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Hardcover. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574412925
ISBN
9781574412925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Hardcover. Series: Texas Folklore Society Extra Book. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574412888
ISBN
9781574412888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardcover. John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574411966
ISBN
9781574411966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Hardcover. First full publication of Edgar Thompson's 1932 dissertation on the economics of the plantation. Editor(s): Mintz, Sidney W; Baca, Professor George. Series: Southern Classics (Univ of South Carolina). Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570039409
ISBN
9781570039409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Emerson, W. Eric; Stokes, Karen. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570039126
ISBN
9781570039126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Hardcover. Includes firsthand accounts of slavery from across the Palmetto State. This title presents a representative cross section of slave experiences, from religious awakenings and artisan apprenticeships to sexual exploitations and harrowing escapes. Editor(s): Ashton, Susanna. Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570039003
ISBN
9781570039003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Hardcover. At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking catastrophe when navigating the North American coastline because they lacked accurate navigational charts. This title presents a narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press South Carolina
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570038013
ISBN
9781570038013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. Features Civil War letters to and from Spartanburg, South Carolina, with details on the battlefront and home front. This title chronicles through correspondence the lives and concerns of prominent families in piedmont South Carolina during the late-antebellum and Civil War eras. Editor(s): Craig, Tom Moore. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BJ; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037986
ISBN
9781570037986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Hardcover. Presents an international comparative study of a mode of emancipation that worked to reinforce the institution of slavery. This book presents a volume of essays that comprises a comparative study of manumission - the act of freeing a slave while the institution of slavery continues - as it affected slave systems on both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Brana-Shute, Rosemary; Sparks, Randy J. Series Editor(s): Lewis, Simon; Poole, W. Scott; Gleeson, David. Series: Carolina Lowcountry & the Atlantic World. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037740
ISBN
9781570037740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.01

Hardcover. Presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State. This book features performers who recall their love affairs with the sounds of jazz and blues, indoctrinations into the musical word, early gigs, life on the tour bus, fans, drugs, military service, and amateur night at the Apollo Theater. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037436
ISBN
9781570037436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Consisting of "Blackways of Kent" (1955), "Millways of Kent" (1958), and "Townways of Kent", the "Kent Trilogy" forms a southern ethnography. This text presents an account of African American life in a small Southern town just prior to the Civil Rights era. It includes a preface on the origins and impact of the "Kent Trilogy". Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037252
ISBN
9781570037252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor, Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced march through backwaters of Parris Island in an effort to restore flagging discipline. Strong currents in Ribbon Creek and panic led to drowning of six recruits. This work examines events of that night, men of Platoon 71, and fate of Sergeant McKeon. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBW; JWF; LNDK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037030
ISBN
9781570037030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036675
ISBN
9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Hardcover. The adventures of two men from Savannah, Georgia, who sought to breach the Federal blockade early in the Civil War. Roger S. Durham draws from James Dickson's 1862 Civil War diary to frame the story of the young sailor's travels with his friend, Thomas L. Hernandez, from New Jersey to Nova Scotia to the coast of Georgia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570035722
ISBN
9781570035722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardcover. Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end. Series: Women's Diaries & Letters of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570035456
ISBN
9781570035456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Hardcover. The Cooper River Bridge opened in 1929, and for the first time connected Charleston directly to the north. This volume is a complete history of the bridge, exploring how early 20th-century Charleston helped shape the bridge, and how the bridge subsequently shaped the city. Num Pages: 192 pages, 85 halftones, 4 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
Second printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570034701
ISBN
9781570034701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Hardcover. A summary and analysis of the Supreme Court's impact on American law and government during the tenureship of Warren Burger. Earl M. Maltz contends that in many areas of constitutional law the Burger Court produced the most liberal jurisprudence in history. Series: Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570033353
ISBN
9781570033353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Hardcover. This is a chronicle of South Carolina describing in human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State. Recounting the period from the first Spanish exploration to the end of the Civil War, the author charts South Carolina's rising national and international importance. Num Pages: 760 pages, 52 colour photographs, 137 halftones, 39 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570032554
ISBN
9781570032554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74

Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570030475
ISBN
9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Paperback. A wide-ranging exploration of the culture of American politics in the early decades of the Cold War Editor(s): Donohue, Kathleen G. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st Paper Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499133
ISBN
9781558499133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.02

Paperback. The first comprehensive history of criminal law in early New England Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558497726
ISBN
9781558497726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.78

Paperback. The image of the drug-addicted American soldier has long been associated with the Vietnam War. Not only was alcohol the intoxicant of choice for most GIs, but the prevalence of other drugs varied enormously. This work offers an analysis of the links between the Vietnam War and the evolution of American drug policy. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558497054
ISBN
9781558497054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Published between 1842 and 1895, this work gathers together autobiographical narratives that document the experiences of eight former slaves who eventually took up residence in Worcester, Massachusetts. Each narrative tells a individual story, its author clearly visible in the dress of his or her own words. Editor(s): McCarthy, B.Eugene; Doughton, Thomas L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496231
ISBN
9781558496231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493612
ISBN
9781558493612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

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