |
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The Missions of New Mexico, 1776: A Description by Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez with Other Contemporary Documents
ISBN: 9780865348691 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez, canonical inspector of the missions of New Mexico in 1776, compared most everything in New Mexico to Mexico City, "the delightful and alluring cradle of my birth, for which no praise is ever adequate." And hardly anything measured up. He disparaged the people of New Mexico and the religious art of Spanish immigrant Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco. Then, by an ironic twist later in 1776, Dominguez found himself on a five-month vision quest with Miera and Fray Silvestre Velez de Escalante. Dominguez likened New Mexican churches to hacienda granaries, wine cellars,...
Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez, canonical inspector of the missions of New Mexico in 1776, compared most everything in New Mexico to Mexico City, "...
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171,05 |
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Apache Country: A Trip Through Arizona 1864
ISBN: 9781468187854 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Browne takes a journey through the new territory during the late part of the civil war when settlers were having some of the worst troubles with the Apache nation and troops were busy in the east. Taken from the original serialization in 1864 and 65, Browne introduces the old west through the eyes of a contemporary traveler, complete with the prevailing thought of day. This is a journey worth taking to understand the life and times and thought of mid nineteenth century Arizona and America.
Browne takes a journey through the new territory during the late part of the civil war when settlers were having some of the worst troubles with the A...
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