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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. 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
Knowing Who I Am: A Black Entrepreneur's Memoir of Struggle and Victor...
Middleton, Earl M., Barnes, Joy W.
Hardcover. Earl M Middleton (b 1919) has prospered in ways few African Americans have in the rural South. A World War II veteran, and as a owner of a successful business that cuts across racial lines and as a political leader in the cause of civil rights, Middleton has garnered hard-won recognition. This work tells his story. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037153
- ISBN
- 9781570037153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Hardcover. Features Civil War letters to and from Spartanburg, South Carolina, with details on the battlefront and home front. This title chronicles through correspondence the lives and concerns of prominent families in piedmont South Carolina during the late-antebellum and Civil War eras. Editor(s): Craig, Tom Moore. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BJ; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037986
- ISBN
- 9781570037986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Hardcover. John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574411966
- ISBN
- 9781574411966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.47
€ 60.47
Paperback. Presents the story of Vince Bell, Texas singer/songwriter. This book chronicles Vince Bell's life and near death on the road. It reveals what it means to live for one's art. Series: North Texas Lives of Musicians Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574412673
- ISBN
- 9781574412673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.32
€ 19.32
Hardcover. "Foreword: Wynton Marsalis."--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGC; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574413069
- ISBN
- 9781574413069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574414677
- ISBN
- 9781574414677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Series: North Texas Lives of Musician Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415759
- ISBN
- 9781574415759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.34
€ 23.99
€ 23.34
Hardcover. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574416176
- ISBN
- 9781574416176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Num Pages: 277 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578063987
- ISBN
- 9781578063987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. In this collection of interviews, Rober Aldrich (1918-1983) tells fascinating stories of making motion pictures with such film legends as Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and many, many more. Editor(s): Miller, Eugene L; Arnold, Edwin T. Num Pages: 277 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578066032
- ISBN
- 9781578066032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Gabriel. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578066988
- ISBN
- 9781578066988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Carl Conrad. Series: Literary Conversations. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- First Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067381
- ISBN
- 9781578067381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Hardcover. Katherine Anne Porter revealed only scant facts about her life, and often gave conflicting accounts. Here, the author finds that Porter's deceptions were a screen for deep personal turmoil, fuelled by multiple marriages, and babies lost to miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067770
- ISBN
- 9781578067770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
paperback. Milosz survived the Soviet invasion of his beloved Lithuania, escaped to Nazi-occupied Warsaw where he joined the Socialist resistance, then witnessed the Holocaust and the razing of the Warsaw Ghetto. After persecution and censorship triggered his defection in 1951, he found not relief but the anguish of solitude and obscurity. Editor(s): Haven, Cynthia L. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781578068296
- ISBN
- 9781578068296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. William Watson spent two years evading Union gunboats and dealing with the "sharpers" who fed off the misfortune of the Civil War. In 1892, using log books, personal papers, and business memoranda, he published this account of events. The result was a classic adventure tale. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441525
- ISBN
- 9781585441525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Tom Hargrove, communications director in Cali, Colombia, was forced at gunpoint into a vehicle and driven into the mountains by communist narco-terrorists who believed he was a valuable hostage. For almost a year, he was held by them. This work chronicles his spirited determination to hang onto life and faith amid nearly impossible circumstances. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446322
- ISBN
- 9781585446322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Faced with fascism, communism, and the 1956 Revolution, Csaba Teglas responded with ingenuity and hope. This memoir is the personal story of his youth, told from the point of view of a man with sons of his own. He found in America the freedom for which he had been searching, but he has raised his American sons to remain proud of their heritage. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446407
- ISBN
- 9781585446407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. A collection of interviews with the Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison that bring to the foreground her comments on American literature and society, the academy, and her own work. Editor(s): Denard, Carolyn C. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604730197
- ISBN
- 9781604730197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Looks at the life and time of Thomas Jefferson - through his lifelong passion for wine. This title discusses how Jefferson's tastes developed - from his student days to his retirement at Monticello - which wines and foods he preferred at different stages of his life, and how he became the greatest wine expert of the early American republic. Num Pages: 457 pages, 29 colour & 20 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604733709
- ISBN
- 9781604733709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.54
€ 30.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606351994
- ISBN
- 9781606351994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Julian W. Cummings began flying lightweight Piper Cubs as a young man and was recruited for the experimental and high-risk aerial reconnaissance unit of the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. In this memoir he chronicles his daring missions from first flights in the North African campaign through the end of the World War II. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606352670
- ISBN
- 9781606352670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Hardcover. Meticulously written, "The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg" tells the story of Guy M. Brandborg and his impact on the practices of the U.S. Forest Service. It articulates Brandborg s Progressive-era idealism and is based on extensive archival research in collections throughout the Rockies and the Northwest, including the Brandborg family papers." Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811015
- ISBN
- 9781607811015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67