The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. A biography of the flamboyantly uninhibited early-20th-century author, poet, and playwright. Theatre historian Robert A. Schanke mines lost archival materials and interviews with de Acosta's intimates to correct established myths and construct an account of her life and loves on Broadway and in Hollywood. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809325795
- ISBN
- 9780809325795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. Pursuing the social and historical contexts of a particularly unfinished theatrical genre, this book demonstrates Broadway's ability to bridge seemingly insoluble tensions in soceity - from economic and political anxiety surrounding WWII to generational conflict and youth counterculture to corporate America and the "me" generation. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809326679
- ISBN
- 9780809326679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. A diverse collection of provocative plays that respond to the highly charged, post 9/11 political landscape. Though not all of the plays deal explicitly with the Al Qaeda attacks, they collectively reveal themes of sorrow and anxiety, moral indignation, a Editor(s): Havis, Allan. Series Editor(s): Schanke, Robert A. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809329540
- ISBN
- 9780809329540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
paperback. Shows the interplay between the major groups travelling the roads and waterways of the Upper Mississippi Valley during the crucial decades of 1830-1860. It's a lively, extensively illustrated account which will help Americans everywhere better understand their diverse heritage. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780809335565
- ISBN
- 9780809335565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardback. This collection organizes over 200 columns into 18 chapters, chronicling events and defining the issues that have kept the South Florida melting pot bubbling throughout the 80s and 90s. An introductory essay provides an overview of Hiassen's career and outlines his concerns as a journalist. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017174
- ISBN
- 9780813017174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
hardcover. Windover in Florida is the New World's largest cemetery of bog burials. This book is a summary of the multiple investigations conducted there by archaeologists and specialists and provides an overview of the population, and in particular the mortuary customs, from this early archaic era. Editor(s): Doran, Glen H. Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 maps, 41 figures, 174 b&w photographs, 65 tables, 3 appendixes, notes, bibliography, i. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813025100
- ISBN
- 9780813025100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.73
€ 81.73
paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the 86 species and subspecies of snakes and legless lizards living within the state of Florida. Each reptile is illustrated with a colour photograph and the accompanying text provides specific details on appearance, size, behaviour and venomous qualities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 170 colour photographs, 86 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSVW5; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813026367
- ISBN
- 9780813026367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
hardcover. The success of the US quest to explore space depends upon NASA's Deep Space Network, a grid that provides the antennas and satellite links that track and control craft launched from Earth. Douglas J. Mudgway tells the story of the challenges, successes, and failures that beset the dedicated engineers who turned the initial vision into reality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 3 tables, 2 appendixes, notes, reference, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780813028057
- ISBN
- 9780813028057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Eastern and Central North America...
Bartlett, R. D.; Bartlett, Patricia P.
paperback. Provides a guide to the identification, range, habitat, and status of snakes found within eastern and central North America, from west Texas, to western Manitoba, to the eastern seaboard. This work is illustrated with 251 color photos showing species, subspecies and most natural intergrades and color phases. Num Pages: 368 pages, 251 colour photos 98 maps, 18 drawings, references, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; PSVW5; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813029351
- ISBN
- 9780813029351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Featuring photographs, drawings, tables, and maps, this work describes each of Florida's bat species, including its foraging methods, range, roosting habitat, reproductive behaviors, and echolocation - the process by which bats use sonar to navigate and capture insects in the night sky. It also advises how to conduct bat walks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 colour photos, 50 b&w illustrations, 20 maps, 7 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029856
- ISBN
- 9780813029856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.61
€ 26.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley; Miller, Randall M. Series: Southern Dissent Series. Num Pages: 2408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 2408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032733
- ISBN
- 9780813032733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
hardcover. In its forty-year existence, the 5th Street Gym housed the training grounds for three of the greatest fighters the sport has ever known - Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard - and became the locus for a grand total of fourteen world champions. This title chronicles the history of the 5th Street Gym. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 colour & 87 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WSBV; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813034362
- ISBN
- 9780813034362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813041711
- ISBN
- 9780813041711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Paperback. Investigates how African Americans have narrated, remembered, and represented slave-breeding practices. Smithers argues that while social and economic historians have downplayed the significance of slave breeding, African Americans have refused to forget the violence and sexual coercion associated with the plantation South. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049601
- ISBN
- 9780813049601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
hardcover. Series: Contemporary Cuba. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780813061054
- ISBN
- 9780813061054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.73
€ 86.73
Hardback. Offers an in-depth examination of the rise and fall of sea levels in the past and the science behind the current data, both measured and projected. The authors also discuss ongoing and potential consequences for natural marine and coastal systems and how we can begin to plan strategically for the inevitable changes. Num Pages: 176 pages, 79 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; RBKC; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062891
- ISBN
- 9780813062891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.71
€ 47.71
hardcover. This collection examines the motivation and stories of minority leaders elected to political office in Florida by employing standard interview questions and material from biographies, newspaper articles and academic studies. Series: Florida Government and Politics. Num Pages: 720 pages, 165 black & white photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813062938
- ISBN
- 9780813062938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.57
€ 98.57
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: 418 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 50. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813909127
- ISBN
- 9780813909127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Paperback. Bringing the scenes from the author's childhood on a family farm to life, this book explores the complex meaning of "education" in all of its rural forms. It contains stories that depict the spiritual and emotional journey of being educated by family, fields, and church - as well as by traditional schools. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814332856
- ISBN
- 9780814332856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. Nature and the mid-19th-century American landscape is revealed in this journal of seasons. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603177
- ISBN
- 9780815603177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Hardback. This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 144 colour photographs, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; PSG; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606871
- ISBN
- 9780815606871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.55
€ 32.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. This title provides a portal to the past, a mirror of the present, and a window to the future for a remarkable land and its people. It brings to life the rich mix of history, culture, economics, and wilderness that characterizes the Adirondack region, including its vast capacity for adaptation and recovery. Num Pages: 296 pages, 150 colour figures, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607571
- ISBN
- 9780815607571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.55
€ 26.55
Hardcover. Presents the practical treatment of the popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. This work addresses various aspects of the postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 367 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1275.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608516
- ISBN
- 9780815608516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.70
€ 43.99
€ 42.70
Paperback. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbours. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610793
- ISBN
- 9780815610793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.45
€ 26.99
€ 24.45