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paperback. Details how the Corps of Discovery turned homeward in March 1806 from Fort Clatsop on the mouth of the Columbia River. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 383 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280144
ISBN
9780803280144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Covers the last leg of the party's route from the Cascades of the Columbia River to the Pacific Coast and their stay at Fort Clatsop. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 531 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280137
ISBN
9780803280137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Documents their travels from the Three Forks of the Missouri River in present-day Montana and their progress over the rugged Bitterroot Mountains, along the nearly impenetrable Lolo Trail, and to the Cascades of the Columbia River on today's Washington-Oregon border. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 415 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280120
ISBN
9780803280120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Consists of journals, primarily by Clark, which cover the expedition's route up the Missouri River to Fort Mandan in present-day North Dakota and its frigid winter encampment there. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280106
ISBN
9780803280106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Details how the two men and several recruits camped near the mouth of the Missouri River for five months of training, acquiring supplies and equipment, and gaining information from travellers about the trip upriver. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280090
ISBN
9780803280090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279964
ISBN
9780803279964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.66

paperback. Shows how baseball met literature. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278127
ISBN
9780803278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Describes with detail and humour the place the author calls home in the Bohemian Alps of southeastern Nebraska. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780803278110
ISBN
9780803278110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.53

Paperback. Tom Horn, a former Pinkerton detective, an expert hunter and dead shot, and is one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in the history of the Old West. Some radicals in the powerful Wyoming Stock Growers Association turned to the man. Cattle thieves were duly warned, blood was shed, and Tom Horn was implicated but never charged. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277670
ISBN
9780803277670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780803276086
ISBN
9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. During his six and a half decades in baseball, Eddie Robinson knew, played with or against, or worked for or with many of baseball's greats. The lively autobiography highlights a career that touched all aspects of the game from player to coach to front-office executive and scout. Num Pages: 296 pages, 43 photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803274112
ISBN
9780803274112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272873
ISBN
9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.69

Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272811
ISBN
9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272774
ISBN
9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270428
ISBN
9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Gems, Gerald R. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803266797
ISBN
9780803266797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardback. Series: Outdoor Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 photographs, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; BM; RN; WNGF; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803265233
ISBN
9780803265233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.71

Paperback. Contains the author's essays that are personal on the surface, and stresses upon what impresses her in really good literature. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803263314
ISBN
9780803263314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Paperback. Even as a pup, Davy Crockett 'always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger.' This book describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803263253
ISBN
9780803263253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

Hardback. Editor(s): French, Francis. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 184 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262836
ISBN
9780803262836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Paperback. For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But, the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history. This work offers an account of life and legend of this controversial figure. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262669
ISBN
9780803262669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261518
ISBN
9780803261518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. For roughnecks in search of trouble, Deadwood was the place to go. To reform the town's notorious habits, Federal Judge Granville G Bennett moved to Deadwood, and his young daughter, Estelline, grew up with the town. This book offers an account of its change from a congeries of horse thieves, and claim jumpers to a railroad town. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780803260658
ISBN
9780803260658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.70

Paperback. Presents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living in the not so wild but not yet tamed West. This title introduces some of the most charming characters in western literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 Illus., 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780803260306
ISBN
9780803260306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

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