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Hardcover. As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982522
- ISBN
- 9781883982522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Nigel Hamilton brings all the magisterial authority he brought to his Whitbread-winning biography of Monty, and all the talent for tracking down and verifying hidden, controversial material that he showed in JFK: Reckless Youth, which topped the American bestseller charts for months, in this new biography of Bill Clinton. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 530. 784pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KLN0023378
- ISBN
- 9780099461425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. An honest, heartfelt portrait of the dynamic yet troubled Billy Carter, written by his son. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525537
- ISBN
- 9781563525537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPL; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781863514958
- ISBN
- 9781863514958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creative. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Series: Biographic. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- GMC Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781453018
- ISBN
- 9781781453018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. For thousands of years we have recorded real lives - the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues to confound biographers today? This title answers these questions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034716
- ISBN
- 9780674034716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 colour plates, 37 colour illustrations, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752494449
- ISBN
- 9780752494449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Provides up-to-date assessment of one of the key figures in modern European history. Includes new chapters on Bismarck and militarism, and on Bismarck as chancellor. Substantially expanded throughout to take account of recent historiography. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203278
- ISBN
- 9780631203278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. A comprehensive new biography exploring the greatness and limits of the 'Iron Chancellor', Otto von Bismarck: a political genius who remade Europe and united Germany between 1862 and 1890 by the sheer power of his great personality. Num Pages: 600 pages, 16pp black & white plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 231 x 45. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642427
- ISBN
- 9780199642427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Nathan is a young, impressionable boy who is saved from the Nazis by Catholic gentiles in his homeland, Holland. But in order to survive he must learn to be a good Catholic and undergo baptism. From there it is only a small leap to begin his studies in the Catholic priesthood. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297990
- ISBN
- 9789652297990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Born in slavery, Charles Young was the third black graduate of West Point, the first black US military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. This biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the challenges that Young faced, and provides a window into life at West Point in the 1880s. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803293151
- ISBN
- 9780803293151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Midlo Hall, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679065
- ISBN
- 9780816679065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Recounts the accomplishments of fifteen Black American men and women, including Martin Luther King, Mary McLeod Bethune, Adam Clayton Powell, and Booker T. Washington. Editor(s): Franklin, John Hope; Meier, August. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252009396
- ISBN
- 9780252009396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. This volume chronicles the life and career of the historian, teacher and university administrator, Horace Mann Bond. It discusses his prodigious early output of scholarly books and articles, and his career-long interest in what he felt were affinities between Africans and African Americans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Univ of Georgia Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KIN0006241
- ISBN
- 9780820316444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345453488
- ISBN
- 9780345453488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.73
€ 19.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. * A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known regiment Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123363
- ISBN
- 9780349123363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233537
- ISBN
- 9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Biography of the last British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950738
- ISBN
- 9781904950738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
The compelling memoir of a civil rights leader's journey from the Jim Crow-era South to the Washington beltway Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611173376
- ISBN
- 9781611173376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446585
- ISBN
- 9780752446585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720816
- ISBN
- 9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Sabrestorm Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781220085
- ISBN
- 9781781220085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.03
€ 35.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there were many fingers on the trigger, writes Steers, who corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment of American history in his award-winning book, now available in paperback. 51 illustrations. 4 maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191515
- ISBN
- 9780813191515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.07
€ 36.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760321980
- ISBN
- 9780760321980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.58
€ 25.99
€ 18.58