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Paperback. In 1913, Charlie Birger began his career as a bootlegger, supplying Southern Illinois with whiskey and beer. Drawing on a cast of the living, the dead and the soon-to-be-dead, DeNeal recreates Prohibition-era Illinois, depicting shoot-outs, gang wars, arrests, trials and convictions. Series: Shawnee Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809322176
ISBN
9780809322176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Explores the rhetorical and pedagogical practices through which two prominent post suffrage organizations - the League of Women Voters and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - challenged the conventions of male-dominated political discourse and trained women as powerful rhetors. Editor(s): Glenn, Cheryl; Logan, Shirley Wilson. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; CFG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327508
ISBN
9780809327508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.26

Paperback. Drawing on 4 decades of "New York Times" editorials, this book demonstrates the magnitude of the conflict between Native American and white European cultures as settlers and adventurers spread across the continent in the post-Civil War period. It provides perspectives on the public images of Natives and their place in a nation bent on expansion. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327621
ISBN
9780809327621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. Details the slavery debate from the Civil War through World War I. This title argues that African American slavery remained a salient metaphor for how Americans interpreted contemporary race relations decades after the Civil War. It draws on postwar articles, books, diaries, manuscripts, newspapers, and speeches. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328444
ISBN
9780809328444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Looks at one of American history's greatest figures, Abraham Lincoln. This book traces the president from his hardscrabble beginnings and early political career, through his years as an Illinois lawyer and his presidency during the Civil War. Num Pages: 576 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328871
ISBN
9780809328871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Offers insights into the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, one of the Civil War's bloodiest battle. This book examines the role of Albert Sidney Johnston, the prized Confederate commander who recovered impressively after a less-than-stellar performance at forts Henry and Donelson only to die at Shiloh. Editor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328925
ISBN
9780809328925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. "Naked Lunch" was banned, ridiculed, and castigated on publication in 1959. Tracing its origins from Texas to Tangier, from Mexico City to New York and Paris, crossing time zones and cultures, this book helps understands this most influential but elusive of texts. Editor(s): Harris, Oliver; MacFadyen, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809329168
ISBN
9780809329168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809332403
ISBN
9780809332403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333615
ISBN
9780809333615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.78

Hardcover. Series: Concise Lincoln Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334247
ISBN
9780809334247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Herman Melville's oeuvre sustains a fundamental tension among self, society, and others. Sacred Uncertainty explores religious difference that arises from these many voices, both within American culture and around the world. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810131798
ISBN
9780810131798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
10th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811714020
ISBN
9780811714020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Bringing together interviews with nineteen leading composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and producers, this book details the careers of the individuals who shaped popular performance art during its most prolific period. It gives insight into "a nightly miracle" - the creation of the American musical. Editor(s): Bryer, Jackson R.; Davison, Richard A. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813536132
ISBN
9780813536132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94
€ 50.81

Paperback. Series: Rivergate Regionals Collection. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565842
ISBN
9780813565842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573762
ISBN
9780813573762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.14

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 409 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813909233
ISBN
9780813909233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910031
ISBN
9780813910031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.90

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 485 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910062
ISBN
9780813910062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911441
ISBN
9780813911441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.42

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911458
ISBN
9780813911458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.67

Paperback. This volume of essays provides a portrait of antebellum slave life in the American South. Contributions from historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Charles Joyner and Theresa A. Singleton reveal the everyday horrors and inspiring stories of survival that characterized slave life. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr., Edward D.C. (Director, Archival and Information Services Division, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913322
ISBN
9780813913322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.19

Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913629
ISBN
9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.34

Paperback. This work brings together 16 essays in cultural history. Taken together, the essays aim to provide a reassessment of the complex process of cultural adjustment among the settler societies of colonial British and revolutionary America. Editor(s): Greene, Jack P. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914084
ISBN
9780813914084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.87

Paperback. These essays, drawn from the author's work since 1964, address three themes in American history in the century preceding the 1760s: authority in colonial British America; the political and constitutional development of these colonial entities; and shifting constitutional tensions within the empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915173
ISBN
9780813915173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.16

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