Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633914
- ISBN
- 9780815633914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardcover. The era following the American War of Independence was one of enormous conflict for the Allegany Senecas. As the most influential Seneca leader of his time, Cornplanter led his people in war and along an often troubled path to peace. This biography traces his rise to prominence as a Seneca military leader during the American Revolution. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black-&-white images, 7 genealogical charts, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631149
- ISBN
- 9780815631149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630630
- ISBN
- 9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighb...
University Professor Of Anthropology Emeritus...
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624981
- ISBN
- 9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.87
€ 28.87
Hardcover. Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. She wrote for several newspapers, such as the "Boston Post", "Chicago Tribune", and "New York Herald", as well her own "Kate Field's Washington". This biography offers a portrait of an intelligent and independent woman who contributed significantly to America's intellectual and social life. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608745
- ISBN
- 9780815608745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.68
€ 31.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Great Lakes books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814318850
- ISBN
- 9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032146
- ISBN
- 9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.54
€ 30.54
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486424668
- ISBN
- 9780486424668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.08
€ 14.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030521
- ISBN
- 9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. The latest from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography-authoritative and accessible biographies of more than 800 people who shaped national life and who died from 2001 onwards, with over 250 portrait images. This volume extends the coverage of the Oxford DNB, first published as a 60-volume print set in 2004. Editor(s): Goldman, Lawrence. Num Pages: 1280 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; GBCB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199562442
- ISBN
- 9780199562442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.97
€ 256.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199068241
- ISBN
- 9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195343328
- ISBN
- 9780195343328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Paperback. Explores the life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): first Secretary of State, second Vice President, fifth President of the United States, and a renaissance man of early America. This biography sets him in context, as a member of the Virginia gentry, an able and skilled lawyer, a talented politician, and the finest writer of his era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181302
- ISBN
- 9780195181302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. This study consists of an examination of the presidency, the personalities who defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145823
- ISBN
- 9780195145823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.22
€ 24.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. "Originally published 2009"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 231 x 39. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harper
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062026675
- ISBN
- 9780062026675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Book. A moving story of why and how Cesar Chavez struggled for justice for farm workers and left an indelible mark on the struggle for human dignity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754586
- ISBN
- 9781570754586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.61
€ 26.99
€ 23.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824816285
- ISBN
- 9780824816285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.49
€ 21.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. Before his presidency, from 1836 to 1861, Abraham Lincoln practiced law in the courts of central Illinois. This title addresses his quarter-century law career. It presents documents from more than fifty of Lincoln's important, or representative cases. Editor(s): Stowell, Daniel W. Num Pages: 2328 pages, 73 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; LAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 190. Weight in Grams: 3629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 2328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926063
- ISBN
- 9780813926063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 476.24
€ 476.24
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Americana. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486451466
- ISBN
- 9780486451466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.97
€ 11.97
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368703
- ISBN
- 9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.62
€ 18.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309348
- ISBN
- 9780195309348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Paperback. Nagel chronicles seven generations of the Lee family, from founder Richard Lee to General Robert E. Lee. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195305609
- ISBN
- 9780195305609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.74
€ 23.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. This work offers an interpretation of the case of the second Earl of Castlehaven, who was convicted of abetting the rape of his wife and of committing sodomy with his servants. He also stood accused of inverting the natural order of his household by revelling in such intemperate passions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BGH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139259
- ISBN
- 9780195139259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Paperback. This book collects the only known group of letters from one of over an estimated 400 women who served in the Civil War under assumed male names and identities. Num Pages: 128 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 121.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195102437
- ISBN
- 9780195102437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.98
€ 18.99
€ 16.98