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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Paperback. The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony. It comprises 12 essays - each a lesson taught to the living by the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099767312
ISBN
9780099767312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.75

Paperback. Hankins brings together the many aspects of Hamilton's life and work-from his significant contributions to mathematics, optics, and mechanics to his passion for metaphysics, poetry, and politics-fully portraying the brilliant man whose faith and idealism guided him in everything he did. Num Pages: 500 pages, 48, 20 black & white halftones, 28 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869730
ISBN
9780801869730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover in Washington's Lafayette Square, just across from the White House. This title tells the story of that killing and its repercussions. It recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002517
ISBN
9780099285991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Drawing on Joseph A Schumpeter's writings, including many intimate diaries and letters, this biography paints the portrait of this magnetic figure who aspired to become one of the world's greatest economist, lover, and horseman - and admitted to failure only with the horses. Num Pages: 736 pages, 68 halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034815
ISBN
9780674034815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666. A New Career in a New Town. 320 pages, col. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AV; BG. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight: 650.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906002084
ISBN
9781906002084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.70

Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219012
ISBN
9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

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

€ 168.79
€ 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

€ 168.79
€ 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

€ 168.79
€ 126.82

Hardback. Documents Edmond Charles Genet's challenges to American neutrality and Jefferson's diplomatic and political responses. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 650 pages, 2 halftones 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047782
ISBN
9780691047782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 125.73

Hardback. Reveals Washington and Jefferson in the closest relationship of their official careers. This volume shows Jefferson's concern over the growing discontent in the South and West over fiscal and other policies of the national government, his resistance to interested promotion of consular appointments in business circles, and more. Editor(s): Boyd, Julian P. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 682 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
682
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691045832
ISBN
9780691045832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 125.73

Hardback. Discusses the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to determine the future course of the new American nation. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047775
ISBN
9780691047775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 127.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 870 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
870
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629506
ISBN
9780691629506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 367.29
€ 269.86

Hardback. Collects the 526 documents of Thomas Jefferson that run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814, the period during which Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Patrick Henry scholar; records his largely positive impressions of George Washington; and, updates a reading list for law students. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 10 duotones. 11 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149752
ISBN
9780691149752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.19

Hardback. Aims to bring to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 856 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047799
ISBN
9780691047799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.61

Hardback. Deals with an unusually active, dramatic period during Thomas Jefferson's tenure as Secretary of State. Editor(s): Cullen, Charles T.; Boyd, Julian Parks. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 301 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
723
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047393
ISBN
9780691047393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 125.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Boyd, Julian P. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 760 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691045337
ISBN
9780691045337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Cullen, Charles T. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 560 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047287
ISBN
9780691047287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.61

Hardback. Brings Jefferson into retirement after his tenure as Secretary of State and returns him to private life at Monticello. He professes his desire to be free of public responsibilities and live the life of a farmer, spending his time tending to his estates. This volume also covers his friends, especially James Madison, with whom he exchanges letters. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 688 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047805
ISBN
9780691047805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 125.73

Hardback. Documents Edmond Charles Genet's dramatic challenges to American neutrality and Jefferson's diplomatic and political responses. Editor(s): Boyd, Julian P. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 800 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
792
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691046860
ISBN
9780691046860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 125.73

Hardback. Opens on 4 March 1802, the first anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the nation's third president, and closes on 30 June. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 6 duotones. 2 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150017
ISBN
9780691150017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.61

Hardback. The description for this book, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 21: Index, Vols. 1-20, will be forthcoming. Editor(s): Boyd, Julian P. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691046877
ISBN
9780691046877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.79
€ 126.06

Hardback. This is the first detailed study account of the life and career of Chaumont whose chief claim to fame was the fact that from 1777 to 1785 Benjamin Franklin lived in his home in the Parisian suburb of Passy. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810502
ISBN
9781571810502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.74

Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187458
ISBN
9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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