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Paperback. This pictorial autobiography of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald documents two lives that have become legendary. The book draws almost entirely from the scrapbooks and photograph albums that the Fitzgeralds scrupulously kept as their personal record. Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Emily Brown Jefferies Professor of English, University of South Carolina, USA); Smith, Scottie Fitzgerald; Kerr, Joan P. Num Pages: 264 pages, 524 halftones and 587 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570035296
ISBN
9781570035296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

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

€ 45.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Over the course of the past century the struggle against racism took many forms, from petitions and lawsuits to sit-ins and marches. This book records the testimony of eleven scholar-activists who challenged prevailing racial beliefs and practices while engaging in resistance and reform. Editor(s): Bowser, Benjamin P.; Kushnick, Louis; Grant, Paul. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; BG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558494749
ISBN
9781558494749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Granqist's account of his wartime experiences adds another important chapter to the story of Australian World War II POWs while showcasing the spirit, humour, persistence, and ingenuity of an Aussie Digger. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG; BM; HBJM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Big Sky Publishing Australia
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980658224
ISBN
9780980658224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Hardcover. A collection of articulate and perceptive letters and diary entries written by reporter William H. McDougall Jr. that offer an intimate, personal narrative of conditions in wartime East Asia. Editor(s): Topping, Gary. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874808919
ISBN
9780874808919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. When an artist dies we face two great losses: the person and the work he did not live to do. This book is a moving collaboration by some of America's most eloquent writers, who supply wry, raging, sorrowful, and buoyant accounts of artist friends and lovers struck down by AIDS. Editor(s): White, Edmund. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299170745
ISBN
9780299170745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Meine, Curt D.; Knight, Richard L. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299165543
ISBN
9780299165543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Hardcover. Collected interviews with the director of such films as "Brokeback Mountain"; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"; and "Life of Pi" Editor(s): Fuller, Author Karla Rae. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628462142
ISBN
9781628462142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.95
€ 113.58

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617037818
ISBN
9781617037818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.95
€ 113.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617036224
ISBN
9781617036224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Paperback. These 15 essays examine the lives of important but relatively little-known Native Americans. They explore the complexities of Indian-white relations from the 17th to the early 19th century, from Maine to the Ohio Valley. Figures such as Shickellamy, Awashunkes and Molly Ockett are highlighted. Editor(s): Grumet, Robert Stephen. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490017
ISBN
9781558490017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.49

Hardcover. Presenting a collection of letters by women writers, this book explores the act and art of writing from diverse perspectives and experiences. The letters illuminate such issues as authorship, aesthetics, collaboration, inspiration, and authorial intent; and also initiate discussions on race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and gender. Editor(s): Cognard-Black, Jennifer; Walls, Elizabeth Macleod. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877459644
ISBN
9780877459644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.62

Paperback. Series: Reformation Texts with Translation. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874627091
ISBN
9780874627091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.40

Hardcover. Popular western writer Zane Grey was a literary celebrity during his lifetime. But he did not create this enterprise alone. His wife, Dolly, guided and managed Grey's career. Their letters reveal the true nature of an unorthodox couple and the complex partnership between a hugely successful writer and the woman who managed his career. Editor(s): Kant, Candace C. Num Pages: 472 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177497
ISBN
9780874177497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neal, John C; Mostefai, Professor Ourida. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Modern Language Assn of Amer
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873529112
ISBN
9780873529112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.62

Hardcover. Contains letters from politician Salmon P Chase to his daughters, from his daughters to him and to each other - that span from when Kate, his older daughter, was a young child and Nettie not yet born to their father's death in 1873. This title provides insights into the personal lives and private thoughts of a prominent political family. Editor(s): McClure, James P.; Lamphier, Peg A.; Kreger, Erika M. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389884
ISBN
9780873389884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.35
€ 79.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865549081
ISBN
9780865549081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beaglehole, Tim. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1MBN; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864739025
ISBN
9780864739025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Bryant, Earle V. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826220929
ISBN
9780826220929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.02
€ 46.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Series: Mark Twain & His Circle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826220462
ISBN
9780826220462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.02
€ 46.80

Hardcover. Reveals a writer who is decidedly less static than the iconic portrait that dominates popular culture and offers a corrective to the dominant perspective of Mark Twain as the nostalgic voice of America's rural past, presenting Twain as a citizen of modernity and a visionary of a global and cosmopolitan future. Editor(s): Ryan, Ann M.; McCullough, Joseph B. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218278
ISBN
9780826218278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.01
€ 52.89

Hardcover. Looking at the Civil War from the perspective of a government insider, this work sheds light on such topics as military strategy, foreign relations, taxes, and conflicts between state officials and the Confederate government. It is intended for scholars of the Civil War era. Editor(s): Jewett, Clayton E. Series: Shades of Blue and Gray. Num Pages: 312 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826216854
ISBN
9780826216854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55
€ 58.02

Hardcover. Presents for the first time the collected correspondence between literary giant Ernest Hemingway and his young friend and informal agent A E Hotchner. Spanning the final quarter of Hemingway's life from 1948 to 1961, the book includes more than 160 letters, cables, and cards between these two close friends. Editor(s): DeFazio, Albert J., III. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826216052
ISBN
9780826216052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.73
€ 57.01

Hardcover. This book completes and complements the first volume of the letters and life of James Dickey. Picking up where the previous volume left off, it chronicles Dickey's career from the success of his novel "Deliverance" in 1970 until his death in 1997. Editor(s): Ness, Gordon Van. Num Pages: 592 pages, 13 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826215727
ISBN
9780826215727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.35
€ 79.36

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