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Trails Across Missouri: The Katy and Rock Island
ISBN: 9780996805889 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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154,14 |
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Chicago Outfit
ISBN: 9781531614683 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No business, legitimate or otherwise, has had a more raucous influence on the history of a city than that of the Outfit in Chicago. From the roots of organized crime in the late 19th century to the present day, The Chicago Outfit examines the evolution of the city's underworld, focusing on their business activities and leadership along with the violence and political protection they employed to become the most successful of the Cosa Nostra crime families. Through a vivid and visually stunning collection of images, many of which are published here for the first time, author John Binder tells...
No business, legitimate or otherwise, has had a more raucous influence on the history of a city than that of the Outfit in Chicago. From the roots of ...
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157,95 |
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Middletown Pacemakers: The Story of an Ohio Hot Rod Club
ISBN: 9781531613273 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hot Rodding began in Southern California in the 1930s and had spread throughout the United States by the mid 1950s, spawning the sport of drag racing and the advent of the Detroit "muscle cars" of the '60s and '70s. Hot Rod Magazine and the National Hot Rod Association promoted the formation of responsible car clubs to combat the delinquent reputation of hot rodders, earned through illegal street races and Hollywood's portrayal in "B" movies. And thus were born the Middletown Pacemakers in 1951.
The Pacemakers brought southern Ohio its first reliability runs (1952), custom auto shows... Hot Rodding began in Southern California in the 1930s and had spread throughout the United States by the mid 1950s, spawning the sport of drag racing ...
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157,95 |
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Illinois Across the Land
ISBN: 9780253034281 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring more than 140 gorgeous photos, Illinois Across the Land inspires travelers to explore the state and discover its historic landmarks, rushing waterfalls, breathtaking sunsets, and so much more!
Featuring more than 140 gorgeous photos, Illinois Across the Land inspires travelers to explore the state and discover its historic landmarks, rushing...
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164,30 |
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Border Country: The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906-1916
ISBN: 9781517901073 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique archival account of the early twentieth-century north woods, with friends and family, canoes, a ready wit, and a Graflex camera
A unique archival account of the early twentieth-century north woods, with friends and family, canoes, a ready wit, and a Graflex camera
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165,85 |
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A Hoosier Holiday
ISBN: 9781023449465 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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168,11 |
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Ships and Shipwrecks: Stories from the Great Lakes
ISBN: 9781948314091 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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169,19 |
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Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago
ISBN: 9781630264161 / Angielski / Twarda / 498 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago,"" by Richard Lindberg, is an uncensored neighborhood-by-neighborhood map to the back alleys and boulevards of Chicago where some of the most infamous events of the city's criminal past occurred. Capone, Dillinger, and other organized crime figures have left an indelible imprint on the Windy City.""
Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago,"" by Richard Lindberg, is an uncensored neighborhood-by-neighborhood map to t...
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169,51 |
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Return Again to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago
ISBN: 9781630264154 / Angielski / Twarda / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secret hideouts of Nazi saboteurs, anarchist plotters, charlatans, fakers, gangsters, and even a love-sick matron dubbed the "Torso Killer." See up close the murdering matrimonial bluebeard Johann Hoch and probe the unsolved mysteries surrounding the disappearance of candy heiress Helen Brach, the sinking of the "Christmas Tree Ship," and dozens of famous gangland "rubouts." This sequel to the best-selling Return to the Scene of the Crime is a provocative travel guide and road map pointing toward more dark and unexplored corners of the...
Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secret hideouts of Nazi saboteurs, anarchist plotters, charlatans, fakers, gangsters, and even a ...
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173,22 |
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Towns and Villages of the Lower Ohio
ISBN: 9780813120423 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America. Enterprise. Metropolis. Cairo. Rome. These are a few of the grandly named villages and towns along the lower Ohio River. The optimism with which early settlers named these towns reveals much about the history of American expansion. Though none became the next great American city, it was not for lack of ambition or entrepreneurial spirit. Why didn't a major city develop on the lower Ohio? What geographic, economic, and cultural factors caused one place to prosper and another to wither? How did Evansville become the largest and most influential city in the region? How did smaller... America. Enterprise. Metropolis. Cairo. Rome. These are a few of the grandly named villages and towns along the lower Ohio River. The optimism with... |
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175,60 |
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Landscapes of Minnesota: A Geography
ISBN: 9780873515917 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered why Minnesota's forests grow in the north and not in the west? Why gaming casinos are prospering? Why producers raise chickens instead of cows? Why some towns grow while others fail? Minnesota's natural wonders have had an effect on and been changed by the people who call this complex mosaic of lakes and forests, rivers and fields home. Through engaging, in-depth text and copious illustrations, John Fraser Hart and Susy Svatek Ziegler explore the human and environmental characteristics that define the state in Landscapes of Minnesota.
Illustrated with... Have you ever wondered why Minnesota's forests grow in the north and not in the west? Why gaming casinos are prospering? Why producers raise chickens ...
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183,19 |
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Bonnie Dahl's Superior Way: The Cruising Guide to Lake Superior
ISBN: 9781936571161 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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192,49 |
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The Western Journals of Nehemiah and Henry Sanford, 1839-1846
ISBN: 9781611863147 / Angielski / Twarda / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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192,49 |
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Friendship Fires
ISBN: 9781570251702 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sam Cook's writing has brought readers home to the north country for almost two decades. Gather around Friendship Fires and cover new ground with visits to the region's vast prairies, towering forests and shimmering water retreats. Friendship Fires lives up to its name by sparking the memories shared by anyone who's dusted off a canoe at the first break of ice in spring or savored autumn's fading sun in late November. Sam's stories, both touching and hilarious, offer a new perspective on how the outdoors rekindles the wilderness spirit when we build our own friendship fires.
Sam Cook's writing has brought readers home to the north country for almost two decades. Gather around Friendship Fires and cover new ground with visi...
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195,11 |
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Midlife Crisis on the Road
ISBN: 9781478731436 / Angielski / Miękka / 1072 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During a quiet moment flying above the Atlantic on the way home from a vacation in London that coincided with his 47th birthday, Greg found himself reminiscing about the wonderful time away from work. But as he thought more and more about it, Greg realized he wanted something different from life; something other than grinding for a paycheck and something that would erase the notion that middle age is the place where dreams go to die. And topping that list of desires for something different was a desire to no longer go to work. Within minutes and without warning, Greg found himself engulfed in...
During a quiet moment flying above the Atlantic on the way home from a vacation in London that coincided with his 47th birthday, Greg found himself re...
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198,31 |
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Michigan Free: Your Comprehensive Guide to Free Travel, Recreation, and Entertainment Opportunities
ISBN: 9780472082001 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether your preference is for indoor or outdoor activities, whether you live in-state or are just planning to visit, whether you are traveling with children, as a couple, or singly, Michigan Free lists an abundance of cost-free or inexpensive activities from Detroit to the remote reaches of the Upper Peninsula, for all seasons. Michigan Free provides detailed information about free or inexpensive concerts, plays, museums, wildlife preserves, national parks and forests, live theater and dance, musical performances, nature centers, festivals, walking tours, and more. Also provided is an...
Whether your preference is for indoor or outdoor activities, whether you live in-state or are just planning to visit, whether you are traveling with c...
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200,25 |
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Nebraska: A Geography
ISBN: 9780367168704 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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204,81 |
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Michigan: A Geography
ISBN: 9780367168445 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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204,81 |
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Missouri: A Geography
ISBN: 9780367168285 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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204,81 |
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A Parisienne in Chicago: Impressions of the World's Columbian Exposition
ISBN: 9780252035135 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through "fin de siecle" Paris, Chicago, and New York. Madame Leon Grandin's travels and extended stay in Chicago in 1893 were the result of her husband's collaboration on the fountain sculpture for the World's Columbian Exposition. Initially impressed with the city's fast pace and architectural grandeur, Grandin's attentions were soon drawn to its social and cultural customs, reflected as observations in her writing. During a ten-month interval as a...
This fascinating account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through "...
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209,75 |
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