Rio Grande
ISBN: 9780292706019 / Angielski / Twarda / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The liquid lifeline of an arid land, the Rio Grande has always been a vital presence in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. A source of human sustenance for at least 15,000 years, the river has also been a site of conflict ever since exploring Spaniards first crossed its channel to colonize the Native Americans. Today, it is one of the frontiers in the war against terrorism in the Middle East. Yet the Rio Grande has a life independent of the people who use it as a border, or a hiding place, or an ever-diminishing source of irrigation water. This autonomous life of the river is what... The liquid lifeline of an arid land, the Rio Grande has always been a vital presence in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. A source of hum... |
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135,07 zł |
Big Bend National Park
ISBN: 9780292714410 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Big Bend National Park is one of the few places left in America where a person can literally get away from it all. Nestled in the great bend of the Rio Grande that forms one of the most distinctive features of the silhouette of Texas, the park is several hundred miles from any large city. Within its 1,250 square miles of mountains, canyons, desert, and river, Big Bend National Park offers visitors respite from the stresses of urban living--a place for taking stock and charting new courses. That's one reason why many people return to the park year after year. This book is the first... Big Bend National Park is one of the few places left in America where a person can literally get away from it all. Nestled in the great bend of the... |
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153,12 zł |
The Story of Big Bend National Park
ISBN: 9780292740426 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A breathtaking country of rugged mountain peaks, uninhabited desert, and spectacular river canyons, Big Bend is one of the United States' most remote national parks and among Texas' most popular tourist attractions. Located in the great bend of the Rio Grande that separates Texas and Mexico, the park comprises some 800,000 acres, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island, and draws over 300,000 visitors each year. The Story of Big Bend National Park offers a comprehensive, highly readable history of the park from before its founding in 1944 up to the present. John... A breathtaking country of rugged mountain peaks, uninhabited desert, and spectacular river canyons, Big Bend is one of the United States' most remo... |
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86,00 zł |
Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: And Other Streets of New Orleans
ISBN: 9780684845708 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,90 zł |
Exploring Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores
ISBN: 9780762726097 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stretching along the length of Hatteras Island, watched over by its signature black-and-white light, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a beach paradise and outdoor adventurers' treasure. Wildlife viewing, watersports, hiking, and biking are some of the activities visitors can expect to enjoy--and this guide includes tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to sleep at Hatteras as well as nearby Cape Lookout National Seashore. Features include: . Best time of year to visit . Facilities, fees, and recreational activities . RV sites and campgrounds . Nearby points of interest . Detailed maps...
Stretching along the length of Hatteras Island, watched over by its signature black-and-white light, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a beach paradi...
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69,58 zł |
Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove: A Battlefield Guide, with a Section on Wire Road
ISBN: 9780803273665 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wilson s Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove were three of the most important battles fought west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. They influenced the course of the first half of the war in that region by shaping Union military efforts while significantly contributing to Confederate defeat. Wilson s Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove, the first book to provide a detailed guide to these battlefields, takes the visitor step-by-step through the major sites of each engagement. With numerous maps and illustrations that enhance the authors descriptions of what happened at each...
Wilson s Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove were three of the most important battles fought west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. They ...
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81,90 zł |
Oklahoma Place Names
ISBN: 9780806120287 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this new and enlarged edition of his popular book, the author has added not only a number of new entries but also new information to existing entries. Nearly 3,600 counties, cities, mountains, and lakes are listed alphabetically, with such information as origin of name, date of founding and abandonment of towns, existence of a post office, changes of name, and other pertinent details. The story of its place names shows the entire panorama of Oklahoma history. The state has occupied a peculiar position as the converging point of many and varied civilizations, and its names are a reflection...
In this new and enlarged edition of his popular book, the author has added not only a number of new entries but also new information to existing entri...
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90,11 zł |
More Ghost Towns of Texas
ISBN: 9780806135182 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is something romantic yet harshly concrete about an abandoned town. Dreams, conflicts, and losses still haunt what remains, so it s no wonder we call these locales ghost towns. A companion volume to his "Ghost Towns of Texas," T. Lindsay Baker s "More Ghost Towns of Texas" provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume. The ninety-four towns described in this book range from American Indian sites abandoned prior to the arrival of Europeans to towns abandoned within the past decade.... There is something romantic yet harshly concrete about an abandoned town. Dreams, conflicts, and losses still haunt what remains, so it s no wonder... |
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207,19 zł |
Discovering Louisiana
ISBN: 9780807113356 / Angielski / Twarda / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discovering Louisiana is a beautiful paean to the state's diverse natural habitats, from the hills and piney woods in the north to the thousands of miles of shoreline in the south. As the book's 150 color photographs reveal, Louisiana is much more than the swamps and marshes with which it is most often associated. C. C. Lockwood, one of the nation's outstanding nature and wildlife photographers and the premier chronicler of the natural wonders of Louisiana and the Gulf region, captures splendid views -- both panoramic and intimate: the jagged bluffs of the Tunica Hills in West Feliciana... Discovering Louisiana is a beautiful paean to the state's diverse natural habitats, from the hills and piney woods in the north to the thousands of... |
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164,01 zł |
Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook
ISBN: 9780807854570 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enriched by Cherokee voices, this guidebook offers a unique journey into the lands and culture of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Every year millions of tourists visit these mountains, drawn by the region's great natural beauty and diverse cultural traditions. Many popular aspects of Cherokee culture are readily apparent; beneath the surface, however, lies a deeper Cherokee heritage--rooted in sacred places, community ties, storytelling, folk arts, and centuries of history.
Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook is... Enriched by Cherokee voices, this guidebook offers a unique journey into the lands and culture of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountain...
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122,96 zł |
Kentucky Place Names
ISBN: 9780813101798 / Angielski / Miękka / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the largest, the best known, or the most important as well as those with unusual or inherently interesting names. Including perhaps one-fourth of all such places known in the state, the names were chosen as a representative sample among Kentucky's counties and sections. Kentucky Place Names offers a fascinating mosaic of information on families, events, politics, and local lore in the state. It will interest all Kentuckians as well as the growing... " From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the l... |
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114,95 zł |
From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names
ISBN: 9780813109312 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Of course you'll find Paradise in Kentucky, but it's only one of the many unusual place names in the Commonwealth. Meeting these names for the first time, visitors and residents alike assume that some clever or funny stories lie behind them. So they ask, how did Elkhorn Creek get its name? Were the roads to Red River really Hell each way? Did bugs really tussle in Monroe County? Why was everyone whooping for Larry? To be hospitable and helpful, Kentuckians have come up with convincing -- if not always truthful -- answers to these and other questions about how places got their names. Some... " Of course you'll find Paradise in Kentucky, but it's only one of the many unusual place names in the Commonwealth. Meeting these names for the fi... |
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59,55 zł |
Fort Worth and Tarrant County: An Historical Guide
ISBN: 9780875652795 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fort Worth & Tarrant""""County" explores the past and present of "Cowtown" and its neighboring cities. The county's major city, Fort Worth, has been likened to a young hellion who has matured into an unwonted respectability. When other frontier towns dried into dust, Fort Worth dug in and survived. In three generations, the remote army post on the Trinity River grew into a major city, its growth paralleling major phases and developments in the American West. And with Fort Worth, Tarrant County grew and prospered, their identities linked by geography and commerce.
Cattle, railroads, oil,... "Fort Worth & Tarrant""""County" explores the past and present of "Cowtown" and its neighboring cities. The county's major city, Fort Worth, has been ...
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49,27 zł |
Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol, The
ISBN: 9780882892122 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most beautiful of America's fifty statehouses, the Louisiana capitol in Baton Rouge ranks second behind the New Orleans Superdome as the state's leading tourist attraction-and this comprehensive guidebook shows why. Constructed in 1932 under the reign of Huey Long at a cost of only $5 million, the thirty-four-story tower houses some of the most impressive examples of art deco architecture in America. A companion work to Pelican's lavish pictorial volume, The Louisiana Capitol, published in 1977, this book is an ideal in-hand guide for on-site observation, appreciation, and... The most beautiful of America's fifty statehouses, the Louisiana capitol in Baton Rouge ranks second behind the New Orleans Superdome as the state'... |
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68,75 zł |
Pelican Guide to Louisiana, The
ISBN: 9780882899015 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most comprehensive and entertaining guide to a complex and fascinating place has been updated with the most current information available on the Pelican State. The Pelican Guide to Louisiana includes everything worth seeing in the state. Concise entries, arranged geographically, describe notable sites or bits of interesting local history, while longer essays provide lyrical, evocative impressions of such things as the Christmas bonfires along the Mississippi, the Catahoula Hound (the web-footed official state dog), the New Orleans streetcars, and the making of a pirogue boat in Cajun... The most comprehensive and entertaining guide to a complex and fascinating place has been updated with the most current information available on th... |
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64,45 zł |
Footsteps of the Cherokees: A Guide to the Eastern Homelands of the Cherokee Nation
ISBN: 9780895873460 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,96 zł |
The Story of Palo Duro Canyon
ISBN: 9780896724532 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of the canyons that break the eastern edge of the Staked Plains, Palo Duro is by far the most spectacular. As one approaches the edge, the earth opens up into a vast gash, a geological and ecological wonder. And whether you come to Palo Duro as a novice or veteran canyoneer, the thrill and the mystery are always intense.How did the canyon get here? What caused the vari-color of the walls and formations? Why do some formations stand completely separated from the canyon walls? Did the little stream running along the canyon floor form this canyon all by itself? Who were the first people to find...
Of the canyons that break the eastern edge of the Staked Plains, Palo Duro is by far the most spectacular. As one approaches the edge, the earth opens...
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73,69 zł |
Deep Time and the Texas High Plains: History and Geology
ISBN: 9780896725522 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly recommended reading." New Mexico Historical NotebookHumans have visited the Texas High Plains, and in particular the upper Brazos River region, for nearly twelve thousand years. At the site of the Lubbock Lake Landmark in the long Yellow House Draw, they camped, hunted game, and sought shelter from harsh winter weather.In this brief, readable history, Paul H. Carlson surveys the Lubbock Lake Landmark s long geologic past, placing emphasis on human...
"Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly recom...
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143,48 zł |
Deep Time and the Texas High Plains: History and Geology
ISBN: 9780896725539 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly recommended reading." New Mexico Historical NotebookHumans have visited the Texas High Plains, and in particular the upper Brazos River region, for nearly twelve thousand years. At the site of the Lubbock Lake Landmark in the long Yellow House Draw, they camped, hunted game, and sought shelter from harsh winter weather.In this brief, readable history, Paul H. Carlson surveys the Lubbock Lake Landmark s long geologic past, placing emphasis on human...
"Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly recom...
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81,90 zł |
Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Highway Markers
ISBN: 9780916968298 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and distributed by the University Press of Kentucky We have all spied them as we blast down I-75 scanning the roadside for anything of interest or rolled past one while trying to find an elusive gas station in an unfamiliar small town. Perhaps we have even stopped to read one outside the local courthouse. Since 1949, the Kentucky Historical Highway Marker program has erected more than 1,800 markers that highlight the rich diversity of the state's local and regional history as well as topics of statewide, and sometimes national, importance. They... Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and distributed by the University Press of Kentucky We have all spied them as we blast down I-75 scann... |
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91,74 zł |