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Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327218
- ISBN
- 9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.93
€ 36.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333958
- ISBN
- 9780764333958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.03
€ 18.99
€ 14.03
Paperback. Further exploring the notion of dreaming, he brings to light the internal desires that lured Midwestern migrants to the city as well as the nostalgia that led them to dream of the homes they left behind. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768748
- ISBN
- 9780226768748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.52
€ 36.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Nine Chicago stories involving strange new discoveries and connections Num Pages: 160 pages, 66 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345098
- ISBN
- 9780764345098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Deals with the growth of Chicago's stockyards and the communities that were formed around them in the mid-to-late 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071324
- ISBN
- 9780252071324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
paperback. Compares the self-representations of the US Mexicanas with the representations of academic-affiliated, intellectual Chicana writers and visual artists. This work looks at how the Chicana professional intellectuals and the US Mexicana women refigure demeaning constructions of female gender roles and racial, ethnic, and sexual identities. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; AC; DSBH; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343103
- ISBN
- 9780822343103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Montoya, Maceo. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994646
- ISBN
- 9781939994646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.38
€ 17.38
Hardcover. A new type of historical guide, this book features more than one hundred photographs and illustrations of thirty key sites in and around the Chickamauga battlefield. Civil War scholars and enthusiasts will find a valuable new source for pondering tactical moves and unravelling historic controversies. Num Pages: 139 pages, 103 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325989
- ISBN
- 9780820325989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.52
€ 45.99
€ 41.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ; HRLD; HRLM; JFSR1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backlist, LLC United States
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623611002
- ISBN
- 9781623611002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.07
€ 17.99
€ 16.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backlist, LLC United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623611033
- ISBN
- 9781623611033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. Dustjacket a little worn, - Heinemann,
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KTK0101552
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Fred M. Vinson, the 13th Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. This biography offers a wealth of insight into a highly regarded political figure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPR; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122472
- ISBN
- 9780813122472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42
€ 59.42
Hardcover. 1939, c1936 "Includes index. Includes biographical sketches of the poets. Includes bibliographical references (p. [717]-772). Commissioning organisation: selected and edited by Gerald DeWitt Sanders and John Herbert Nelson. xxx, 796 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Nelson, John Herbert,. Associated Dates: 1897-. Original cloth. Pencil scored throughout, cloth faded, edges bumped and rubbed. Rev. ed." Keywords: "English poetry , American poetry"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1939
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- SKU
- KEX0073629
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Containing exclusive images of all of the official portraits of the Chiefs of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, this book is a rare addition to any library. Each portrait, from Michael Collins to Lieutenant General Dermot Earley, is accompanied by a biography of the Chief and a biography of the painter. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0026210
- ISBN
- 9781845887551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933863
- ISBN
- 9780813933863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.72
€ 51.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Faure, David; Ts'Ui-P'Ing, Ho. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black and white maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823685
- ISBN
- 9780774823685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.10
€ 106.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Canbury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995497801
- ISBN
- 9780995497801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.15
€ 10.99
€ 9.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974967
- ISBN
- 9781894974967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. In 1939, John Wright, a four-year-old boy from a deprived but loving Middlesbrough home, was uprooted from his family and evacuated to a large house in North Yorkshire, requisitioned as a nursery school. This title tells his story of love, loss and life with the delight and fear of a wartime child. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJH; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452296
- ISBN
- 9780752452296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610755
- ISBN
- 9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.28
€ 20.99
€ 19.28
Hardcover. The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of British occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. This memoir presents a portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608721
- ISBN
- 9780815608721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.15
€ 20.99
€ 20.15
Paperback. This survey of child labour argues that during the 18th and 19th centuries, child labour provided a major contribution both to economic growth and to the incomes of working class households. The book also discusses the issues involved in the study of children's employment. Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables, figures, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSP1; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333671948
- ISBN
- 9780333671948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.67
€ 44.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. First edition - Very good copy - KAW0038 - Tamanaraik
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Tamanaraik
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KCK0001972
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. Examines the distinctive uses and experiences of children in slavery in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book adds historical depth to the literature on contemporary slavery, emphasizing the vulnerabilities of children, or effective equivalents, that made them particularly valuable to those who could acquire and control them. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Miers, Suzanne; Miller, Joseph C. Num Pages: 228 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTS; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419588
- ISBN
- 9780821419588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73