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Biography
Hardback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215287
- ISBN
- 9780823215287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.73
€ 111.73
hardcover. This a portrait of Gilbert Stuart, painter of George Washington and other founding fathers, who once shied away from a self-portrait he had begun to please his bride. Flexner presents a portrait the artist could not face, constructed as he would have constructed it, frank, without flattery. Num Pages: 195 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216123
- ISBN
- 9780823216123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Hardback. This autobiography provides an insight into the life of James Thomas Flexner, a writer of biographies and studies of many well-known individuals, and details the influences of such friends as Bernard Berenson, Edward Hopper and Harry Hopkins. Num Pages: 510 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1027.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216604
- ISBN
- 9780823216604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.23
€ 112.23
Hardback. This biography of William Wordsworth attempts to tell the story of his life through a rigourous reading of key and representative works of the poet. Its reading of the poems, in tune with current theoretical practice, offers a sense of the continuities in Wordsworth's life. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 26. Weight in Grams: 627.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217151
- ISBN
- 9780823217151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.76
€ 109.76
Hardback. The Man Who Rode the Tiger is the dramatic story of the biggest investigation of political corruption in American municipal history. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217212
- ISBN
- 9780823217212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.43
€ 110.43
Hardback. Westervelt's words, not intended for the history books but for the education of his young son, present an authentic and humble vision of military life and of the North's struggle in the civil war. It offers a "truer, if not beautiful" picture of war. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217243
- ISBN
- 9780823217243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217892
- ISBN
- 9780823217892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.32
€ 117.32
Hardback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218127
- ISBN
- 9780823218127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.27
€ 104.27
hardcover. This volume collects together battlefront letters composed by Dunn Browne (the pseudonym of Captain Samuel Wheelock Fiske of the 14th Connecticut regiment) during the American Civil War. Fiske was both a fighting infantryman and an experienced newspaper correspondent. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218332
- ISBN
- 9780823218332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.38
€ 103.38
Hardback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218905
- ISBN
- 9780823218905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.18
€ 110.18
Hardback. The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry.. and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219070
- ISBN
- 9780823219070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.82
€ 120.82
Hardback. Originally published in Germany in 1997, Herbert A. Strauss In The Eye of The Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943, A Memoir is not merely a memoir, or biography, but rather a description of a life embedded in the history of the Jewish community. It is the story of Jewish life, both pre-Nazi Germany and during Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 26. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219162
- ISBN
- 9780823219162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.69
€ 53.69
Hardback. Originally published in Germany in 1997, Lotte Strauss's Over the Green Hill: Personal Memoir, Germany 1913-43, was begun in 1975 as a letter to her daughter. It took twenty years to write the complete story, and by then, was no longer a letter, but a book. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219193
- ISBN
- 9780823219193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Hardback. This text looks at the life of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the reconstruction era. It looks at his life in the army, and his work with the Freedman's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist newly freed slaves. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219377
- ISBN
- 9780823219377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.26
€ 103.26
Hardback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219872
- ISBN
- 9780823219872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.43
€ 109.43
Hardback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219933
- ISBN
- 9780823219933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.00
€ 87.00
hardcover. A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The battle was the first real test of land combat between the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220076
- ISBN
- 9780823220076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.96
€ 100.96
hardcover. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. is an absorbing and readable biography of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices since World War II. Num Pages: 690 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221097
- ISBN
- 9780823221097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.70
€ 123.70
hardcover. This collection features profiles and vignettes about figures like Jeanine and Alan Pirro, Archbishop Edward Egan and George W. Bush as well as a tribute to former US governor Malcom Wilson. It also incorporates transcripts of the author's TV programme interviews. Series: Communications & media studies. Num Pages: 637 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221424
- ISBN
- 9780823221424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.28
€ 47.28
Hardback. This text is the complete life story of one of the most controversial yet least well known generals on either side during the Civil War. The number one graduate of the West Point class of 1843, William Buel Franklin served in the US Army's Corps of Topographical Engineers. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 30. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221486
- ISBN
- 9780823221486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.96
€ 109.96
Hardback. Each November, Lincoln and Civil War enthusiasts mark the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address by gathering together for the annual Lincoln forum. This is a selection of the Lincoln Forum lectures which offer re-examinations of Lincoln as military leader, communicator, family man and icon. Editor(s): Simon, John Y. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222148
- ISBN
- 9780823222148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.89
€ 98.89
Hardback. This anthology of selected writings of the late Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum underscores his contributions in the areas of civil and human rights, international affairs and - above all - the development of Jewish-Christian understanding and mutual respect. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222308
- ISBN
- 9780823222308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.74
€ 77.74
Hardback. This is the memoir of James F. Gill. A senior partner at a New York City law firm, Gill has quietly made his mark in the rarefied worlds of business and politics while distinguishing himself as a determined and idealistic advocate of the public interest. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222360
- ISBN
- 9780823222360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.93
€ 40.99
€ 32.93
Hardback. "A marvelous story.. will be consulted as long as World War II and the Spanish Civil War are studied.. Cane is a very good writer." Frank F. Mathias, author of The GI Generation: A Memoir Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 268 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222513
- ISBN
- 9780823222513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.97
€ 54.97