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Honor and Defiance
ISBN: 9780865349780 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1835, a petition for land far from Santa Fe, New Mexico was awarded to "pobladores" (settlers) willing to relocate to the eastern edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded along the Gallinas River, the settlement became the Las Vegas Land Grant. The history of this grant is the history of New Mexico. On this 496,000 acre community grant, beliefs about land and faith were intertwined within a system of shared sacredness. In the 1890s, Anglo-American merchants and cattlemen joined with Hispano elites in the first concerted effort to wrest control of this grant from its original owners...
In 1835, a petition for land far from Santa Fe, New Mexico was awarded to "pobladores" (settlers) willing to relocate to the eastern edge of the Sangr...
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87,23 |
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The War on Slums in the Southwest: Public Housing and Slum Clearance in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, 1935-1965
ISBN: 9781439911150 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "The War on Slums in the Southwest," Robert Fairbanks provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. He provides brief histories of each city--all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965--and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Despite being a region where conservative politics has ruled, these Southwestern cities often handled population growth, urban planning, and economic development in ways that closely followed the national... In "The War on Slums in the Southwest," Robert Fairbanks provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plig... |
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365,09 |
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The Texas League Baseball Almanac
ISBN: 9781626190658 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since forming in 1888, the Texas League has produced some of the most beloved American baseball players and seen more than its fair share of colorful events. In 1931, Houston pitcher Dizzy Dean pitched and won both ends of a double-header in Fort Worth, throwing a three-hit shutout in the second game. In 1906, center fielder Tris Speaker pitched for Cleburne to beat Temple 10-3. In 1998, Arkansas' Tyrone Horne hit for the homer cycle" in San Antonio, finishing to a standing ovation. "The Texas League Baseball Almanac" delivers day by day the record-breaking events, personal triumphs and...
Since forming in 1888, the Texas League has produced some of the most beloved American baseball players and seen more than its fair share of colorful ...
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75,98 |
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Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney: A Life & Legacy of Love
ISBN: 9781626193512 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1941, Greer Garson earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Fort Worth's Edna Gladney in Blossoms in the Dust." All eyes turned toward the small yet mighty Gladney and her fight for children's rights and adoption reform. Born in 1886, Edna Gladney was labeled as "illegitimate" from birth and, as an adult, lobbied for that label's removal from all birth certificates. During World War I, when many women left the home to work, Edna opened an innovative daytime nursery to care for the children of these workingwomen. What became the Gladney Center for Adoption has changed the...
In 1941, Greer Garson earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Fort Worth's Edna Gladney in Blossoms in the Dust." All eyes turned towa...
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83,58 |
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Texas: The Place to Live
ISBN: 9780988435766 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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208,38 |
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The Rail: The Burning of John Henderson
ISBN: 9781490934433 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,68 |
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A Jesuit Missionary in Eighteenth-Century Sonora: The Family Correspondence of Philipp Segesser
ISBN: 9780826354242 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Swiss Jesuit missionary Philipp Segesser was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain.
The Swiss Jesuit missionary Philipp Segesser was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book...
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306,67 |
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Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico
ISBN: 9780826354426 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone who has even a casual acquaintance with the history of New Mexico in the nineteenth century has heard of the Santa Fe Ring--seekers of power and wealth in the post-Civil War period famous for public corruption and for dispossessing land holders. Surprisingly, however, scholars have alluded to the Ring but never really described this shadowy entity, which to this day remains a kind of black hole in New Mexico's territorial history.
David Caffey looks beyond myth and symbol to explore its history. Who were its supposed members, and what did they do to deserve their unsavory... Anyone who has even a casual acquaintance with the history of New Mexico in the nineteenth century has heard of the Santa Fe Ring--seekers of power an...
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141,12 |
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Terry's Texas Rangers
ISBN: 9781466277632 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,76 |
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The Border Boys: With The Texas Rangers
ISBN: 9781466328211 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,72 |
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Benson's Bad Boys
ISBN: 9781490939766 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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32,89 |
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Pasaron Por Aquí: 50 Men and Women From Guadalupe County's Past
ISBN: 9781493716227 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I have chosen the tile Pasaron Por Aqui after the Spanish "paso por aqui" inscription left by Juan de Onate at El Morro National Monument. He carved his message into the side of a cliff when he visited the area in 1605. El Morro, also known as Inscription Rock, is located near Zuni in western New Mexico. Literally translated into English, "paso por aqui" means "he passed through these parts." "Pasaron por aqui" means "they passed through these parts." I have included short vignettes about fifty people who contributed to the rich history and lore of Guadalupe county. Included in Pasaron Por...
I have chosen the tile Pasaron Por Aqui after the Spanish "paso por aqui" inscription left by Juan de Onate at El Morro National Monument. He carved h...
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84,09 |
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Wicked Women of New Mexico
ISBN: 9781626191280 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados as its remote locations guaranteed non-detection while providing opportunists the perfect setting in which to seize wealth. Many wicked women on the run from their pasts headed there seeking new starts before and after 1912 statehood. Colorful characters such as Bronco Sue, Sadie Orchard and Lizzie McGrath were noted mavens of mayhem, while many other women were notorious gamblers, bawdy madams or confidence tricksters. Some paid the ultimate price for crimes of passion, while others avoided punishment by slyly using their beguiling allure...
New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados as its remote locations guaranteed non-detection while providing opportunists the perfect settin...
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75,98 |
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Pushin' Up Daisies: When Vinita Was Young
ISBN: 9781494287023 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1871, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad crossed the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway and the Indian Territory was never the same. First called The Junction, then Downingville, and finally Vinita, the city of culture and commerce soon became the Queen of the Prairie. Compiled from the first year of articles published in The Grand Laker, "Pushin' Up Daisies - When Vinita Was Young," tells the stories of the people, places, and events in and around early day Vinita, Oklahoma. A melting pot of immigrants, Indians and entrepreneurs, Vinita witnessed outlaws, socialites, soiled doves and gruesome...
In 1871, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad crossed the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway and the Indian Territory was never the same. First called The Junct...
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99,78 |
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The Soul of Black Mountain, Nevada
ISBN: 9781494370602 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Black Mountain, Nevada -- Lost souls, caught between this world and the next... 1789 - After a gruesome battle in which all are killed, the spirits of Spanish slave traders and their Indian victims roam Black Mountain, searching for a place of refuge. 1951 - The spirits of the slavers and the Indians terrorize Jerry, a retired Marine / WWII vet hired to set up long wire antennas and radio equipment on Black Mountain to monitor underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site. 1965 - The spirits of the dead find shelter in the tightly wound ball of copper wire formed when surveyors...
Black Mountain, Nevada -- Lost souls, caught between this world and the next... 1789 - After a gruesome battle in which all are killed, the spirits of...
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39,71 |
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Range Wars: The Environmental Contest for White Sands Missile Range
ISBN: 9780803238442 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Established in south-central New Mexico at the end of World War II, White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military reserve in the western hemisphere. It was the site of the first nuclear explosion, the birthplace of the American space program, and the primary site for testing U.S. missile capabilities. In this environmental history of White Sands Missile Range, Ryan H. Edgington traces the uneasy relationships between the military, the federal government, local ranchers, environmentalists, state game and fish personnel, biologists and ecologists, state and federal... Established in south-central New Mexico at the end of World War II, White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military reserve in the weste... |
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282,33 |
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Range Wars: The Environmental Contest for White Sands Missile Range
ISBN: 9780803255357 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Established in south-central New Mexico at the end of World War II, White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military reserve in the Western Hemisphere. It was the site of the first nuclear explosion, the birthplace of the American space program, and the primary site for testing U.S. missile capabilities. In this environmental history of White Sands Missile Range, Ryan H. Edgington traces the uneasy relationships between the military, the federal government, local ranchers, environmentalists, state game and fish personnel, biologists and ecologists, state and federal... Established in south-central New Mexico at the end of World War II, White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military reserve in the Weste... |
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116,78 |
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Texas People, Texas Places: More Musings of the Rambling Boy
ISBN: 9780875655819 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following up Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy with a second collection of essays, Lonn Taylor's Texas People, Texas Places again explores the very best of Texas geography, Texas history, and Texas personalities. In a state so famous for its pride, Taylor manages to write an exceptionally honest, witty, and wise book about Texas past and Texas present.
Texas People, Texas Places is a story of men and women and places that have made this state great. From a small-town radio host to tight-fisted West Texas ranchers, and even to Taylor's own family... Following up Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy with a second collection of essays, Lonn Taylor's Texas People, Texas Places
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87,23 |
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Six Flags Over Texas: 50 Years Of Entertainment
ISBN: 9781493631322 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second edition of Six Flags Over Texas: 50 Years Of Entertainment tells the story of America's first regional theme park. After looking at the founder, the book turns its attention on the park's construction and takes a tour of Six Flags during the first year of operation. From there, it follows the history of Six Flags Over Texas year by year, covering all aspects of the park. New features of the second edition include updated information; brand-new material; an index of attractions; lyrics to the Six Flags March and Fiesta Train Theme Song; a collection of vintage postcards; and spiels...
The second edition of Six Flags Over Texas: 50 Years Of Entertainment tells the story of America's first regional theme park. After looking at the fou...
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67,65 |
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Captain W. W. Withenbury's 1838-1842 "red River Reminiscences"
ISBN: 9781574415476 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. W. W. Withenbury was a famous river boat captain during the mid-1800s. In retirement, he wrote a series of letters for the "Cincinnati Commercial," under the title "Red River Reminiscences." Jacques Bagur has selected and annotated 39 letters describing three steamboat voyages on the upper Red River from 1838 to 1842.
Withenbury was a master of character and incident, and his profiles of persons, including three signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, reflect years of acquaintance. The beauty of his writing ranks this among the best of the reminiscences that were written as the... W. W. Withenbury was a famous river boat captain during the mid-1800s. In retirement, he wrote a series of letters for the "Cincinnati Commercial," un...
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131,39 |
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