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Hardback. This volume covers the closing months of Washington's first presidential term, opening at Mount Vernon with Washington tending to both public and private affairs. It follows his unease at the growing political factionalism and attempts to ease rivalry between Hamilton and Jefferson. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921235
- ISBN
- 9780813921235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Paperback. An account of the successful adaptation of slavery to industrial labour and freedom in Richmond, Virginia between 1782 and 1865. The book demonstrates how industrial employment allowed blacks to carve out a degree of autonomy and accelerate slavery's demise. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920993
- ISBN
- 9780813920993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.56
€ 31.56
Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919195
- ISBN
- 9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917627
- ISBN
- 9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.02
€ 127.02
The Papers of George Washington: March-December 1797
Washington, George. Ed(S): Twohig, Dorothy; C...
hardcover. Covering the first ten months of George Washington's retirement from presidency, this book shows Washington to have been kept very busy. Apart from tending to his domestic arrangements and personal correspondence, Washington was still regularly informed of political developments. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D.; Runge, Beverly H.; Grizzard Jr, Frank J.; Mastromarino, Mark A.; Mercer, Elizabeth B.; Warren, Jack D. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917375
- ISBN
- 9780813917375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.33
€ 126.33
hardcover. Covering the first half of 1790, this volume focuses upon Washington's continued concentration on the problems facing the new government. The president's near-fatal illness in May 1790 is described along with a diverse range of matters covered by his incoming correspondence. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916729
- ISBN
- 9780813916729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.11
€ 126.11
Hardback. This is the fourth of six volumes of the papers of George Washington in the Confederation period. The series begins on 1st January 1784 and ends in September 1788, the eve of Washington's return to public life as President. This set of papers deals largely with private affairs. Series: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915609
- ISBN
- 9780813915609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.41
€ 126.41
hardcover. This volume carries Washington through the critical 15 months immediately prior to his appointment as commander-in-chief of the American army during the Revolutionary War. It focuses on his increasing political involvement in events leading up to the Revolution. Series: Colonial S. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1207.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813915500
- ISBN
- 9780813915500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
hardcover. The third of six volumes of Washington's papers in the Confederation period, this book looks at the time when Washington ventured from his house and farms at Mount Vernon only for occasional trips into Alexandria and periodic forays up to the Potomac to meet officers of the Potomac River Company. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915067
- ISBN
- 9780813915067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.02
€ 127.02
hardcover. In the two-year span covered by this volume, Washington continues to be concerned with personal and local matters - the expansion of his Mount Vernon acreage, the development of the flour and fishing industries there, and his promotion of schemes for the navigation of the Potomac River. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914657
- ISBN
- 9780813914657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.23
€ 126.23
Hardback. First in an eight-volume edition of Washington's papers in the Confederation period. The series begins on January 1 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon, and ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913490
- ISBN
- 9780813913490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.36
€ 126.36
Hardback. First in an eight-volume edition of Washington's papers in the Confederation period. The series begins on January 1 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon, and ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913483
- ISBN
- 9780813913483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913445
- ISBN
- 9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07
€ 115.07
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: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912363
- ISBN
- 9780813912363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813908038
- ISBN
- 9780813908038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.14
€ 126.14
Hardback. This volume incudes chapters on the reconstruction of Jefferson' Fine Arts Library, Desiderata List, Jefferson's efforts to furnish the University's with a library in the fine arts, and an appended list of books that have survived from the original Jeffersonian collection in the fine arts. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JF; AB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813902821
- ISBN
- 9780813902821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.80
€ 83.80
Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750-1850
. Ed(S): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel
Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944546
- ISBN
- 9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.79
€ 68.79
Hardcover. Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible opening books in 1735. This work focuses on the controversy it aroused and of its eventual suppression, and sheds light on aspects of the 18th century and issues of censorship. Num Pages: 312 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531162
- ISBN
- 9781557531162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.38
€ 31.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644544
- ISBN
- 9780816644544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Hardback. One of the most troubling but least studied features of mass political violence is why violence often recurs in the same place over long periods of time. Douglas Kammen explores this pattern in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor, studying that region's tragic past. Series: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 photographs, 10 figures, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574103
- ISBN
- 9780813574103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.64
€ 72.64