The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott tells his life story, from his childhood in Houston and growing up in Los Angeles, to his early professional career, creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, and his work to build and serve L.A.'s black community. Editor(s): Isoardi, Steven. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362715
- ISBN
- 9780822362715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Brings history, politics, and research to the author's study of four resettlement communities, including refugee centers in Palawan and Bataan, the early refugee community in New Jersey, and the largest of all Vietnamese communities Little Saigon, in southern California's Orange County. This title looks at diasporic Vietnamese in each location. Num Pages: 218 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD; JFFN; JHBT; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396868
- ISBN
- 9781566396868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. In the years between 1880 and 1950, Americans recited poetry at family gatherings, school assemblies, church services, camp outings, and civic affairs. This book presents a portrait of the uses of verse in America. It shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035126
- ISBN
- 9780674035126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451684575
- ISBN
- 9781451684575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.04
€ 19.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Custer's Last Stand is among the most enduring events in American history - 130 years after the fact, books continue to be written and people continue to argue about even the most basic details surrounding the Little Bighorn. Evan S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137633
- ISBN
- 9781844137633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.70
€ 23.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Johhny Grant (1833-1907), Metis, fur trader, rancher, and Riel-Resistance participant, documented his historical experiences in the northwestern US and Canada. Editor(s): Ens, Gerhard J. Num Pages: 468 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 405
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644916
- ISBN
- 9780888644916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 179
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550710984
- ISBN
- 9781550710984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.12
€ 11.12
Paperback. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCN; KC; RNB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445434
- ISBN
- 9781896445434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Hardcover. Despite Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and pervasive discrimination, a substantial number of African Americans entered the middle class before World War I. This was a life of college graduations, formal weddings, and singing around the piano in the parlor. Peggy Wood was born into such a world in 1912. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608776
- ISBN
- 9780815608776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.76
€ 12.76
Paperback. Homelessness is usually discussed in terms of its origins or in terms of its amelioration. Media accounts focus on poverty, lack of shelter, or attempts by the homeless, social service agencies, and government to end homelessness by policy and direct action. This title presents a dramatic portrait of the social and personal lives of the homeless. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395144
- ISBN
- 9781566395144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.96
€ 32.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. In both the literal and metaphorical senses, it seemed as if 1970s America was running out of gas. The decade not only witnessed long lines at gas stations but a citizenry that had grown weary and disillusioned. This title explores the decade's major political events and movements. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124942
- ISBN
- 9780231124942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. In both the literal and metaphorical senses, it seemed as if 1970s America was running out of gas. The decade not only witnessed long lines at gas stations but a citizenry that had grown weary and disillusioned. This title explores the decade's major political events and movements. Editor(s): Berkowitz, Edward D. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124959
- ISBN
- 9780231124959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. A teenage revolutionary's gripping, darkly comic account of life, love and fighting for freedom in Latin America in the 1980s Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BGLA; BM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272028
- ISBN
- 9781846272028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Experience Civil War historic sites and small towns that can be found nowhere else in America Num Pages: 528 pages, B&W Photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581573183
- ISBN
- 9781581573183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.50
€ 26.99
€ 24.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274518
- ISBN
- 9780520274518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.50
€ 27.99
€ 21.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773285
- ISBN
- 9781681773285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.96
€ 30.99
€ 24.96
Hardback. Hartog tells the heartbreaking stories of how families fought over the work of caring for the elderly, and its compensation, in a time before pensions, Social Security, and nursing homes filled this gap. As an explosive economy drew the young away from home, we see how the elderly used promises of inheritance to keep children at their side. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LNW; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046887
- ISBN
- 9780674046887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best writings-both classic and previously unpublished works-on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231110716
- ISBN
- 9780231110716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964 1966 Volume 1 is the first title, in a comprehensive two volume set, which gives you a city-by-city synopsis of the group s activities as they travelled the United States and Canada for their ground-breaking series of concerts. Num Pages: 306 pages, Over 400 photographs and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 309 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495065682
- ISBN
- 9781495065682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.20
€ 42.99
€ 41.20
Paperback. Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964 1966 Volume 1 is the first title, in a comprehensive two volume set, which gives you a city-by-city synopsis of the group s activities as they travelled the United States and Canada for their ground-breaking series of concerts. Num Pages: 306 pages, Over 400 photographs and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 310 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495065675
- ISBN
- 9781495065675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.17
€ 42.99
€ 40.17