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Hardcover. Horton Foote is one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. This book reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theatre, to his mature vocation as a playwright. It identifies the people and influences that shaped his character and nurtured his art. Editor(s): Castleberry, Marion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954916
ISBN
9780918954916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Hardcover. Examines the history of the religious life on Saint Helena Island off the coast of South Carolina. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954732
ISBN
9780918954732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Eaton, Adrienne E.; Keefe, Jeffrey H. (both Associate Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department, Rutgers University, USA). Series: IRRA research volume. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univeristy of Illinois Champaign, IL
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913447772
ISBN
9780913447772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Stanger, Howard R.; Clark, Paul F.; Frost, Ann C. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 350 pages, 37, 20 tables, 5 charts, 12 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KB; KNXB3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913447062
ISBN
9780913447062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. A memoir of home, nature, and change in the American West, Light in the Trees makes cultural and environmental topics personal through a narrator's travels between past and present, rural and urban. Growing up on a mountain foothill in western Washington, Gail Folkins offers a small-town viewpoint of the Pacific Northwest. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; RN; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729520
ISBN
9780896729520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. "Explores the history, different variations, and spread of chili, includes several varieties of recipes"-- Num Pages: 128 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729469
ISBN
9780896729469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. ""Examines the religion, family, economics, and material culture of women's lives in the late Spanish and Mexican colonial communities in 1750-1846 through women's wills. The wills help to explain the workings of the patriarchal system in the Spanish and Mexican borderland communities"-- Series: Women, Gender, and the West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729322
ISBN
9780896729322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.60

Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729247
ISBN
9780896729247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729100
ISBN
9780896729100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. ""Examines the area known as the Big Quiet, the role of environment, the history of this area in the West, and the power of Western mythology"--Provided by publisher. Series: American Liberty & Justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729032
ISBN
9780896729032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.94

Paperback. "Examines the decades-long missionary work of the Women's National Indian Association, founded in 1879, among Native populations in California"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727458
ISBN
9780896727458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.38

Hardcover. "An overarching history of the law and legal culture of Texas, particularly investigating the days of early settlement through 1920; Texas's law of property, families, and businesses; criminal law and tort law; and the Texas legal profession"--Provided by publisher. Series: American Liberty & Justice. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 987.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726956
ISBN
9780896726956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.22

Paperback. Pervasive and fashionable throughout westward expansion in the United States, the sunbonnet endures as work dress in some regions and as icon just about everywhere - on quilts, dolls, and children's clothing. This study focuses on why this particular working-dress accessory persisted long after it passed out of nineteenth-century fashion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 b&w & 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFCD; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726659
ISBN
9780896726659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. From the Panhandle canyonlands to the islands of South Texas, from the eastern Pineywoods to the farthest reaches of the arid Trans-Pecos, some 5,000 species of wildflowers dot Texas' 268,820 square miles. This title reveals the science, ecology, and rich lore of Texas flowers with nearly 500 full-color flower photographs. Num Pages: 326 pages, 485 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726444
ISBN
9780896726444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Examining Raymond Yellow Thunders death at the hands of four white men in 1972, this title looks deep into the past that gave rise to the tragedy. It recounts the largely forgotten struggles of American Indian Movement activist Bob Yellow Bird and tells the story of Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the controversial border hamlet. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, 15 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726345
ISBN
9780896726345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. On a horrific night in October 1975, Erwin Simants brutally murdered six members of the Henry Kellie family in tiny Sutherland, Nebraska. This title tells the story of the complex legal battles set in motion that tragic night on the western Nebraska plains. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ; LAZ; LNDC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726260
ISBN
9780896726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. An anthology of thirty-four writers who published during the settlement years of the American frontier. It assembles nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and occasional writings from women of Anglo, Chinese, Hispanic, and Native American ethnicity, addressing such themes as isolation, drudgery, friendship, mourning, and even mysticism. Editor(s): Miller, Susan Cummins. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 462 pages, New Preface. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726185
ISBN
9780896726185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.43

Hardcover. Both Willa Cather and Mary Austin moved west in their youth and spent much of their lives there. Cather lived on the Great Plains, while Austin resided in California and the Southwest. This title addresses Willa Cather and Mary Austin as central figures in a womens tradition of the pictured West. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 b/w photos, 69 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726109
ISBN
9780896726109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Collects the historical research and writing on African Americans in Texas. Covering the time period between 1820 and the late 1970s, this title highlights the significant role that black Texans played in the development of the state. It is suitable for those interested in the history of black Texans. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726093
ISBN
9780896726093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Hardcover. The author traveled Texas from the Panhandle to Big Bend country, from the Piney Woods to the Gulf, discovering thousands of quilts in towns from Alpine to Austin, Dimmitt to Dallas, and myriad other Texas communities large and small. This book showcases thirty-four of those quilts. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 264 pages, 182 color photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 285 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1751.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726062
ISBN
9780896726062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Hardcover. On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern tribes, pressed from all sides, attacked the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sab and burned it to the ground. In this book, the author chronicles the events following the attack. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725966
ISBN
9780896725966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the US Border Patrol wait on the banks of the Rio Grande. This book describes the daily risks they face and the insights they hold as a result of their experience with the hard realities of immigration policy, the war on drugs, and the threat of terrorist infiltration. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725942
ISBN
9780896725942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.21

Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725881
ISBN
9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Clothing is the most personal expression of a culture. Objects of dress and adornment reveal so much about the individuals who wore them and the cultures and times in which they lived. This guide lists information on more than 2,600 American collections. Each listing includes the location and contact information. Series: Costume Society of America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 245 photos, 54 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725720
ISBN
9780896725720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.39

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