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Hardcover. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574416176
- ISBN
- 9781574416176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
paperback. In the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald was regarded as a spokesman for rebellious youth, as a play-boy, as an authority on sex and marriage and as a popular writer. It was some time before he would be regarded as one of the best American writers who ever lived. This volume presents 37 interviews with Fitzgerald. Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J.; Baughman, Judith S. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578066056
- ISBN
- 9781578066056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.56
€ 34.56
Hardback. An exploration of the life and career of Charles Guernsey Tuthill, who was born in 1871 and produced some of America's finest cut glass art. It discusses the business Tuthill founded, the patterns he created, the techniques he used, and the other artisans and consumers he knew. Num Pages: 256 pages, 161 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFP; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1229.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441488
- ISBN
- 9781585441488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. William Watson spent two years evading Union gunboats and dealing with the "sharpers" who fed off the misfortune of the Civil War. In 1892, using log books, personal papers, and business memoranda, he published this account of events. The result was a classic adventure tale. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441525
- ISBN
- 9781585441525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Marilyn Dell Brady introduces readers to the lives, languages, religions, and cultures of Chinese, Japanese, East Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Laotian, and Cambodian Texans. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 61 b&w photos, 3 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBBSX; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443123
- ISBN
- 9781585443123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
Paperback. The European Texans highlights the contributions of those who immigrated to Texas from Europe. Allan O. Kownslar introduces readers to the life and culture of French, English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Wend, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Greek and Slavic Texans. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 88 b&w photos, 4 tables, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBSX; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443529
- ISBN
- 9781585443529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.82
€ 16.82
Paperback. Long before Texas became the Lone Star State, or even a Spanish territory, Indian Texans called it home. From prehistory, through European and American invasions, to the beginning of the 21st century, author James M. Smallwood traces the survival and revival of Native Americans in Texas. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 62 b&w photos, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443543
- ISBN
- 9781585443543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
Paperback. Changes in chimney construction and homeowner attitudes had contributed to a major decline in the numbers of Chimney Swifts. With narrative, photos, and drawings, this book explores Chimney Swift natural history and provide practical guidelines for homeowners to coexist peacefully with these remarkable spring and summer guests. Illustrator(s): Kyle, Georgean Z. Series: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 41 colour, 4 b/w photographs, 28 line drawings, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443710
- ISBN
- 9781585443710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. Rosalie Schwartz uses the 1933 RKO-Radio Pictures production "Flying Down to Rio" to examine the interplay of technology and popular culture that shaped a distinctive 20th-century sensibility. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFC; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444212
- ISBN
- 9781585444212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. The frontier and Western expansionism are so quintessentially a part of American history that the literature of the West and Southwest is in some senses national literature. Sara L. Spurgeon focuses on three writers whose works exemplify engagement with the theme of the frontier. Series: Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444229
- ISBN
- 9781585444229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail
Eubanks, Ted; Behrstock, Robert A.; Davidson,...
Paperback. Suitable for those familiar with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's maps to the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, this book on the Upper Texas Coast offers information, maps, pictures, finding tips, and birding advice. It helps in learning where to find and how to bird the best venues on this part of the Texas coast. Series: Gulf Coast Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 179 colour photos, 13 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445349
- ISBN
- 9781585445349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Paperback. In 1916, 17-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas. Drawing on research from the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and other sources, this book presents the reconstruction of the crime and how it influenced the antilynching campaign. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photos, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445448
- ISBN
- 9781585445448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Analyzes sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. This title features contributions that spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball. It is useful for those interested in sports history. Editor(s): Iber, Jorge; Regalado, Samuel O. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL1; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445523
- ISBN
- 9781585445523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. Presents a thesis that offers a vision of Texas history and culture. This work presents an analysis that de-emphasizes the role of the Texas Revolution in Texas history and explores the ways in which Anglos and Mexicans developed tense ties following the US-Mexico War. Editor(s): Cotera, Maria Eugenia. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w photo, 6 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445646
- ISBN
- 9781585445646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. In the decades following the Civil War, scores of African Americans served in the US Army in the West. This anthology focuses on the careers and accomplishments of black soldiers, the lives they developed for themselves, their relationships to their officers, and the discrimination they faced from the very whites they were trying to protect. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Searles, Michael N. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446209
- ISBN
- 9781585446209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. Reporting data and predicting trends through the 2008 campaign, this volume offers James E Campbell's "theory of the predictable campaign," incorporating the fundamental conditions that systematically affect the presidential vote: political competition, presidential incumbency, and election-year economic conditions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 tables, 9 figures, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446285
- ISBN
- 9781585446285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.34
€ 22.34
Paperback. Faced with fascism, communism, and the 1956 Revolution, Csaba Teglas responded with ingenuity and hope. This memoir is the personal story of his youth, told from the point of view of a man with sons of his own. He found in America the freedom for which he had been searching, but he has raised his American sons to remain proud of their heritage. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446407
- ISBN
- 9781585446407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hill Street Press,US United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588181015
- ISBN
- 9781588181015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.42
€ 25.99
€ 23.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 371 x 371 x 565. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588269393
- ISBN
- 9781588269393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. A guide for the people running the Navy who are not in uniform. It covers many different topics, such as how the Navy is organized, what the various ranks and titles are, how to address correspondence to Navy personnel, how to 'read' a uniform, and the basics of ships and aircraft. It explains all the topics in layman's terms. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 photographs, 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JWF; JWT; JWXZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141556
- ISBN
- 9781591141556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.28
€ 42.99
€ 35.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591142317
- ISBN
- 9781591142317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.52€ 58.38
€ 61.52
€ 58.38
Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1947-62. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145479
- ISBN
- 9781591145479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. The ninth volume in Admiral Morison's history takes up the story of American naval activities in the Mediterranean where Volume II left off, and covers three major amphibious operations - the invasion of Sicily (Husky), and the capture of the Salerno beachhead (Avalanche), and the long Anzio beachhead struggle (Shingle). Num Pages: 413 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145752
- ISBN
- 9781591145752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.14
€ 30.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. The tenth volume in Samuel Eliot Morison's classic History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II focuses on the war on enemy submarines, a war fought up and down the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Brazil Num Pages: 448 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145769
- ISBN
- 9781591145769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.41
€ 30.99
€ 25.41