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During the Civil War, Confederate John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry. Following the war, Mosby stayed in touch with several of his closest confidants, one of whom was former captain and Baptist minister Samuel Forrer Chapman. This is a collection of more than eighty letters written by Mosby to Chapman. Editor(s): Brown, Peter A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124278
ISBN
9780813124278
Condition: New

€ 38.64

Hardback. This volume on the United States-Mexican War encompasses the decade of the 1840s, focusing on the war years of 1846-1848. It contains entries on topics such as the war's personalities, and battles and campaign trails. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 b&w photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833340
ISBN
9780810833340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.30

In Legacy in Wood, Thomas Moser reflects on his long career and offers his thoughts on creativity, inspiration, and his design aesthetic. It gives an intimate look into the life and work of a pioneering craftsman, whose example shows that you can build a career working with your hands the old-fashioned way. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKR; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608936076
ISBN
9781608936076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.79

Hardback. A collection of previously unpublished photographs of the crazy, sexy celebrities and other cool women of 70s and 80s Los Angeles, from Beverly Hills to Venice Beach to the Sunset Strip. Num Pages: 208 pages, 175 Colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789332837
ISBN
9780789332837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.81

Paperback. A much-anticipated sociological analysis of gender components in contemporary American Jewish life based on the most recent population data Num Pages: 312 pages, 44 charts, 110 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781584657569
ISBN
9781584657569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.69

Hardback. Presents Moshe Shokeid's explorations and feelings about the vicissitudes of social life which he observed in three major arenas of contemporary Jewish life: Moroccan Jews who immigrated from Atlas Mountains; Israeli-born citizens; and, American gay Jews who chose to maintain spiritual synagogue life as part of the mosaic of New York Jews. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843369
ISBN
9781934843369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.59

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801451393
ISBN
9780801451393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Paperback. A story of a half-blood girl caught between the worlds of Anglo ranchers and full-blood reservation Indians; between the craven and false-hearted easterner Alfred Densmore and James LaGrinder, a half-blood cowboy and the best rider on the Flathead; and, between book learning and the folk wisdom of her full-blood grandmother. Num Pages: 302 pages, facsims.,1port. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281103
ISBN
9780803281103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Talks about Coyote, the trickster, the selfish individualist, the imitator, and the protean character who puts the finishing touches on a world soon to receive human beings. This work also features Mole, his long-suffering wife, and all the other Animal People. It reveals why Skunk's tail is black and white, why Spider has long legs, and more. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803281691
ISBN
9780803281691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.76

Paperback. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the national park. This work tells the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration. Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 1KBBFW; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759110663
ISBN
9780759110663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Paperback. At the beginning of the 20th century it was still necessary for women to ask lawmakers, 'Are women persons?' The rights and treatment of women in their homes, workplaces, and government were issues that men often preferred to ignore. But women refused to remain silent. This volume looks at women who are shapers of history, as well as its victims. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Russett, Cynthia; Crumpacker, Laurie. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281998
ISBN
9780803281998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Gives a sense of the heady days as Leadville became a major mining center. This title describes the challenges of life for women in the Pacific Northwest. It offers a glimpse of the operations of the mission system while illuminating the perils of living with the acquisitive Americans. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Armitage, Susan H.; Dichamp, Christiane Fischer. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282483
ISBN
9780803282483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Moynihan, Robert N. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245729
ISBN
9781613245729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.07
€ 108.80

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241296066
ISBN
9780241296066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

paperback. A collection of letters that forms a day-by-day account of the author's writing of "East of Eden". It features many subjects such as textual discussion, trial flights of workmanship, and family matters and offer an illuminating perspective of the author. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186344
ISBN
9780141186344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. Moving through the woods and deserts, dirt tracks and highways to large cities and glorious wildernesses, the author observed America, and the Americans who inhabited it. What he saw was a lonely, generous nation too packed with individuals for single judgements; what he saw made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141186108
ISBN
9780141186108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. In 1934, the year Calvin Littlejohn came to Fort Worth, the city was a sleepy little burg. In Fort Worth, Littlejohn began what would become a life-long career of documenting the black community. This book features more than 150 shots Littlejohn captured over the course of his career. Num Pages: 216 pages, 178 b&w photos, photography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653815
ISBN
9780875653815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.84

Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490352
ISBN
9781558490352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 163 colour photos & 3 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455621521
ISBN
9781455621521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.08

Hardcover. Set primarily on a plantation called Arcadia, overlooking the sea and a distant Cuba from on high, the author alternates between the acceptable pursuits of a Victorian gentlewoman - sewing, social visits, riding - and trying to find a more meaningful role for herself in this man's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011833
ISBN
9781906011833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Strange Career of Porgy and Bess: Race, Culture, and America s Most Famous Opera" Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGC9; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617534
ISBN
9781469617534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Hardcover. Texas wine-making is really agriculture-based tourism - a billion dollar industry - Texas big business at its best. This title presents the history of Texas winemaking, talks about the process, the business, and explores some of the author's favorite wineries. Series: Texas Small Book. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour photos, agriculture. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653969
ISBN
9780875653969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.04

Hardback. Living together is a typical romantic rite-of-passage in the United States today. In fact, Census data shows a 37 per cent increase of couples that choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. This book provide us with an inside view of how cohabiting relationships play out before and after they move in together. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 b/w line art, scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286979
ISBN
9780520286979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.27
€ 72.38

Paperback. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. How Islam is Becoming an American Religion. 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226049571
ISBN
9780226049571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.64

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