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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Enjoy fascinating look at the life of this extraordinary historic figure. Beginning in the backwoods of Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln's life story is toldfrom his childhood and young adulthood to becoming a businessman, soldier, surveyor, lawyer, politician, Num Pages: 144 pages, 270 postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328572
ISBN
9780764328572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Harkin, Shaun. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466467
ISBN
9781608466467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. A memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165396
ISBN
9780552165396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693867
ISBN
9780812693867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.94
€ 56.44

Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693874
ISBN
9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.68

Hardback. Citizen Shakespeare is a biography of Shakespeare that reveals the influence and interplay of English history on Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761820499
ISBN
9780761820499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.04

Hardcover. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone was a Marine legend who received the Medal of Honor for holding off 3,000 Japanese on Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross posthumously for his bravery on Iwo Jima. This title presents the story of how a young man from Raritan, New Jersey, became one of America's biggest World War II heroes. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wiley
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470379417
ISBN
9780470379417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875807577
ISBN
9780875807577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 52.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817936921
ISBN
9780817936921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.75

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.43

Paperback. Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This biography of Crockett includes an introduction by Michael Lofaro. Editor(s): Shackford, John B. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803292307
ISBN
9780803292307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Presents an account of the life and times of the Empress Theodora. This book follows her from her childhood as a Hippodrome bear-keeper's daughter to her imperial roles as Justinian's trusted counselor and as an effective and powerful advocate for the downtrodden. Num Pages: 172 pages, 9 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702707
ISBN
9780292702707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 836 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629513
ISBN
9780691629513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 321.59
€ 237.97

Paperback. Confederate John Sirigleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. This biography of Mosby reveals information on various aspects of his life and provides an analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 photos, 7 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192536
ISBN
9780813192536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.62

Paperback. SAP The memoirs of a young woman relate how she and her fmaily manage to keep their Chinese heritage alive while adapting to the American way of life. Num Pages: 246 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295968261
ISBN
9780295968261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This is the story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind French resistance leader who was interned at Buchenwald. Translator(s): Cameron, Elizabeth R. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155079
ISBN
9780863155079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The memoir of the remarkable Jackie Moggridge: female pilot, Spitfire expert, and pioneer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp illus. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781859896
ISBN
9781781859896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; BGR; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307407160
ISBN
9780307407160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.26

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