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History of Jelm, Wyoming (color edition): and stories of old Cummins City and Woods Landing
ISBN: 9781505273861 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 250 page, 8" x 11" book is a local history of the Big Laramie River Valley, Jelm and Woods Landing, all lying at the foot of Jelm Mountain in southeastern Wyoming. In 1880, a "white-whiskered con man" named John Cummins pulled a scam resulting in the rise and fall of Cummins City, now known a ghost town known as Old Jelm. But there is more to the story than just the "Cummins City Caper," as the author calls the scam. A thriving community, centered at Woods Landing, now extends up and down the four-mile long valley. A sourcebook as well as a history, the book covers the period from the...
This 250 page, 8" x 11" book is a local history of the Big Laramie River Valley, Jelm and Woods Landing, all lying at the foot of Jelm Mountain in sou...
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Historical Atlas of California: With Original Maps
ISBN: 9780520252585 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using nearly five hundred historical maps and many other illustrations--from rough sketches drawn in the field to commercial maps to beautifully rendered works of art--this lavishly illustrated volume is the first to tell the story of California's past from a unique visual perspective. Covering five hundred years of history, it offers a compelling and informative look at the transformation of the state from before European contact through the Gold Rush and up to the present. The maps are accompanied by a concise, engaging narrative and by extended captions that elucidate the stories and...
Using nearly five hundred historical maps and many other illustrations--from rough sketches drawn in the field to commercial maps to beautifully rende...
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The Great Salt Lake Trail
ISBN: 9780788426438 / Angielski / Miękka / 558 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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181,92 |
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The San Francisco V-J Day Peace Riots: Celebration Turned Deadly, August 13-15, 1945
ISBN: 9781476698892 / Angielski / 10-04-2026 Książka dostępna od: 10-04-2026 |
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172,88 |
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Jim Bridger - Mountain Man
ISBN: 9781406724523 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and insightful biography of Jim Bridger, written by Stanley Vestal. Vestal is well-known for his books about America. In Jim Bridger he paints a bold and authentic picture of a doughty explorer and of the richness of the American nation when it was still young. Full of colourful anecdote and fascinating insights into the life of Jim Bridger, this text will appeal to those with an interest in this noteworthy explorer, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any personal collection. The chapters of this book include: 'Enterprising Young Man',...
This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and insightful biography of Jim Bridger, written by Stanley Vestal. Vestal is well-known for his books abo...
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184,02 |
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Freedom's Orator: Mario Savio and the Radical Legacy of the 1960s
ISBN: 9780199395200 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is the first biography of Mario Savio, the brilliant leader of Berkeley's Free Speech Movement, the largest and most disruptive student rebellion in American history. Savio risked his life to register black voters in Mississippi in the Freedom Summer of 1964 and did more than anyone to bring daring forms of non-violent protest from the civil rights movement to the struggle for free speech and academic freedom on American campuses. Drawing upon previously unavailable Savio papers, as well as oral histories from friends and fellow movement leaders, Freedom's Orator illuminates...
Here is the first biography of Mario Savio, the brilliant leader of Berkeley's Free Speech Movement, the largest and most disruptive student rebellion...
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184,16 |
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Where the Red-Winged Blackbirds Sing: The Akimel O'Odham and Cycles of Agricultural Transformation in the Phoenix Basin
ISBN: 9781646423101 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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184,59 |
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Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820-1875
ISBN: 9780806136981 / Angielski / Twarda / 506 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is not your grandfather's history of Texas. Portraying nineteenth-century Texas as a cauldron of racist violence, Gary Clayton Anderson shows that the ethnic warfare dominating the Texas frontier can best be described as ethnic cleansing. The Conquest of Texas is the story of the struggle between Anglos and Indians for land. Anderson tells how Scotch-Irish settlers clashed with farming tribes and then challenged the Comanches and Kiowas for their hunting grounds. Next, the decade-long conflict with Mexico merged with war against Indians. For fifty years Texas remained... This is not your grandfather's history of Texas. Portraying nineteenth-century Texas as a cauldron of racist violence, Gary Clayton Anderson shows ... |
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184,84 |
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Bright Light City: Las Vegas in Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780700619030 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Elvis crooned "Bright light city . . . gonna set my soul on fire," he voiced and embraced the siren call of a glittering urban utopia that continues to mesmerize millions. Call it Sin City or Lost Wages, Las Vegas definitely deserves its rapturous "Viva " Larry Gragg, however, invites readers to view Las Vegas in an entirely new way. While countless other authors have focused on its history or gaming industry or entertainment ties, Gragg considers how popular culture has depicted the city and its powerful allure over its first century. Drawing on hundreds of films, television...
When Elvis crooned "Bright light city . . . gonna set my soul on fire," he voiced and embraced the siren call of a glittering urban utopia that contin...
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Local Story: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History
ISBN: 9780824828257 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Massie-Kahahawai case of 1931-1932 shook the Territory of Hawai'i to its very core. Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife, alleged that she had been kidnapped and raped by "some Hawaiian boys" in Waikiki. A few days later, five young men stood accused of her rape. Mishandling of evidence and contradictory testimony led to a mistrial, but before a second trial could be convened, one of the accused, Horace Ida, was kidnapped and beaten by a group of Navy men and a second, Joseph Kahahawai, lay dead from a gunshot wound. Thalia's husband, Thomas Massie; her mother, Grace Fortescue; and two... The Massie-Kahahawai case of 1931-1932 shook the Territory of Hawai'i to its very core. Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife, alleged that she had been... |
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Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt
ISBN: 9781496229878 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Herbert Eugene Bolton: Historian of the American Borderlands
ISBN: 9780520272163 / Angielski / Twarda / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This definitive biography offers a new critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E. Bolton (18701953), a leading historian of the American West, Mexico, and Latin America. Bolton, a famous pupil of Frederick Jackson Turner, formulated a conceptthe borderlandsthat is a foundation of historical studies today. His research took him not only to the archives and libraries of Mexico but out on the trails blazed by Spanish soldiers and missionaries during the colonial era. Bolton helped establish the reputation of the University of California and the Bancroft Library in the eyes...
This definitive biography offers a new critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E. Bolton (18701953), a leading historian of the A...
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On the Edge of Purgatory: An Archaeology of Place in Hispanic Colorado
ISBN: 9780803213722 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800s, the region was U.S. territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. They had a complex history of interaction with indigenous populations in the area and adopted many of the indigenous methods of survival in this difficult environment. Today their descendants compose a vocal part of the Hispanic population of Colorado.
Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Combining archaeological research, contemporary... Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800s, the region was U.S. territory, ...
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Black Wests: Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture Volume 2
ISBN: 9780806195438 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sea Otters: A History
ISBN: 9780803284401 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Synthesizes anew the sea otter's complex history of interaction with humans by drawing on new histories of the species that consider international and global factors beyond the fur trade, including sea mammal conservation, Cold War nuclear testing, and environmental tourism. Ravalli weaves together the story of imperial ambition, greed, and an iconic sea mammal.
Synthesizes anew the sea otter's complex history of interaction with humans by drawing on new histories of the species that consider international and...
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Collaborative Archaeology at Stewart Indian School, Volume 1
ISBN: 9781948908252 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Human Tradition in California
ISBN: 9780842050272 / Angielski / Miękka / 253 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the past three centuries, California has stood at the crossroads of European, Asian, Native American and Latino cultures, and seen the best and worst of multiracial and multi-ethnic interaction. The Human Tradition in California captures the region's rich history and takes readers into the daily lives of ordinary Californians at key moments in time. Professors Davis and Igler have selected essays that emphasize how individual people and communities have experienced and influenced the broad social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped California history. Organized...
During the past three centuries, California has stood at the crossroads of European, Asian, Native American and Latino cultures, and seen the best and...
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Don Agustin V. Zamorano: Statesman, Soldier, Craftsman, and California's First Printer
ISBN: 9780870623257 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.
For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publis...
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The Journal of John Work: A Chief-Trader of the Hudson's Bay Co. During His Expedition from Vancouver to the Flatheads and Blackfeet of the Paci
ISBN: 9780870623479 / Angielski / Twarda / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.
For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publis...
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And Grace Will Lead Me Home: African American Freedmen Communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928
ISBN: 9780896726543 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the Civil War ended in 1865, many freed slaves in central Texas began new lives in or near the capital city. At least fifteen freedmen communities formed in Austin proper and nearby rural settlements, but most, for various reasons, had disappeared by 1928 when the city implemented a master plan that encouraged blacks to move into a single, racially-segregated section of town. Covering the births and deaths of these communities, And Grace Will Lead Me Home also illuminates what life was like for African Americans who lived there. Michelle M. Mears s careful combing of archival sources...
After the Civil War ended in 1865, many freed slaves in central Texas began new lives in or near the capital city. At least fifteen freedmen communiti...
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