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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009148
ISBN
9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Jesse Livermore is considered by many of today's top traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. The continually best-selling book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, was based on him and his unique trading strategies. Livermore broke new ground in trading the market unlike any trader prior. Series: Wiley Investment. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: BGH; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471023265
ISBN
9780471023265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.50

Hardcover. aeo Provides the first biographical assessment of this exotic figure in Jewish history. aeo Offers an unusual perspective on one of the key period of French history. aeo Challenges our understanding of the nature of Jewish emancipation. aeo Draws on a wide range of published and unpublished sources. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557861931
ISBN
9781557861931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219760
ISBN
9780300219760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Jim Bridger was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. At eighteen, he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a keelboat flotilla commanded by that stalwart Mike Fink. By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. This biography provides a portrait of Bridger. Num Pages: 333 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257207
ISBN
9780803257207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 160 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1406. A New Biography of Himmler's SS Commander. 240 pages, 160 b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 291 x 227 x 29. Weight: 1416.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326592
ISBN
9780764326592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25
€ 46.30

Hardback. Noblewoman, heiress, widow, magnate, and sister-in-law to King Henry III, Joan de Valence survived and thrived through some of the most chaotic years of medieval English history. For the first time, Mitchell reaches into the archives to illuminate the story of this overlooked woman and, in turn, reveals new ways of thinking about medieval women. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 charts, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230392007
ISBN
9780230392007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606600962
ISBN
9781606600962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.43

Nineteen biographical sketches of key French and English figures lend a human aspect to historic names; and 14 annotated primary documents breathe fresh life into the topic, and provide students and readers with a new look at the period. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography and index. Series: The Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313324581
ISBN
9780313324581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780767932493
ISBN
9780767932493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Joan of Arc, born in Domremy in France in 1412, began to hear voices and, believing they were directives from God, followed them - to the French court, to battle to wrest France from the English in the Hundred Years War, and to defeat and capture. This book provides an account of her life. It also focuses on Joan's history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750943420
ISBN
9780750943420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. The story of the beautiful wife of the Black Prince and mother of Richard II. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655277
ISBN
9781445655277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718830182
ISBN
9780718830182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631196
ISBN
9781629631196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Hardback. Joel Barlow was the early Republic's most tenacious diplomat, a cheerful volunteer for difficult missions. His hard-won treaties with Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli ended, at least briefly, the attacks of Barbary pirates on American shipping in the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976824
ISBN
9781597976824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. Few books explore in such a comprehensive fashion the political, economic, ideological, diplomatic, and technological dimensions of this defining moment in world history. Num Pages: 448 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897696
ISBN
9780801897696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. John Ferling's masterful John Adams: A Life is a singular biography of the man who succeeded George Washington in the presidency and shepherded the fragile new nation through the most dangerous of times. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195398663
ISBN
9780195398663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629487809
ISBN
9781629487809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.75
€ 170.94

Paperback. John Aubrey's life's work was to commit to posterity the England he loved. His Brief Lives would redefine the art of biography and capture the personalities and spirit of the seventieth century like no other work. This is his biography. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490630
ISBN
9780099490630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750927383
ISBN
9780750927383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

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