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Regional & national history
Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332512
- ISBN
- 9780820332512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.25
€ 39.25
Hardcover. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820342122
- ISBN
- 9780820342122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820343426
- ISBN
- 9780820343426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.96
€ 38.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Elizabeth Hayes; Cole, Stephanie; Sharpless, Rebecca. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347202
- ISBN
- 9780820347202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.58
€ 48.58
Paperback. Series: Politics and Culture in the Twentieth Century South. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347332
- ISBN
- 9780820347332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.55
€ 44.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347721
- ISBN
- 9780820347721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Paperback. An introduction to Japanese history and culture. This fourth edition includes expanded sections on numerous topics, among which are samurai values, Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony, Confucianism in the Tokugawa period, the story of the 47 "ronin", and mass culture in contemporary times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- Updated and Exp
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824821524
- ISBN
- 9780824821524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875650043
- ISBN
- 9780875650043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.37
€ 23.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875650166
- ISBN
- 9780875650166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.08
€ 18.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651729
- ISBN
- 9780875651729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.61
€ 18.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. A collection of essays by American and Mexican scholars, offering perspectives on the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. Topics addressed include the influence of Great Britain; the role of the first war correspondents; and the reasons for the collaboration by many Mexicans with US troops. Editor(s): Francaviglia, Richard; Richmond, Douglas (both of University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA). Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652320
- ISBN
- 9780875652320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
€ 20.99
€ 19.84
Hardcover. In the mid-19th century, various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters. The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. In this book, Joseph A. Stout focuses on the more elusive members of these groups. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652580
- ISBN
- 9780875652580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.14
€ 30.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. This historical guide explores the past and present of "Cowtown" and its neighbouring cities. It introduces the reader to the places where Tarrant County history was made. Book in hand you can visit these sites and many more. Editor(s): Roark, Carol. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652795
- ISBN
- 9780875652795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.33
€ 14.33
Hardcover. In the first two essays in this volume - "The Age of Dobie" and "The Age of McMurtry" - James Ward Lee places the writers, the politicians, and the cultural leaders in the context of each age. Subsequent chapters discuss writers and trends in Texas literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652887
- ISBN
- 9780875652887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. Robert K. DeArment deconstructs the myth of Longhair Jim and reconstructs the gunfighter as a real human being, complex, flawed, often courageous, usually both honorable and dishonorable. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photgraphs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652924
- ISBN
- 9780875652924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Growing up in Fort Worth during the 1950s never lacked in excitement for David Murph. Murph's story follows him from early childhood through high school graduation and leaving for college at the University of Texas. His enthusiasm for leaving home is tempered by the reality of what it means to leave his parents and younger brother behind. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653334
- ISBN
- 9780875653334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.96
€ 19.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. The line dividing the United States and Mexico is invisible, drawn through shifting sands and changeable rivers. This work aims to explore this border and the men who drew it. Using a variety of sources, including manuscripts and government documents, it creates a map that charts the intersection of individual lives, politics, and geography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653389
- ISBN
- 9780875653389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.42
€ 37.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653662
- ISBN
- 9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Paperback. Did you ever need to spell "dogie" or need to know what a "sakey" is? This book can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. It is compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 b&w photos, 3 maps, bib. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2ABM; CB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Expanded, Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653730
- ISBN
- 9780875653730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Hardcover. "A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Editor(s): Volcansek, Mary. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654171
- ISBN
- 9780875654171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.30
€ 41.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. In 1907, Grace Oakeshott faked her own death by drowning. Aged 35, she left a marriage and a successful professional life in England and fled with her lover, Walter Reeve, to New Zealand. What prompted her to do so? Jocelyn Robson traces her life story through social, political and religious reform movements of the fin de siecle period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311832
- ISBN
- 9781137311832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416556305
- ISBN
- 9781416556305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.29
€ 19.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the woman who became the most famous artistic subjects of all time - Mona Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 8pp b-w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451658972
- ISBN
- 9781451658972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.26
€ 19.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. December 1941, a crack team of U.S. Navy salvage divers were hurriedly flown to Oahu from the mainland. The divers have been given a Herculean task; to rescue the sailors and Marines trapped below, and resurrect the pride of the Pacific fleet. For the first time, the chief diver of the Pearl Harbor salvage operations tells the whole story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591147244
- ISBN
- 9781591147244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23