ilość książek w kategorii: 18
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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
ISBN: 9780152164270 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men's clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate lines.
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Em...
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33,35 zł |
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
ISBN: 9781596434868 / Angielski / Twarda / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest war heroes. This accessible biography introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale. Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest war heroes. This a... |
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81,86 zł |
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
ISBN: 9781250024602 / Angielski / Miękka / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes. Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history.
Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War her...
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53,56 zł |
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King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the American Revolution
ISBN: 9781250075772 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They re all part of the amazing story of the American Revolution. Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn't one of them. What it is, instead, is utterly interesting, antedotes (John Hancock fixates on salmon), from the inside out (at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of soldiers plunged into battle "naked as they were born") close-up narrative filled with little-known details, lots of quotes that capture the spirit and... What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They re all part of the amazing story... |
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45,48 zł |
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Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World
ISBN: 9781556524875 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. In colonial America, hard work proved a constant for most women--some ensured their family's survival through their skills, while others sold their labor or lived in bondage as indentured servants or slaves. Yet even in a world defined entirely by men, a world where few thought it important to record a female's thoughts, women found ways to step forth. Elizabeth Ashbridge survived an abusive indenture to become a Quaker preacher. Anne Bradstreet penned her poems while raising eight children in the wilderness. Anne Hutchinson went toe-to-toe with Puritan authorities. Margaret Hardenbroeck...
In colonial America, hard work proved a constant for most women--some ensured their family's survival through their skills, while others sold their la...
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cena:
113,28 zł |
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War to Constitution
ISBN: 9781566445702 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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69,57 zł |
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The Slave Trade
ISBN: 9781842349571 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Examines the key questions behind slavery and the slave trade, from the ancient world to the practice of slavery today. Looks at the driving forces and vested interests behind the slave trade and assesses the legacy slavery has had on working practices around the world.
Examines the key questions behind slavery and the slave trade, from the ancient world to the practice of slavery today. Looks at the driving forces a...
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cena:
66,23 zł |
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The Salem Witch Trials
ISBN: 9781502657725 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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182,68 zł |
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Liberty-Loving Lafayette: How 'America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman' Helped Win Our Independence
ISBN: 9780990940814 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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60,13 zł |
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Liberty-Loving Lafayette: How 'America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman' Helped Win Our Independence
ISBN: 9780990940838 / Angielski / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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cena:
108,53 zł |
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The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
ISBN: 9780425288214 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Learn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college--one at Princeton, the other at Columbia--and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes. Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in...
Learn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals
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41,43 zł |
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Colonial Comics, Volume II: New England, 1750-1775
ISBN: 9781682750025 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. A massacre in Boston. A tea party. A shot heard around the world. But who was the first casualty of the massacre? How did the tea get to Boston Harbor? What was the Battle of Concord like for a Minute Man? Colonial Comics: New England, 1750 1775 expands the frame of this important period of American history. Unconventional characters come to life, including gravedigging medical students, counterfeiters, female playwrights, instigators of civil disobedience, newspaper editors, college students, rum traders, freemen, and slaves."
A massacre in Boston. A tea party. A shot heard around the world. But who was the first casualty of the massacre? How did the tea get to Boston Harbor...
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cena:
122,13 zł |
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Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary
ISBN: 9781250211705 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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53,56 zł |
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The American Horse
ISBN: 9781951895082 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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77,82 zł |
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Founding Mothers: Women of America in the Revolutionary Era
ISBN: 9780395701096 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period.
Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period.
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cena:
57,45 zł |
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Life in Numbers: The Electoral College (Level 8)
ISBN: 9781425850135 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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cena:
49,52 zł |
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Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of the New Nation
ISBN: 9781541542754 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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cena:
191,14 zł |
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Alabama History in the US
ISBN: 9781949711561 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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cena:
114,01 zł |