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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Num Pages: 960 pages, 250 colour and b/w, 18 maps, 18 tables & figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982697
ISBN
9781909982697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677748
ISBN
9781907677748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.83

paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033477
ISBN
9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Helion and Company
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874622161
ISBN
9781874622161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Helion & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512493
ISBN
9781911512493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777930
ISBN
9781910777930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

paperback. The Dublin King Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The History Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780750969864
ISBN
9780750969864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.93

hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731454
ISBN
9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.88

Paperback. John Colter was a crack hunter with the Lewis and Clark expedition before striking out on his own as a mountain man and fur trader. This title covers the facts and legends about a man who was dogged by misfortune and 'robbed of the just rewards he had earned.' Num Pages: 184 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272644
ISBN
9780803272644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.07

Paperback. A seminal biography of Thomas Jefferson and a fascinating exploration of his relationship with Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338331
ISBN
9780393338331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.65

hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77

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

€ 86.77

hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PAN Macmillan Adult
Condition
New
SKU
9781447256779
ISBN
9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268348
ISBN
9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

paperback. Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk. This book looks at who Warbeck really was, how he was used by those in power in Burgundy, France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, and the progress of the conspiracy itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939898
ISBN
9780750939898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues. Series: The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. Num Pages: 193 pages, 15 illustrations halftones over 15 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758144
ISBN
9780814758144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211483
ISBN
9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.14

Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807302
ISBN
9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646923
ISBN
9780691646923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56

Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090436
ISBN
9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 126.82

Hardback. Describes Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the US. The overthrow of the French monarchy leads the Secretary of State to suspend debt payments and to formulate a diplomatic recognition policy that will guide American diplomacy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 928 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047768
ISBN
9780691047768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 126.61

Hardback. In Volume 15 Jefferson, a veteran of the councils of his own country's revolution, becomes an eyewitness of the opening events of the great upheaval in France in 1789. Three days later he is among the crowds with Dugald Stewart, the young Scottish philosopher, as Louis XVI is led in triumph by his people thro' the streets of the capital. Editor(s): Boyd, Julian P. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691045474
ISBN
9780691045474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 126.82

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. An eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movement Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976594
ISBN
9780295976594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

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