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Biography: general
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691045474
- ISBN
- 9780691045474
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€ 166.51€ 125.02
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691045832
- ISBN
- 9780691045832
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€ 166.51€ 124.44
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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
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€ 166.51€ 123.83
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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
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€ 166.51€ 124.00
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047799
- ISBN
- 9780691047799
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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
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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
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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
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hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913445
- ISBN
- 9780813913445
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Hardback. Begins with the controversy over ratification of the Versailles Treaty as it enters its climactic stage. Wilson refuses the advice of supporters who beg him to accept Republican reservations in order to put the Treaty through the Senate, and he puts heavy pressure on those Democratic senators who want to consent to reservations. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Little, J. E. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 646 pages, 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047928
- ISBN
- 9780691047928
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Hardback. Opens on Christmas Eve, 1920, in the waning days of the Wilson administration. The end of the Wilson presidency evokes an outpouring of letters to Wilson and editorials in leading newspapers. As Wilson's health improves, he forms a law partnership with his former Secretary of State, Bainbridge Colby, and privately seeks political influence. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Little, J. E. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 684 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 43. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047997
- ISBN
- 9780691047997
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Paperback. Provides a perspective on Kennedy's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847922953
- ISBN
- 9781847922953
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€ 40.99€ 26.59
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Hardcover. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871820
- ISBN
- 9780226871820
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Hardback. This is the first biography of Abel-Smith. It takes a historical perspective to analyse the development of health and social welfare systems since the 1950s, exposing the critical impact of long-running debates on poverty and state responsibility, especially in Britain. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314844
- ISBN
- 9781447314844
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€ 55.38
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Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444764413
- ISBN
- 9781444764413
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€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. The extraordinary account of Margaret Thatcher's life up to her dramatic election as the first woman Prime Minister of England in 1979. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456628
- ISBN
- 9780007456628
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€ 26.99€ 18.05
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Paperback. Examines the life of Joseph P Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. This book tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 50. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143124078
- ISBN
- 9780143124078
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€ 14.99€ 11.65
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Hardback. From Pulitzer Prize winning poet Maxine Kumin, a timeless memoir of life, love, and poetry." Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 136. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393246339
- ISBN
- 9780393246339
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.90
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€ 22.90