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The Americas

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The Americas

Paperback. From the Pacific surf to Nob Hill to Chinatown, the legendary City by the Bay comes to life in this diverse collection of essays celebrating America's favorite playground. Praise the Lord at Glide Memorial Church, skate through the wonders of Golden Gate Park, discover culinary delights in the Mission, and relive the days of the gold rush. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211859
ISBN
9781885211859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. How colonial mapping traditions were combined with practices of nineteenth-century visual culture in the first maps of independent Mexico, particularly in those created by the respected cartographer Antonio Garcia Cubas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 91 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349914
ISBN
9780822349914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 375 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341373
ISBN
9780764341373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.35

Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327655
ISBN
9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. This guide is an in-depth look at how to get the most out of a visit to the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. The best sites to see and activities to do along the way are given, as well as maps, itineraries, and local resources for lodging and dining. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744374
ISBN
9780762744374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.85

Paperback. A great of twentieth century literature, now known to generations for A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water. Num Pages: 416 pages, one drawing. BIC Classification: 1KJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Hodder Hb
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566844
ISBN
9780719566844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Published for the first time in English, this is an account of Che Guevara's 1952 motorcycle tour of South America by his close friend and travelling companion, Alberto Granado. Translator(s): Alvarez de Toledo, Lucia. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844134267
ISBN
9781844134267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 76 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345982
ISBN
9780764345982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Looking at early twentieth-century westerners through the writings of an acerbic female agricultural journalist. Editor(s): Demers, Patricia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646262
ISBN
9780888646262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760495
ISBN
9780375760495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. This engaging blend of history and travel will appeal to visiting tourists, area residents seeking weekend diversions, history buffs, and armchair travelers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415147
ISBN
9781421415147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

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

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226680583
ISBN
9780226680583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. Following the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes in Salvador, this text analyzes the ways that they modify their bodies, explores their motivations, examines their complex relationships and discovers how prostitution for most travestis is a positive and affirmative experience. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461007
ISBN
9780226461007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.91

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Severn House Large Print
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Large Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727895141
ISBN
9780727895141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 4.97

Paperback. The stories of three wartime radio broadcasters who were convicted of treason in Britain, Australia, and the United States after World War II Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; APW; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232921
ISBN
9780803232921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; HBWS2; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPSD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781455619498
ISBN
9781455619498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.31

Paperback. Coin collectors and enthusiasts have been familiar with the story of two boys who unearthed a fortune in gold coins while playing in a Baltimore basement in 1934. This title delves into the lives of the boys and their families, recreates the hours at the police station after the boys reported what they found. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938420972
ISBN
9780938420972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.55

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd. Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926936086
ISBN
9781926936086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

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