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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
€ 39.26
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
€ 65.46
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
€ 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
€ 122.90
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
€ 60.47
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
€ 34.28
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
€ 33.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Howell, Kenneth W. Series: War and the Southwest Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574413120
- ISBN
- 9781574413120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574414677
- ISBN
- 9781574414677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415087
- ISBN
- 9781574415087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Series: Southwestern Nature Writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WNC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415278
- ISBN
- 9781574415278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Hardcover. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society has something for everyone: articles on cowboys, a famous outlaw, how to discover your family culture, weddings, and how to fish. Editor(s): Untiedt, Kenneth L. Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: CB; HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415322
- ISBN
- 9781574415322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
The Notorious Luke Short: Sporting Man of the Wild West (A.C. Greene S...
Demattos, Jack, Parsons, Chuck
Hardcover. Series: A.C. Greene. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415940
- ISBN
- 9781574415940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. William Watson spent two years evading Union gunboats and dealing with the "sharpers" who fed off the misfortune of the Civil War. In 1892, using log books, personal papers, and business memoranda, he published this account of events. The result was a classic adventure tale. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441525
- ISBN
- 9781585441525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. The frontier and Western expansionism are so quintessentially a part of American history that the literature of the West and Southwest is in some senses national literature. Sara L. Spurgeon focuses on three writers whose works exemplify engagement with the theme of the frontier. Series: Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444229
- ISBN
- 9781585444229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Hardcover. On September 3, 1919, Woodrow Wilson embarked upon one of the most ambitious and controversial speaking tours in the history of American politics. This book offers the detailed analysis of Wilson's speeches on the tour, including the most celebrated speech of the campaign, his address in Pueblo, Colorado. Series: Library of Presidential Rhetoric. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 b&w photo, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445240
- ISBN
- 9781585445240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. The campaign of 1896 gave the public one of the most dramatic and interesting battles of political oratory in American history, even though, ironically, its issues faded quickly into insignificance after the election. This book traces the campaign to show the development of William Jennings Bryan's rhetoric and the stability of William McKinley's. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 b&w photo, index. BIC Classification: CFG; HBJK; HBLL; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445592
- ISBN
- 9781585445592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Presents a thesis that offers a vision of Texas history and culture. This work presents an analysis that de-emphasizes the role of the Texas Revolution in Texas history and explores the ways in which Anglos and Mexicans developed tense ties following the US-Mexico War. Editor(s): Cotera, Maria Eugenia. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w photo, 6 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445646
- ISBN
- 9781585445646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Faced with fascism, communism, and the 1956 Revolution, Csaba Teglas responded with ingenuity and hope. This memoir is the personal story of his youth, told from the point of view of a man with sons of his own. He found in America the freedom for which he had been searching, but he has raised his American sons to remain proud of their heritage. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446407
- ISBN
- 9781585446407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 b/w photos; 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MKCM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591140030
- ISBN
- 9781591140030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.09
€ 29.99
€ 25.09
Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1947-62. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145479
- ISBN
- 9781591145479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. The ninth volume in Admiral Morison's history takes up the story of American naval activities in the Mediterranean where Volume II left off, and covers three major amphibious operations - the invasion of Sicily (Husky), and the capture of the Salerno beachhead (Avalanche), and the long Anzio beachhead struggle (Shingle). Num Pages: 413 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145752
- ISBN
- 9781591145752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.14
€ 30.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, , black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591146766
- ISBN
- 9781591146766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.95
€ 30.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of United States to be appointed to Cabinet, when then - vice president George H W Bush swore him in as secretary of education. This memoir recounts not only his years in Washington but also childhood influences and life experiences that informed his policies in office. Series: Perspectives on South Texas. Num Pages: 300 pages, 18 b&w photos, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440448
- ISBN
- 9781603440448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30