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Paperback. In September 1957 nine black children tried to integrate Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School in accordance with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v Board of Education. Claiming he was acting to keep the peace, Gov. Orval Faubus used the Arkansas National Guard to keep them out of the school. This book tells the truth about Little Rock. Num Pages: 496 pages, 33 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; JFSL3; JNSV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288783
ISBN
9781557288783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardcover. Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library. Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; HBJK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289438
ISBN
9781557289438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 42ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557503626
ISBN
9781557503626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.93

Hardcover. Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535122
ISBN
9781557535122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.68

Paperback. This work explores the multiple tensions at the core of American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's life and work. The book traces Freeman's evolution as a writer, showing how her work offers a feminist analysis of the lives of 19th-century American women. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490284
ISBN
9781558490284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. A wide-ranging appraisal of the legacy of progressivism. The essays, written by a group of political scientists and historians, explore the impact of progressivism on domestic as well as foreign affairs, and on the theory as well as practice of American government and politics. Editor(s): Milkis, Sidney M.; Mileur, Jerome M. Series: Political Development of the American Nation: Studies in Politics and History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558491939
ISBN
9781558491939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Addresses the deeper question of how remembrance of the US-Mexican War has influenced the complex relationship between these former enemies now turned friends. It thus provides a new lens through which to view today's cross-border rivalries, resentments, and diplomatic pitfalls. Series: Public History in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499300
ISBN
9781558499300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415339
ISBN
9781574415339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardcover. A selection of letters written to the Cincinnati Commercial newspaper from 1870-1871 about steamboat travel on the Red River in 1838-1841. Editor(s): Bagur, Jacques D. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415476
ISBN
9781574415476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.02

Hardcover. Series: A.C. Greene. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415506
ISBN
9781574415506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Culminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, this work assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study. It serves as a pivotal work for scholars of public discourse and the presidency who seek to understand the shifting landscape of American political leadership. Editor(s): Aune, James Arnt; Medhurst, Martin J. Series: Presidential Rhetoric Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585446278
ISBN
9781585446278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591141709
ISBN
9781591141709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1947-62. Num Pages: 354 pages, 31 photos, 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145486
ISBN
9781591145486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Purcell, Aaron D. Series: Interpreting American History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606352205
ISBN
9781606352205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.56

Hardcover. Provides a thorough introduction to and overview of ethnographic study of Mormon culture Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607813200
ISBN
9781607813200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.07

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607813446
ISBN
9781607813446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Lavishly illustrated study of historical narrative stereography and the story it tells about women and gender roles Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
Nov
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688399
ISBN
9781611688399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.57

Paperback. The Genius of Place examines how, after the War of 1812, concerns about the scale of the nation resulted in a fundamental reorientation of American identity away from the Atlantic or global ties that held sway in the early republic and toward more localized forms of identification. Instead of addressing the sweep of the nation, American authors, ar Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New Hampshire
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688849
ISBN
9781611688849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

As the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of collapse during the late 1980s, and America prepared to claim its victory, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp. photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 1HFMS; 1KJC; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001951
ISBN
9781612001951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.05

Hardcover. Extras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in Hollywood Unknowns, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 778 black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617034749
ISBN
9781617034749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

Paperback. United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey describes her mode as elegiac. Although the loss of her murdered mother informs each work, Trethewey's range of forms and subjects is far reaching. This is a collection of interviews with the Pulitzer Prize winner and United States Poet Laureate. Editor(s): Hall, Joan Wylie. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617039515
ISBN
9781617039515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. This book captured the soul of the city in The Galveston That Was and as a result, inspired a major and successful effort to restore Galveston's historic architectural treasures. Many of the buildings pictured in the book have since been restored, and the pace of demolition slowed dramatically after the book's initial publication. Series: Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623492472
ISBN
9781623492472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; KNTF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340122
ISBN
9781625340122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341549
ISBN
9781625341549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

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