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Biography: general
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.24
€ 49.99
€ 49.24
A Faithful Heart: The Journals of Emmala Reed, 1865 and 1866 (Women's ...
Oliver, Robert T., Reed, Emmala
Hardcover. Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end. Series: Women's Diaries & Letters of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035456
- ISBN
- 9781570035456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Hardcover. A summary and analysis of the Supreme Court's impact on American law and government during the tenureship of Warren Burger. Earl M. Maltz contends that in many areas of constitutional law the Burger Court produced the most liberal jurisprudence in history. Series: Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570033353
- ISBN
- 9781570033353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Hardcover. This is a chronicle of South Carolina describing in human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State. Recounting the period from the first Spanish exploration to the end of the Civil War, the author charts South Carolina's rising national and international importance. Num Pages: 760 pages, 52 colour photographs, 137 halftones, 39 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570032554
- ISBN
- 9781570032554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.74
€ 51.74
Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570030475
- ISBN
- 9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. The story of nineteenth-century America's most prominent woman sculptor Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498396
- ISBN
- 9781558498396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.02
€ 37.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498020
- ISBN
- 9781558498020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Points out that Senda Berenson's (1868-1954) pioneering role in the history of women's athletics was more a matter of accident than destiny. Senda Berenson and her brother, Bernard Berenson wrote frequently to each other over the course of their lives. Drawing on their correspondence, this book creates portrait of this remarkable American woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495685
- ISBN
- 9781558495685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.02
€ 37.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. The man widely believed to have been the model for Alden Pyle in Graham Greene's The Quiet American, Edward G. Lansdale (1908-1987) was a Cold War celebrity. This biography reexamines Lansdale's role as an agent of American Cold War foreign policy and takes into account both his actual activities and the myths that grew to surround him. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494640
- ISBN
- 9781558494640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. This volume combines interviews and photographs to document the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered parents and their children. All of the family members speak candidly about their lives, their relationships and how they have dealt with the pressures of homophobia. Editor(s): Gillespie, Peggy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 56 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491618
- ISBN
- 9781558491618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
paperback. Editor(s): Polivanov, Konstantin; Beriozkina, Patricia. Num Pages: 281 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557283092
- ISBN
- 9781557283092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
hardcover. Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era. This new study, the first book-length appreciation, identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand. Series: Hollywood Legends Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, filmography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781496806321
- ISBN
- 9781496806321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.54
€ 30.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. This biography brings William Pitt Ballinger to life as one of the most compleat men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, educational reformer, and bibliophile. Series: Barker Texas History Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111994
- ISBN
- 9780876111994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Hardcover. A biography of a highly unconventional woman. Jane McManus Storm Cazneau was often at the centre of a controversy, whether it was as Aaron Burr's mistress, behind enemy lines in the Mexican War, filibustering for Cuba or Nicaragua, or urging free blacks to emigrate to the Dominican Republic. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111796
- ISBN
- 9780876111796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111611
- ISBN
- 9780876111611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655963
- ISBN
- 9780875655963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95
Hardcover. A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGA; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655673
- ISBN
- 9780875655673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Major Moments: Life-Changing Lessons of Business Leaders from the Neel...
Quinn, Rix, Erekson, O. Homer
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGB; KJB; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654881
- ISBN
- 9780875654881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.86
€ 57.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654256
- ISBN
- 9780875654256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.99
€ 32.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless. He never saw her again. This book offers an unsentimental look at Bechan's life in the child welfare system of Depression-era Oklahoma. Num Pages: 246 pages, 19 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BGA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654034
- ISBN
- 9780875654034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.51
€ 21.99
€ 21.51