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Paperback. A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532879
- ISBN
- 9781557532879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.17
€ 16.17
Hardcover. William Carol Latta became the driving force behind Purdue's world-famous School of Agriculture and initiated extension services that have lasted for more than a century. In 1890, he laid out the first permanent soil fertility field experiments, inaugurating a system of research considered one of the best in the country at that time. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JNMN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533951
- ISBN
- 9781557533951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.06
€ 31.06
Hardcover. Paul Harris Stores brought fashion, comfort, style, and functionality to millions of women in the Midwest. The business cycle of Paul Harris Stores provides a glimpse into the inner workings of specialty retail. This is the story of dreams and individual accomplishments. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGB; KNPR; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534262
- ISBN
- 9781557534262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.21
€ 30.99
€ 27.21
Hardcover. Describes Purdue's travels to diverse places where she lived in order to learn about the mysterious relative known in her family as Uncle. This book examines her beginning among illiterate, immigrant, Pennsylvania mountain-hollow folks. It describes the destitute family's journey into Ohio and her ascent from local entrepreneur to national figure. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- Limited Ed (150)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534576
- ISBN
- 9781557534576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.85€ 79.00
€ 89.85
€ 79.00
Paperback. Reveals the real heart and soul of the eldest Henry Wallace in his open letters to America's farm families and their children. This work features homespun tails that show that Wallace never lost sight of his roots even as he hobnobbed with US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson, and anchored the prestigious Country Life Commission. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534934
- ISBN
- 9781557534934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.91
€ 19.99
€ 19.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536587
- ISBN
- 9781557536587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.37
€ 25.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AGZ; B; TBDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537072
- ISBN
- 9781557537072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.02
€ 19.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. The letters featured in this book were sent by Corporal James Henry Gooding, a member of Company C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. They were sent to the New Bedford (Massachusetts) "Mercury" and published. He was described as a "truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier". Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492028
- ISBN
- 9781558492028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.47
€ 35.47
The Correspondence of John Tyndall. The Correspondence, September 1843...
. Ed(S): Baldwin, Melinda; Browne, Janet
Hardback. Editor(s): Baldwin, Melinda; Browne, Janet. Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall. Num Pages: 444 pages, 4 b&w Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; BJ; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944713
- ISBN
- 9780822944713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.62
€ 143.62
Paperback. As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; BTM; HBG; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887198
- ISBN
- 9781574887198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.28
€ 21.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. Series: Focus on the Family Books. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589974340
- ISBN
- 9781589974340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 16.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589975354
- ISBN
- 9781589975354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. Originally published in 1976 as Anne the Word, this is a popular biography of colorful and controversial Shaker founder Ann Lee Num Pages: 205 pages, 6 illus. Map. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874515275
- ISBN
- 9780874515275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.96
€ 25.99
€ 20.96
Hardcover. For many Americans, the colonial heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. Yet while Washington's leadership, Franklin's writings, and Revere's ride captivate us, the influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of early Americans is regrettably unknown. This title tells the story of this forgotten founder. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTV; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583917
- ISBN
- 9781602583917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.12
€ 48.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Mayo, Bernard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813903101
- ISBN
- 9780813903101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813908038
- ISBN
- 9780813908038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813910932
- ISBN
- 9780813910932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.89
€ 124.89
hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912363
- ISBN
- 9780813912363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.57
€ 124.57
hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913445
- ISBN
- 9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.50
€ 113.50
Hardback. First in an eight-volume edition of Washington's papers in the Confederation period. The series begins on January 1 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon, and ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913483
- ISBN
- 9780813913483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.31
€ 124.31
Hardback. First in an eight-volume edition of Washington's papers in the Confederation period. The series begins on January 1 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon, and ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913490
- ISBN
- 9780813913490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.62
€ 124.62
hardcover. In the two-year span covered by this volume, Washington continues to be concerned with personal and local matters - the expansion of his Mount Vernon acreage, the development of the flour and fishing industries there, and his promotion of schemes for the navigation of the Potomac River. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914657
- ISBN
- 9780813914657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.51
€ 124.51
hardcover. The third of six volumes of Washington's papers in the Confederation period, this book looks at the time when Washington ventured from his house and farms at Mount Vernon only for occasional trips into Alexandria and periodic forays up to the Potomac to meet officers of the Potomac River Company. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915067
- ISBN
- 9780813915067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.29
€ 125.29
hardcover. This volume carries Washington through the critical 15 months immediately prior to his appointment as commander-in-chief of the American army during the Revolutionary War. It focuses on his increasing political involvement in events leading up to the Revolution. Series: Colonial S. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1207.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813915500
- ISBN
- 9780813915500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.31
€ 125.31