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Biography: historical, political & military

paperback. The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men. Editor(s): Hafen, LeRoy R. Num Pages: 401 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272101
ISBN
9780803272101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.54

paperback. Demythologizing Sutter while giving him a more secure place in western history, this collective portrait exemplifies revisionist scholarship at its best. Editor(s): Owens, Kenneth N. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 photograph, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803286184
ISBN
9780803286184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.56

Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735100
ISBN
9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.10

Paperback. Presenting eight vivid portraits of fundamentalist leaders who have turned their charismatic religious authority to powerful political ends. The biographies in this volume include interviews with true believers and bitter opponents, and in a number of cases with the subjects themselves. Num Pages: 438 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HRA; HRLK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Paper Edition
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021256
ISBN
9780226021256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Hardcover. Armed with only early boyhood memories, the author begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. This title tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389493
ISBN
9780226389493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.92

Hardcover. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate. The author chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449470
ISBN
9780226449470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardcover. David Obey has in his forty years in the US House of Representatives worked to bring economic and social justice to America's working families. In 2007 he has assumed the chair of the Appropriations Committee. Here, he looks back on his journey in politics. He also discusses his own central role in the evolution of Congress and ethics reforms. Num Pages: 496 pages, 19 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JKS; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299225407
ISBN
9780299225407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.70

Hardcover. In 1968, at the peak of the Vietnam War, Congressman Melvin Laird agreed to serve as Richard Nixon's secretary of defense. Lampooned as a "missile head," but decisive in crafting an exit strategy, he pursued his program of Vietnamization. This biography reveals his role in managing the crisis of national identity sparked by the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 648 pages, 40 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299226800
ISBN
9780299226800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299249144
ISBN
9780299249144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.74

Hardcover. A scrupulous and unprecedented investigation into the life of Anna Leonowenswho taught the king of Siam s children in the 1860sthat also ponders the perfect fit between Leonowens s mythic self-invention and the New World s innocent dream of peacefully spreading democracy." Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299298302
ISBN
9780299298302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Lucky, Crystal J. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 140 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBTS; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299306748
ISBN
9780299306748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.52

paperback. George Washington's long career began with defeat in the bloody frontier skirmishes of the French and Indian War and culminated in the role of commanding general of the Continental army in victory over the British army. Among his achievements was the establishment of a professional army. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 76 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association United States
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780931917332
ISBN
9780931917332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030811
ISBN
9780472030811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.37

Paperback. The so-called ivory tower is not and never has been isolated from real-world politics" Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; GTJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472036295
ISBN
9780472036295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48

Hardcover. Intends to recount the life story of African American activist Mary Robinson. This book sheds light on African American resistance movements in the twentieth century and the roles of religious traditions and storytelling to struggles for social justice. It highlights women's important roles in community activism and the labor movement. Editor(s): Buss, Fran Leeper. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472095872
ISBN
9780472095872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.38

Hardcover. Twelve women archaeologists are examined in this volume, including Jane Dieulafoy, Gertrude Bell, and Dorothy Garrod. Often overlooked, they each played a pioneering role in the development of their scientific discipline. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113729
ISBN
9780472113729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.10

Hardcover. Symmachus was a brilliant orator, writer, and statesman, often labeled as one of the last pagan senators. This book offers a reconstruction of the political career of Symmachus through an analysis of his writings, while also proposing a critical reevaluation of his historical importance. It is aimed at scholars and students of Late Antiquity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472115297
ISBN
9780472115297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.83

Hardcover. A comprehensive narrative account of the life and presidency of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472116041
ISBN
9780472116041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119103
ISBN
9780472119103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Hardcover. Offers the first complete biography in English of Epiphanius, lead bishop of Cyprus in the late fourth century CE and author of the Panarion , a massive encyclopaedia of heresies. Young Richard Kim studies the bishop as a historical person and a self-constructed persona, as mediated within the pages of the Panarion . Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBLA1; HRCC1; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119547
ISBN
9780472119547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.34

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGXA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414320106
ISBN
9781414320106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.25

Paperback. These letters, from a rural school teacher to the Montpelier "Green Mountain Freeman" provide a glimpse into the life of a private during the US Civil War. They chart Fisk's early enthusiasm for battle and later disillusionment. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606818
ISBN
9780700606818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.67

Paperback. Offers an understanding of George Washington and the history and government he helped to make. Phelps makes the case for the President's decisive importance to the development of American constitutional republicanism, emphasising the strength and coherence of his political philosophy. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; JPFM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606832
ISBN
9780700606832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Paperback. This is a review of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, encompassing the Civil War and offering an analysis of the man himself. The book was a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. It is designed to be of interest to both the general reader and the scholar. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607457
ISBN
9780700607457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

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