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Hardcover. Offers an insider's look at the justice system, taking readers from the scene of the crime to the courtroom, exploring the worlds of judges, attorneys, police officers, and criminals. In cases ranging from indecent exposure to conspiracy to commit murder, this work considers the fine line between pornography and obscenity. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217172
- ISBN
- 9780826217172
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Condition: New
€ 57.06€ 52.89
€ 57.06
€ 52.89
Hardcover. When Martin Hogan began training on a vacant lot to be a soldier, he had no idea that he was about to become part of one of the most famed fighting units of World War I. This book records his recollections of the 165th Infantry in World War I, a regiment in the famed Rainbow Division. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJK; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217103
- ISBN
- 9780826217103
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216854
- ISBN
- 9780826216854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61€ 58.02
€ 67.61
€ 58.02
Hardcover. Shows that Truman wished to get along with the Soviets and was often bewildered by their actions. The author interprets policies such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and support for NATO as prudent responses to perceived threats and credits the Truman administration for the ways in which it dealt with unprecedented problems. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216533
- ISBN
- 9780826216533
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
Paperback. Against the backdrop of America in the Vietnam era, amid tales of domestic nerve-gas stockpiling, suburban wife-swapping, murder, and suicide, the author looks at Sephardic history and culture. She tells a story of growing up in Denver during the 1960s. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; BGA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216465
- ISBN
- 9780826216465
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Why should a particular game, played with a round ball by twenty-year-olds in short pants often hundreds of miles away, mean so much to me, since I seem to have so little to gain or lose by its outcome?" The author seeks the answer to this question by delving into the particulars of his own experience. Series: Sports and American Culture Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; BGA; HBTB; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216434
- ISBN
- 9780826216434
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. Offers a perspective on an often-violent era that witnessed the gradual dismantling of segregation. This book depicts the struggles of Karl E Lutze's own denomination to overcome its earlier accommodation of racism. It captures the real-life education of a prominent clergyman during a critical period in American life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216328
- ISBN
- 9780826216328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.80
€ 50.06
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Presents a memoir that recounts the life of the mind. From childhood in 1920s Nashville to the halls of Vanderbilt University, the author recalls key episodes in his life. He offers observations about depression and war, southern renascence, and civil rights. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216311
- ISBN
- 9780826216311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
Jessie Benton Fremont: Missouri's Trailblazer (Missouri Heritage Reade...
Stone, Ilene, Grenz, Suzanna M.
Paperback. Jessie Benton Fremont who was raised more like a son by her father Thomas Hart Benton (one of Missouri's first two senators), married army explorer John Charles Fremont against her parents' wishes. Although she lived her ambitions largely through her husband's career, she made a name for herself as a writer and a firm opponent of slavery. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 43 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216281
- ISBN
- 9780826216281
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.40
€ 23.99
€ 21.40
Hardcover. Examines four sometimes maligned, sometimes misunderstood presidents: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Harry S Truman. The author also incorporates comments on Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as well as key figures in each president's administration. The personal styles of each president has also been emphasized. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216236
- ISBN
- 9780826216236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.80
€ 50.06
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Provides a look at the life and career of Joseph Pulitzer III, using correspondence, records and interviews with more than seventy individuals who knew and/or worked with Pulitzer. This will be of interest to scholars of journalism and media history, American history, as well as those interested in the tribulations of family businesses. Series: Missouri Biography S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216076
- ISBN
- 9780826216076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 57.01
€ 61.78
€ 57.01
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216052
- ISBN
- 9780826216052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 57.01
€ 61.78
€ 57.01
Paperback. Lucy Ferriss's memoirs blends regional history, national history, and her personal history to create a narrative that follows two time lines. One is the story of her attending an exclusive ball. The other takes place thirty years later as she returns to St Louis to track down some of ACTION's - a militant civil rights group - principal activists. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216014
- ISBN
- 9780826216014
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Michener Award-winning author Laurie Alberts' memoir provides a glimpse into the lives of ordinary Russians during the last years of the Soviet empire, while also portraying the difficulties of American/Soviet relations on the most personal of levels - the ways in which Cold War politics warped human connections. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215987
- ISBN
- 9780826215987
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215727
- ISBN
- 9780826215727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.42€ 79.36
€ 87.42
€ 79.36
Hardcover. Spanning some 54 years, this is a look at the journals that William Barclay Napton (1808-1883), an editor, Missouri lawyer, and state Supreme Court judge, kept from his time as a student at Princeton to his death in Missouri. Editor(s): Phillips, Christopher; Pendleton, Jason L. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1161.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215710
- ISBN
- 9780826215710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.77€ 69.20
€ 75.77
€ 69.20
Hardcover. In 1911, when Bradley Hogg began his major-league pitching career for the National League's Boston Rustlers, baseball was a different game. Clyde Hogg details the life of baseball's everyman, including excerpts from newspapers throughout the country to bring to life the times in which Bradley Hogg played. Series: Sports and American Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215697
- ISBN
- 9780826215697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.06€ 52.89
€ 57.06
€ 52.89
Hardcover. "Gorgeous George" Sisler, a left-handed first baseman, has faded from baseball's collective consciousness. Rick Huhn presents the story of one of baseball's least appreciated players and studies why his status became so diminished. Series: Sports and American Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 illustrations, index, bibliography, tables. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215550
- ISBN
- 9780826215550
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
Hardcover. Confronts what is considered the biggest issue of Truman historiography: the historical significance of Harry S. Truman's presidency. Exploring the subject from the point of view of Truman's Farewell Address of January 15, 1953, the book describes the preparation of the address itself and the negative view of his presidency that prevailed. Editor(s): Kirkendall, Richard S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 82 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215529
- ISBN
- 9780826215529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a statesman and lawyer who embodied the golden age of oratory in America; mastering each of the major genres of public speaking of the time. This study examines Webster's career and how his great speeches and created a "civil religion" that moved citizens to true romantic patriotism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215420
- ISBN
- 9780826215420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Constance B. Schulz and Elizabeth Hayes Turner collect the stories of the women who helped to found and lead the Southern Association for Women Historians during its first twenty years. These women give evidence, in strong and effective language, of the experiences that shaped their entree into the profession. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B.; Turner, Elizabeth Hayes. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; BG; HBAH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215413
- ISBN
- 9780826215413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Paperback. This is an overview and summary of the role W.E.B. Du Bois played in the struggle for equal rights for African Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in America. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215192
- ISBN
- 9780826215192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. "Don't Let Fire Go Out!" is an intimate and revealing memoir of an extraordinary woman who overcame great tragedy to become the first woman from Missouri to serve as a United States senator. Resilient, intelligent, and charming, Jean Carnahan will inspire all who read her remarkable story. Num Pages: 280 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215130
- ISBN
- 9780826215130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardcover. In 1947 John Hope Franklin, then a professor of history at North Caroline College for Negroes, wrote "From Slavery to Freedom". This volume focuses on this esteemed scholar's academic achievements, his humanitarian contributions and his extraordinary legacy Editor(s): Jarrett, Beverly (Director and Editor-in-Chief, University of Missouri Press, USA). Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBAH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215048
- ISBN
- 9780826215048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63