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Portraits of Women in the American West
ISBN: 9780415948036 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Men are usually the heroes of Western stories, but women also played a crucial role in developing the American frontier, and their stories have rarely been told.
This anthology of biographical essays on women promises new insight into gender in the 19C American West. The women featured include Asian Americans, African-Americans and Native American women, as well as their white counterparts. The original essays offer observations about gender and sexual violence, the subordinate status of women of color, their perseverance and influence in changing that status, a look at the gendered... Men are usually the heroes of Western stories, but women also played a crucial role in developing the American frontier, and their stories have rarely...
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188,63 |
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Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau
ISBN: 9781598742961 / Angielski / Miękka / 383 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike, this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. Through detailed syntheses, the reader is drawn into the story of the habitation of the Great Basin from the entry of the first Native Americans through the arrival of Europeans. Ancient Peoples is a major contribution to Great Basin archaeology and anthropology, as well as the general study of foraging societies.
Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike, this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient p...
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188,63 |
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The Battle of the Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn: Custer's Last Stand in Memory, History, and Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780415895590 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In June of 1876, the US government's plan to pressure the Lakota and Cheyenne people onto reservations came to a dramatic and violent end with a battle that would become enshrined in American memory. Here, Buchholtz narrates the history of the battle and critically examines the legacy it has left.
In June of 1876, the US government's plan to pressure the Lakota and Cheyenne people onto reservations came to a dramatic and violent end with a battl...
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188,63 |
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For Both Cross and Flag: Catholic Action, Anti-Catholicism, and National Security Politics in World War II San Francisco
ISBN: 9781439900284 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Against a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights because he is falsely accused
In this fascinating, detailed history, William Issel recounts the civil rights abuses suffered by Sylvester Andriano, an Italian American Catholic civil leader whose religious and political activism in San Francisco provoked an Anti-Catholic campaign against him. A leading figure in the Catholic Action movement, Andriano was falsely accused in state and federal Un-American Activities Committee hearings of having Fascist sympathies prior to and during World War II. As his ordeal... Against a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights because he is falsely accused
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188,67 |
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Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1970-1992, Volume 3, Agents of Change
ISBN: 9780824893668 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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188,67 |
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From the Land of Hibiscus: Koreans in Hawai'i, 1903-1950
ISBN: 9780824829810 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1903, 102 Koreans migrated to Hawai'i in search of wealth and fortune--the first in their country's history to live in the Western world. Thousands followed. Most of them, however, found only hardship while working as sugar plantation laborers. Soon after their departure, Korea was colonized by Japan, and overnight they became international orphans with no government to protect them. Setting aside their original goal of bettering their own lives, these Korean immigrants redirected their energies to restoring their country's sovereignty, turning Hawai'i into a crucially important base of... In 1903, 102 Koreans migrated to Hawai'i in search of wealth and fortune--the first in their country's history to live in the Western world. Thousa... |
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188,67 |
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The Handy California Answer Book
ISBN: 9781578595914 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. California is the country's most populous state. The home of the entertainment industry and silicon valley. It's known for its beaches, its redwood forests, and as the "land of fruit and nuts." Its people, industries, politicians, climate, and allure captivates the world and draws millions of visitors each year. Exploring the state's fascinating history, people, myths, culture, and trivia, The Handy California Answer Book takes an in-depth look look at this fascinating, quirky, and diverse state.
Learn about the original Indigenous peoples, the Spanish explorers, the... California is the country's most populous state. The home of the entertainment industry and silicon valley. It's known for its beaches, its redwood fo...
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189,34 |
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Lifeguarding Laguna
ISBN: 9780984950423 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,34 |
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History of Colorado
ISBN: 9781932738667 / Angielski / Twarda / 333 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,34 |
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Jon Lewis: Photographs of the California Grape Strike
ISBN: 9780803230484 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before the film, Cesar Chavez, Chavez'slife was depicted in photographsby his confidant, Jon Lewis. In the winter of 1966, twenty-eight-year-old ex-marineJon Lewis visited Delano, California, thecenter of the California grape strike. He thought he might stay awhile, then resume studying photography at San Francisco State University. He stayed for two years, becoming the United Farm Workers Union s semiofficial photographer and a close confidant of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez. Surviving on a picket s wage of five dollars a week, Lewis photographed twenty-four hours a day... Before the film, Cesar Chavez, Chavez'slife was depicted in photographsby his confidant, Jon Lewis. In the winter of 1966, twenty-eight-... |
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189,34 |
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Alcatraz: A History of the Penitentiary Years
ISBN: 9780970461469 / Angielski / Twarda / 610 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed "Machine Gun" Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz. When prisoners boarded the boat for Alcatraz, they knew that they had reached the end of the line. Not only was this the toughest of all Federal penitentiaries, but it was also said to be virtually escape-proof. The island was a natural fortress, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait of freezing water... ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al... |
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189,34 |
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A History of Montana in 101 Places: Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society
ISBN: 9781737096092 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,48 |
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Common Ground: Multi-Family Housing in Los Angeles
ISBN: 9781626400917 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,53 |
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Cruising J-Town: Japanese American Car Culture in Los Angeles
ISBN: 9781626401358 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,53 |
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The Grant That Maxwell Bought
ISBN: 9780865346529 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, published originally in an edition of 250 numbered and signed copies, Stanley (Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola) takes on the task of telling the complex story of the Maxwell Land Grant.
In this volume, published originally in an edition of 250 numbered and signed copies, Stanley (Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola) takes on the t...
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189,53 |
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Preserving Los Angeles: How Historic Places Can Transform America's Cities
ISBN: 9781626400757 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,53 |
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As It Was: A Common Thread
ISBN: 9781716290831 / Angielski / Twarda / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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189,72 |
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A Lady Undefined: From Carriage to Concorde
ISBN: 9781608621590 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gladys Quarre Knapp was a woman ahead of her time as one of the most radiant, successful, behind the scenes Hollywood and political women of the 20th Century. Her unique opportunity and perspective on making the best out of life's offerings prompted her son to document their tales, adventures, and travels from San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, and Santa Barbara. With one of her well-known remarks, she would say, "It's not important who you know, what is important is who knows you." One of the first women bridging the gap between emerging Hollywood and Broadway...
Gladys Quarre Knapp was a woman ahead of her time as one of the most radiant, successful, behind the scenes Hollywood and political women of the 20th ...
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190,83 |
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Sovereignty for Survival: American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
ISBN: 9780300206692 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked the efforts of powerful energy corporations to develop coal reserves on sovereign Indian land. This challenge to corporate and federal authorities, initiated by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations, changed the laws of the land to expand Native American sovereignty while simultaneously...
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant ...
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190,97 |
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King County, Washington, Deaths, 1891-1907
ISBN: 9780788404061 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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191,04 |
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