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Regional & national history
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
Soon after the publication of "How Did Davy Die?", the "London Daily Mail" associated Kilgore with 'the murder of a myth'; he became the subject of articles in "Texas Monthly" and the "Wall Street Journal". This title reviews the origins and subsequent impact of Kilgore's book, both on the historical hullabaloo and on the author. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603441940
- ISBN
- 9781603441940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.18
€ 26.18
Paperback. Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by "USS "Monitor" A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage." Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603444743
- ISBN
- 9781603444743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Julian W. Cummings began flying lightweight Piper Cubs as a young man and was recruited for the experimental and high-risk aerial reconnaissance unit of the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. In this memoir he chronicles his daring missions from first flights in the North African campaign through the end of the World War II. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606352670
- ISBN
- 9781606352670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Opening Zion: A Scrapbook of the National Park's First Official Touris...
Clark, John, Clark, Melissa
Paperback. Part fashion spread, part adventure guide, and all Utah cultural treasure, this book is a stunning visual record of six female Univeristy of Utah students who explored Zion National Park in 1920 as its first official tourists. Num Pages: 97 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 303 x 10. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bonneville Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810063
- ISBN
- 9781607810063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. An entertaining and informative volume that investigates the history of mining frauds in the U.S. from the Civil War to World War I Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810209
- ISBN
- 9781607810209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Provides up-to-date information on the nature of environmental and cultural conditions in northeast Asia and Beringia (the Bering land bridge) immediately prior to the Last Glacial Maximum. Editor(s): Madsen, David B. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810575
- ISBN
- 9781607810575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Presented as an engaging narrative, "Two Toms"reveals details about the Shoshone culture and it chronicles the story of the friendship between a Tom Johnson, a young anthropologist, and Tom Wesaw, an 83-year-old Shoshone doctor and religious leader on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming." Num Pages: 90 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810902
- ISBN
- 9781607810902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Paperback. Robert McPherson has gathered the wisdom of White Mesa elders as they imparted knowledge about their land place names, uses, teachings, and historic events tied to specific sites providing a fresh insight into the lives of these little-known people." Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811459
- ISBN
- 9781607811459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Hardcover. Indigenous life under colonial rule as revealed through never-before-published wills and testaments" Editor(s): Christensen, Mark; Truitt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814160
- ISBN
- 9781607814160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Paperback. Peterkin's recounting of stories of her family circle and her lowcountry home now available in paperback Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JF; BM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611175233
- ISBN
- 9781611175233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. A South Carolinian's attempts to secure freedom for America and itsslaves Num Pages: 354 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176124
- ISBN
- 9781611176124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
hardcover. How red devil buses and self-taught artists have enlivened one Latin American nation Series: Caribbean Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ACB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781617032431
- ISBN
- 9781617032431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.47
€ 60.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Bryan, Jr. Jimmy L. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623490218
- ISBN
- 9781623490218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Paperback. Series: Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; KNB; KNXB; THFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623490645
- ISBN
- 9781623490645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Hardback. Revision of the author's thesis (M.A. - Texas A&M University, 2008) issued under title: The origin of the lost fleet of the Mongol Empire. Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC; HDR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491949
- ISBN
- 9781623491949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39
€ 56.39
Paperback. First published by E.C. Temple in Austin, Texas, 1988. Editor(s): Humphrey, Janet G. Series: Women in Texas History Series. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623493660
- ISBN
- 9781623493660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.25
€ 30.25
The Hoggs of Texas. Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 18...
Virginia (University Of St. Thomas) . Ed(S): ...
Editor(s): Bernhard, Virginia (University of St. Thomas). Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625110015
- ISBN
- 9781625110015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625110022
- ISBN
- 9781625110022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. From the bitter disputes over secession to the ways in which the conflict would be remembered, Texas and Texans were caught up in the momentous struggles of the American Civil War. The sixteen essays in the second edition of Lone Star Blue and Gray illustrate the rich traditions and continuing vitality of Texas Civil War scholarship. Editor(s): Wooster, Robert; Wooster, Ralph A. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625110251
- ISBN
- 9781625110251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
The Enemy Within Never Did Without. German and Japanese Prisoners of W...
Littlejohn, Jeffrey L.; Ford, Charles H.
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781680030280
- ISBN
- 9781680030280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682471883
- ISBN
- 9781682471883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.66
€ 27.99
€ 23.66
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NewSouth Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742235066
- ISBN
- 9781742235066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Hardcover. This volume examines and documents the liberation struggle in South Africa from its nadir in 1964 to its resurgence by 1979. Four earlier volumes traced the long history of resistence against white domination and the pursuit of racial equality during the period 1882-1964. Num Pages: 840 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 195 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- n/a
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868880171
- ISBN
- 9781868880171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.67
€ 49.67