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Paperback. The Earp brothers of Tombstone and the famous fight at the OK Corral are well known to American history and even better known to American legend. This is a biography of Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James, and Warner Earp. Num Pages: 247 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258389
ISBN
9780803258389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. A narrative of the family odyssey across the America and of their early years in California. It presents the portrait of a remarkable woman. Num Pages: 144 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258563
ISBN
9780803258563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 360 pages, 38 photographs, 8 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259669
ISBN
9780803259669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 54 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803259676
ISBN
9780803259676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. In the late nineteenth century, the Texas Rangers and Canada's North-West Mounted Police were formed to bring the resource-rich hinterlands at either end of the Great Plains under governmental control. This book presents a comparative history of these two most famous constabularies in the world. Num Pages: 293 pages, 25 Illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260023
ISBN
9780803260023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Provides a historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This book offers a comprehensive account of the modern West, delineating the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the 20th-century West. It considers the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries replaced rural, extractive and agricultural economies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 maps, 47 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260221
ISBN
9780803260221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Presents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living in the not so wild but not yet tamed West. This title introduces some of the most charming characters in western literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 Illus., 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780803260306
ISBN
9780803260306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. This first book devoted to Butcher and his photos presents a unique visual chronicle of that epoch, firmly establishing Butcher's place in frontier photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 132 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260382
ISBN
9780803260382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261518
ISBN
9780803261518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Explores elite notions of crime and criminality from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. In Mexico these notions represented contested areas of the social terrain, places where generalised ideas about criminality transcended the individual criminal act to intersect with larger issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803261594
ISBN
9780803261594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Traces the political and legal history of the Indians of Robeson County, arguing that Lumbee political activities ave been powerfully affected by the interplay between their own and others' conceptions of who they are. This book offers insights into the workings of racial ideology and practice in both the past and the present South. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803261976
ISBN
9780803261976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But, the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history. This work offers an account of life and legend of this controversial figure. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262669
ISBN
9780803262669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Even as a pup, Davy Crockett 'always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger.' This book describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803263253
ISBN
9780803263253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Hardback. Offers a cultural history of the Pacific Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship betweenthese volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; RBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803265479
ISBN
9780803265479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.62

Paperback. Often portrayed by past historians as an Indian fighter in the West, Kit Carson (1809-68) has become a historical pariah - a brutal murderer who betrayed the Navajos, an unwitting dupe of American expansion, and a racist. He was simply a man of the 19th century whose racial views and actions were like those of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803266421
ISBN
9780803266421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. In 1885 a genteel New England girl traveled to the western frontier to open a school on the Great Sioux Reservation. This book bears witness to a critical and tragic era in Lakota history and reveals the frequently contradictory attitudes of outsiders drawn to them. Editor(s): Graber, Kay. Num Pages: 183 pages, Illus, Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803267527
ISBN
9780803267527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photographs, 1 drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803268432
ISBN
9780803268432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Hardback. Offers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 images, 1 map, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; APW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803268449
ISBN
9780803268449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 294 pages, 12 photographs, 1 map, 1 glossary, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269712
ISBN
9780803269712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270428
ISBN
9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.76

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