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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121376
ISBN
9780813121376
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Hardback. For more than 300 years, questions have surrounded the death of Oliver Cromwell. In a wide ranging investigation that draws upon the fields of history, toxicology, medical forensics, and literature, McMains claims that Cromwell was poisoned and suggests possible poisoners. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121338
ISBN
9780813121338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.54

Self-made millionaire and mayor of Toledo, Ohio (1897-1904), Samuel M. Jones was one of the most important reformers of the progressive era. He implemented profit-sharing and day-care for factory workers, municipal-owned utilities, and free legal counsel. The compelling story of the only man in America to have run a city by the Golden Rule. Photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HRCV; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120621
ISBN
9780813120621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

Paperback. An account of President Lincoln's reconstruction policy after the American Civil War. It challenges the view of many historians that Lincoln modified his policies late in the war. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109718
ISBN
9780813109718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Presents the important speeches and correspondence of Governor Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky. This work contains papers from the state archives that chronicle the agenda and rhetoric that Collins used to accomplish the intertwining goals of education reform and economic development. Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813106083
ISBN
9780813106083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.27

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Grove Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802141897
ISBN
9780802141897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.18

Paperback. The final section of the book depicts a spirited octogenarian whose contributions to American life continued even after more than a decade of official "retirement." Num Pages: 352 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892677
ISBN
9780801892677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott-the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843266
ISBN
9780801843266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 260 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1706. An Illustrated Tribute to the Luftwaffe's "Star of Africa". 248 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JWG. Dimension: 285 x 227 x 31. Weight: 1706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329401
ISBN
9780764329401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57
€ 39.25

Hardcover. Here is the untold story of how, over three days, two behavioral scientists helped Ronald Reagan win the California governorship, turning the Gipper into the Great Communicator. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778492
ISBN
9780762778492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. Biography of Fidel Castro Series: Pocket Biographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750923842
ISBN
9780750923842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.48

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684850047
ISBN
9780684850047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Hardcover. The first volume of this reference provides readers with a biographical account of the Australian senators whose period of prominenece was between 1901 and 1929. It reveals their signifcance, and the significance of senatorial clerks, covering a broad political spectrum. Editor(s): Millar, Ann. Num Pages: 528 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; GBCB; HBT; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522849219
ISBN
9780522849219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.74

Paperback. James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465063802
ISBN
9780465063802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Series: Signet Classics. 269 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531582
ISBN
9780451531582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.63

Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333039
ISBN
9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.72

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

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Hardback. One of series of three volumes providing a critical assessment of the actual achievement of this university professor, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia. This volume gives a critical survey of some of the major issues of Masaryk's life, concentrating on the years after 1914. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333462478
ISBN
9780333462478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.15

Paperback. The ultimate story of America's most dominant warriors, Team 6 of the US Navy SEALS, written by a longtime member and trainer of the elite group. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316204309
ISBN
9780316204309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

hardcover. This insightful book relates how Emperor Haile Selassie helped shape America's image of Africa and how that image continues to evolve in the United States today. Num Pages: 231 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Praeger United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313386206
ISBN
9780313386206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312611446
ISBN
9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Brothers Forever tells the intimate and personal story of how two Naval academy roommates-US Marine Travis Manion and US Navy SEAL Brendan Looney-defined a generation's sacrifice after 9/11, and how their loved ones overcame heartbreak to carry on in their memory. It is a remarkable story of friendship, family, and war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGH; HBWS4; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823732
ISBN
9780306823732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.50

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