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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 400 photos. BIC Classification: AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905223919
- ISBN
- 9780905223919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.10
€ 26.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. A memoir of home, nature, and change in the American West, Light in the Trees makes cultural and environmental topics personal through a narrator's travels between past and present, rural and urban. Growing up on a mountain foothill in western Washington, Gail Folkins offers a small-town viewpoint of the Pacific Northwest. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; RN; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729520
- ISBN
- 9780896729520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.97
€ 26.99
€ 23.97
Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729247
- ISBN
- 9780896729247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.79
€ 41.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729100
- ISBN
- 9780896729100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.04
€ 43.99
€ 40.04
Paperback. "Thirty essays on land and life in the American West; poetic prose describing the author's experiences as a wife, mother, cook, ranch hand, and writer living the cowboy life"--Provided by publisher. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728875
- ISBN
- 9780896728875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.40
€ 23.99
€ 21.40
The Tailors of Tomaszow: A Memoir of Polish Jews (Modern Jewish Histor...
Margulies Chernoff, Rena, Chernoff, Allan
Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BK; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728790
- ISBN
- 9780896728790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Before playwright Charles Gordone (19251995) became a Texan, he became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for "No Place to Be Somebody", in 1970. This title covers the years prior to this geographical and psychological journey, the childhood and youth that deeply informed Gordones pilgrimage. Num Pages: 245 pages, 35 B/W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726352
- ISBN
- 9780896726352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.03
€ 32.99
€ 30.03
Hardcover. Examining Raymond Yellow Thunders death at the hands of four white men in 1972, this title looks deep into the past that gave rise to the tragedy. It recounts the largely forgotten struggles of American Indian Movement activist Bob Yellow Bird and tells the story of Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the controversial border hamlet. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, 15 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726345
- ISBN
- 9780896726345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.25
€ 32.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 218 pages, 31 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726277
- ISBN
- 9780896726277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.56
€ 23.99
€ 22.56
Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725881
- ISBN
- 9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.91
€ 23.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. The author was for several years a close friend of O Henry (William Sydney Porter). This title describes the horrors of prison life and also tells how he, O Henry, and their friends managed to cope. Series: Double Mountain Books Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724808
- ISBN
- 9780896724808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.89
€ 20.89
Paperback. A badman is not necessarily a bad man, but he is not a man to mess with. A bad woman might be a criminal too, or she might just be one who didn't conform to accepted notions of womanly conduct in her time and place. This tells the stories about Texas outlaws. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724204
- ISBN
- 9780896724204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.03
€ 21.99
€ 21.03
Hardcover. Illuminates the Laozi (Lao-tzu) story and its force in shaping traditional Chinese religion Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 406 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641284
- ISBN
- 9780892641284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Hardcover. Throughout his long and remarkable lifetime, David E Finley (1890-1977) made brilliant contributions to the cultural life of this country. This book aims to revitalize Finley's legacy, presenting the story of his life and incorporating excerpts from private journals. It is of interest to scholars and students of history and art. Num Pages: 400 pages, approx. 33 colour illustrations & 88 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891333982
- ISBN
- 9780891333982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42
Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806907
- ISBN
- 9780875806907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804798
- ISBN
- 9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Hardcover. Focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during some of the most turbulent times in American and world history. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1311.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874808223
- ISBN
- 9780874808223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 417 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874804409
- ISBN
- 9780874804409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Dominique was sixteen when he left the French Pyrenees for America. He became a sheepherder in the Nevada desert. Like all his fellow Basque immigrants, he dreamed of someday returning to the land of his beginnings. Most Basques never made the journey back, but Dominique did return for a visit with family. This work tells the story of that trip. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 50th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177060
- ISBN
- 9780874177060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Deals with the author's life in a rural community on Cape Cod, addressing such subjects as the annual herring spawn, resident and migratory birds, wildlife, his neighbors, and the complex rhythms of life in this region of plunging winds and vast seas. This work explores the literary and environmental influences that shaped his interest in nature. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGTA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176926
- ISBN
- 9780874176926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870716980
- ISBN
- 9780870716980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870716294
- ISBN
- 9780870716294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Since German unification, East Germany has entered a period of rapid change. In this collection of interviews, 18 East German women describe the adjustments they have made and express the excitement, chaos and frustration of this transitional period. Editor(s): Dodds, Dinah; Allen-Thompson, Pam. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239335
- ISBN
- 9780870239335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. This is the autobiography and jounal of Thomas Shepard, Puritan writer, minister at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leading architect of New England's church way. The autobiography is printed here in full and there is a portion of the journal. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- revised and expanded edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239151
- ISBN
- 9780870239151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.24
€ 37.99
€ 33.24