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The Texas Connection with the American Revolution
ISBN: 9781571684189 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,61 |
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The Life and Death of Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain
ISBN: 9780806112312 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last Thursday in January, 1896, Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain, accompanied by his eight-year-old son, Henry, left Lincoln, New Mexico, in a buckboard to drive to his home in Las Cruces. He never arrived. Later a pool of blood and a blood-soaked handkerchief pointed to murder. Although indictments were returned, no one was convicted of that murder, one of New Mexico's most talked-about mysteries. That course of the territory's development had pitted the man of law and order, Fountain, against relentless outlaws, who finally got their man on a lonely stretch of road with the White Sands...
The last Thursday in January, 1896, Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain, accompanied by his eight-year-old son, Henry, left Lincoln, New Mexico, in a buc...
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82,71 |
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Texas Women Who Dared to Be First
ISBN: 9781940130309 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texans are indebted to the strong, determined women who challenged society's structure and gave us role models to follow. This book profiles notable women in Texas who challenged the structure of society to succeed in a male-dominated world. The women include pioneers in all walks of life, including women's suffrage, civil rights, education, politics, and much more. Women profiled include Christia V. Daniels Adair, Annie Blanton, Mary Brackenridge, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Maggie Cousins, Olive Ann Fairchild, Sissy Farenthold, Bette Graham, Oveta Culp Hobby, Mary Austin Holley, Lizzie Johnson,...
Texans are indebted to the strong, determined women who challenged society's structure and gave us role models to follow. This book profiles notable w...
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76,25 |
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The People's Party in Texas: A Study in Third Party Politics
ISBN: 9780292700321 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roscoe Martin's study of the People's Party in Texas was a pioneering analysis of the state populist movements and long considered one of the best. The People's Party was an influential force in United States politics in the last decade of the nineteenth century, especially in the western and southern states. Martin's study of third-party politics in Texas, as well as being an important work in Texas history, provides much insight into the national radical movement of the 1890s. Roscoe Martin's study of the People's Party in Texas was a pioneering analysis of the state populist movements and long considered one of the best.... |
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107,05 |
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The Daily Practice of Compassion: A History of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Its People, and Its Mission, 1964-2014
ISBN: 9780826355256 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, this book provides more than an institutional history. Rich with anecdotes and personality, Dora Wang's account is a must-read for anyone curious about health care in New Mexico. Celebrated for its innovations in medical curricula, UNM's medical school began as an audacious experiment by pioneering educators who were determined to create a great medical school in a state beset by endemic poverty and daunting geographic barriers. Wang traces the enactment of the school's... Published in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, this book provides more than an ... |
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165,50 |
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Adios Nuevo Mexico: The Santa Fe Journal of John Watts in 1859
ISBN: 9780896729063 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A teenager s fresh look on pre-Civil War life in territorial Santa Fe"
Teenage John Watts came to territorial Santa Fe in 1858 from Bloomington, Indiana. His father believed the clear air of northern New Mexico would be beneficial to John's health. In Santa Fe, they joined John's older brother, J. Howe Watts. John and Howe are left on their own in Santa Fe much of the time, and John decides to improve his penmanship and foster orderly habits by keeping a daily journal. In a mixture of worldliness and naivete, maturity and boyish enthusiasm, insightful observations of others, and... "A teenager s fresh look on pre-Civil War life in territorial Santa Fe"
Teenage John Watts came to territorial Santa Fe in 1858 from Bloomington,... |
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82,71 |
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The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southwest
ISBN: 9780231127912 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A major work on the history and culture of Southwest Indians, The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southwest tells a remarkable story of cultural continuity in the face of migration, displacement, violence, and loss. The Native peoples of the American Southwest are a unique group, for while the arrival of Europeans forced many Native Americans to leave their land behind, those who lived in the Southwest held their ground. Many still reside in their ancestral homes, and their oral histories, social practices, and material artifacts provide revelatory insight into the history of...
A major work on the history and culture of Southwest Indians, The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southwest tells a remarkable story ...
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143,47 |
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The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas
ISBN: 9780393350791 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Remarkable...a richly detailed, affecting account...Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate...Which of these men is the '"true American'" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment." --Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review
"Remarkable...a richly detailed, affecting account...Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate...Which of these men is the '"true American'" o...
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64,79 |
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Our Fighting Governor: The Life of Thomas M. Campbell and the Politics of Progressive Reform in Texas
ISBN: 9781623491819 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the apex of progressive reform in Texas from 1907 to 1911, Thomas M. Campbell served as the state s chief executive. Closely associated with former Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg, Campbell played a central role in reviving the Hogg reform movement and building a strong record of progressive laws in areas such as social welfare, public education, and tax reform.
In the broader context of southern progressivism, Campbell was a leading progressive governor much like Hoke Smith of Georgia, Benjamin Comer of Alabama, Charles B. Aycock of North Carolina, and Andrew Jackson Montague of... At the apex of progressive reform in Texas from 1907 to 1911, Thomas M. Campbell served as the state s chief executive. Closely associated with former...
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184,98 |
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Turmoil on the Rio Grande: History of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865
ISBN: 9781623492045 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. With the coming of the U.S. Army to Mexican territory in 1846, the region became the site of a continent-shaping power struggle between two rival nations. The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. With the coming... |
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87,57 |
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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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82,71 |
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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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133,58 |
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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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200,98 |
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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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82,71 |
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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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184,98 |
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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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72,56 |
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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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76,25 |
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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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82,71 |
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The Great Call-Up: The Guard, the Border, and the Mexican Revolution
ISBN: 9780806146454 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On June 18, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson called up virtually the entire army National Guard, some 150,000 men, to meet an armed threat to the United States: border raids covertly sponsored by a Mexican government in the throes of revolution. The Great Call-Up tells for the first time the complete story of this unprecedented deployment and its significance in the history of the National Guard, World War I, and U.S.-Mexico relations. Often confused with the regular-army operation against Pancho Villa and overshadowed by the U.S. entry into World War I, the great... On June 18, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson called up virtually the entire army National Guard, some 150,000 men, to meet an armed threat to the... |
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165,50 |
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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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496,51 |
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