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c 1800 to c 1900

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c 1800 to c 1900

Hardcover. This volume of Grant's papers, pertaining to his administration, covers areas such as the Enforcement Act, prompted by political murders in the South, the fire that swept through Chicago in 1871, British ratification of the Washington Treaty, civil war in Cuba and opposition within his own party. Editor(s): Ferraro, William M.; Lisec, Aaron M.; Dotson, Sue E. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1311.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809321988
ISBN
9780809321988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

Hardcover. Grant's second administration begins with trouble as rival governments squabble over Louisiana. Violence in California threatens his policy of peace with indigenous people, and in November, the execution by Spanish authorities of 53 sailors falsely flying the US flag shocked America. Editor(s): Ferraro, William M.; Lisec, Aaron M.; Carroll, Kathleen. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1343.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809322770
ISBN
9780809322770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

Hardcover. Pressured in 1875 to declare himself for or against a third term as president, Ulysses S. Grant found it equally difficult to decide what he wanted and to explain himself to the nation. This text is the 26th in a series of papers written by the 18th president of the United States. Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1461.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809324996
ISBN
9780809324996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

Hardcover. This looks at events of 1876 - a trying year for the White House. The Seventh Cavalry was wiped out by the Sioux, and Ulysees Grant's peace process lay in tatters as a result. Scandals diverted Grant's attention from larger policy questions. A series of prosecutions culminated in the February trial of Orville Babcock, Grant's private secretary. Editor(s): Simon, John Y. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809326310
ISBN
9780809326310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

Hardcover. These papers cover Grant's post-presidential tour and his comments on the war and his presidency. Editor(s): Simon, John Y. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809326327
ISBN
9780809326327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

Hardcover. Mexico had interested Ulysses S Grant since the young lieutenant fought there. As president of the Mexican Southern Railroad, he emerged as a strong advocate of increased trade and investment. Appointed by President Chester A Arthur to negotiate a commercial treaty, Grant spent most of January 1883, working on the project. Editor(s): Simon, John Y. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328796
ISBN
9780809328796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 69.00

hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351696
ISBN
9780822351696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.00

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 546 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613246
ISBN
9780691613246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.74

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 546 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641096
ISBN
9780691641096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.14
€ 163.28

Hardback. This study focuses on the Brazilian Empire's Conservative Party and its success and failure in constructing a representative, constitutional monarchy to defend a slaveholding plantation society. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 tables, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753692
ISBN
9780804753692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.67

Hardback. James K Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book asserts that Polk followed an existing pattern of nomination that dated back to the beginning of the republic, in which the chief executives looked to qualifications first and loyalty to the party second. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761834502
ISBN
9780761834502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.55

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718022235
ISBN
9780718022235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MBF; 3JH; HBJF; HBJM; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824840020
ISBN
9780824840020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.59
€ 74.28

Paperback. Pearl: A Failed Slave Escape on the Potomac Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469615004
ISBN
9781469615004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40
€ 48.83

Hardcover. Examines the shifts in press coverage of women's executions over the past 150 years. Shipman's use of reconstructed stories, gleaned from hundreds of newspaper articles, aims to give readers an understanding of the ways in which dailies reported on the trials of women. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFD; JFSJ1; JKVP; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826213860
ISBN
9780826213860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94
€ 58.02

Paperback. Peninsula Campaign and the Necessity of Emancipation: African Americans and the Fight for Freedom Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617503
ISBN
9781469617503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.63

Hardback. The Peninsular War is one of the defining campaigns of the British Army and sealed its reputation for supreme professionalism, heroic obstinacy and sheer perseverance. This book presents an examination of the conflict with 164 original maps, accompanied by an authoritative text narrating the war. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 258 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807731
ISBN
9781472807731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.28
€ 45.02

Paperback. For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had one of the world's great navies to defend it. Trafalgar destroyed its navy and French and British armies marching across it at will. The result was a war which killed over a million Spaniards and ended its empire. This book presents this terrible conflict. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140273700
ISBN
9780140273700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Examines the social origins of interest group politics in the USA. Between 1890 and 1925, a system centred on elections and party organizations was partially transformed by various interest groups including farmers, workers and women. This text analyzes organizational politics in three US states. Num Pages: 468 pages, 14 halftones, 7 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPH; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109930
ISBN
9780226109930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. A picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented. Editor(s): Davis, Allen F.; Haller, Mark H. Series: Pennsylvania Paperbacks. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216707
ISBN
9780812216707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.67

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