Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Informed by newly available diaries and correspondence, here is the first comprehensive biographical and critical study of this enigmatic writer whose tragic suicide at the age of thirty-one served to plunge her fascinating body of work into obscurity. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708324400
- ISBN
- 9780708324400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.21
€ 16.21
Paperback. The inventor of the equals sign (=), Robert Recorde (1510?-1558) was the first English-writing mathematics educator: this book celebrates his work Editor(s): Roberts, Gareth; Smith, Fenny. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708326824
- ISBN
- 9780708326824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.45
€ 34.45
Paperback. Presents an illustrated oral biography created from recorded interviews by Dorothy Harley Eber in 1970. This title is about Pitseolak Ashoona who makes what Inuit call "the old way" come alive, reflecting on life on the land, its pleasure and trials. Her story later became an NFB animated documentary. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773525726
- ISBN
- 9780773525726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.85
€ 34.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Selected as a Best Book of the Year by The Economist Num Pages: 624 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BGB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773537750
- ISBN
- 9780773537750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.66
€ 31.66
Paperback. Restless, dynamic, conflicted, a surgeon, an artist, and a writer, Norman Bethune was an extraordinary Canadian. Brilliant, yet erratic, Bethune's life was characterized by cycles of achievement and self-destruction and his adventurous spirit led him from the operating rooms of Montreal to the battlegrounds of Spain and China. Num Pages: 496 pages, 77 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 247 x 31. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773540811
- ISBN
- 9780773540811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Paperback. An introduction to Estonia's internationally best-known writer and intellectual. Editor(s): Salumets, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2FCD; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773543720
- ISBN
- 9780773543720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807115954
- ISBN
- 9780807115954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.45
€ 85.45
Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807116036
- ISBN
- 9780807116036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61€ 61.92
€ 67.61
€ 61.92
Paperback. This is the second and final volume of the Wickwires' definitive biography of Cornwallis. It details Cornwallis's work in India, his contributions in Britain as master general of ordnance, his tenure as lord lieutenant and commander in chief in Ireland, and his diplomacy in negotiating the peace of Amiens. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FK; BGH; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807836897
- ISBN
- 9780807836897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 63.94
€ 69.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Governor and the Rebel: A History of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia Series: UNC Press Enduring Edition. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807840153
- ISBN
- 9780807840153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.22€ 53.76
€ 58.22
€ 53.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807841488
- ISBN
- 9780807841488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.67
€ 50.06
€ 46.67
Paperback. Despite the Supreme Court declaration of 1954, that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, many white southern clergy continued to defend segregation. This text offers a collective biography of several southern white religious leaders who did join the protest movement. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HRA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846469
- ISBN
- 9780807846469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.80
€ 50.06
€ 46.80
Paperback. In this work, first published in 1936, the authors follow Longstreet from his leading role in the military history of the Confederacy through his controversial postwar career and eventual status as an outcast in southern society. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847992
- ISBN
- 9780807847992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.59
€ 48.99
€ 40.59
Paperback. This biography looks at the life and career of Alexander "Sandie" Swift Pendleton, a high-spirited and intelligent Confederate staff officerfrom Virginia who, at the age of 22, won the confidence, admiration and affection of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848753
- ISBN
- 9780807848753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. This biography tells the story of controversial black activist, Robert F. Williams (1925-1996). President of the Monroe NAACP, Williams organized armed resistance to KKK terrorists, challenging not only white supremacists but also the civil rights establishment. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807849231
- ISBN
- 9780807849231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. Based on research from over 1200 wartime letters and diaries written by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this text offers a social history of Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 illustrations, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854143
- ISBN
- 9780807854143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.67
€ 50.06
€ 46.67
Paperback. Originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner's biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimke explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women's rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. Num Pages: 392 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BG; HBTS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855669
- ISBN
- 9780807855669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.73€ 50.73
€ 54.73
€ 50.73
Paperback. General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months, Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate. This title examines Ewell's life before and after the Civil War, offering a portrait of one of the South's most important leaders. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 680 pages, 48 illustrations, 22 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858172
- ISBN
- 9780807858172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. In 1942, Pauli Murray, a young black woman from North Carolina studying law at Howard University, visited a constitutional law class taught by Caroline Ware, one of the nation's leading historians. A friendship and a correspondence began, lasting until Murray's death in 1985. This title explores the cross-race friendship of two feminist activists. Editor(s): Scott, Anne Firor. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 210 pages, 9 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859285
- ISBN
- 9780807859285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Born into slavery in North Carolina around 1786, Moses Grandy was bequeathed to his young playmate, his original owner's son, when they were both eight years old. Hired out until he was twenty-one, Grandy describes each of his temporary masters--some cruel and some kind. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807869512
- ISBN
- 9780807869512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.35
€ 23.99
€ 21.35