Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652665
- ISBN
- 9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.65
€ 43.99
€ 39.65
Hardcover. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photos, 14 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653556
- ISBN
- 9780875653556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.24
€ 26.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Raul H Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. This book presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653785
- ISBN
- 9780875653785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Hardcover. "A joint project of The Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Num Pages: 367 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653938
- ISBN
- 9780875653938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.08
€ 52.99
€ 47.08
Hardcover. Close on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. Most of the books were directed at boys. This title presents an account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls that fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 43 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653976
- ISBN
- 9780875653976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654256
- ISBN
- 9780875654256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654386
- ISBN
- 9780875654386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.52
€ 32.99
€ 28.52
Hardcover. A biography of a highly unconventional woman. Jane McManus Storm Cazneau was often at the centre of a controversy, whether it was as Aaron Burr's mistress, behind enemy lines in the Mexican War, filibustering for Cuba or Nicaragua, or urging free blacks to emigrate to the Dominican Republic. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111796
- ISBN
- 9780876111796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. This biography brings William Pitt Ballinger to life as one of the most compleat men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, educational reformer, and bibliophile. Series: Barker Texas History Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876111994
- ISBN
- 9780876111994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.17
€ 40.17
Hardcover. A cautionary tale about the difficulties of anticipating ripple effects from large-scale public works "solutions" and adequate planning for their environmental, economic, and cultural consequences. It is a central Texas tale that is pertinent in all of America's "oasis" cities, a story that defines American patterns of suburban development. Num Pages: 300 pages, 40 illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876112021
- ISBN
- 9780876112021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. Gen Vicente Filisola was second in command of the Mexican army in Texas during the Revolution. After the defeat of Gen Jose Lopez de Santa Anna by Sam Houston's Texans at San Jacinto, Filisola became commander-in-chief of the four thousand Mexican soldiers that remained in Texas. This book presents an account of the Mexican army in Texas. Translator(s): Wheat, John. Num Pages: 350 pages, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876112397
- ISBN
- 9780876112397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardcover. A study of 34 paintings by Santa Barraza, who depicts the historical, emotional and spiritual land between Mexico and Texas, between present reality and the mythic world of the ancient Aztecs and Mayas. The work includes analyses of the forces that have shaped Barraza as a Chicana artist. Editor(s): Herrera-Sobek, Maria. Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 35 colour plates, 24 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890969069
- ISBN
- 9780890969069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Hardcover. Here, the author looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their widespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism. His study examines Hispanic assimilation and acculturation in a setting vastly different from other states. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890969335
- ISBN
- 9780890969335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469626802
- ISBN
- 9781469626802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Compiled from original county agent records discovered in Purdue University's Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Enriching Hoosier Farms and Families includes hundreds of rare, never-before-published photographs and anecdotal information about how county agents overcame their constituents' reluctance to change. Editor(s): Whitford, Frederick; Harmeyer, Neal; Hovde, David M. Series: The Founders Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2177.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537430
- ISBN
- 9781557537430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.80
€ 49.80
Paperback. This study reconstructs the history of the folk-music revival in the States, tracing its origins to the early decades of the 20th century. Cohen shows how a broad range of traditions - from hillbilly and sea shanties to cowboy and ethnic - all contributed to the genre known as folk. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493483
- ISBN
- 9781558493483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.52
€ 35.52
Paperback. This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493612
- ISBN
- 9781558493612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. Published between 1842 and 1895, this work gathers together autobiographical narratives that document the experiences of eight former slaves who eventually took up residence in Worcester, Massachusetts. Each narrative tells a individual story, its author clearly visible in the dress of his or her own words. Editor(s): McCarthy, B.Eugene; Doughton, Thomas L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496231
- ISBN
- 9781558496231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. The first comprehensive history of criminal law in early New England Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497726
- ISBN
- 9781558497726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78
Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570030475
- ISBN
- 9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Hardcover. A summary and analysis of the Supreme Court's impact on American law and government during the tenureship of Warren Burger. Earl M. Maltz contends that in many areas of constitutional law the Burger Court produced the most liberal jurisprudence in history. Series: Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570033353
- ISBN
- 9781570033353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Hardcover. The Cooper River Bridge opened in 1929, and for the first time connected Charleston directly to the north. This volume is a complete history of the bridge, exploring how early 20th-century Charleston helped shape the bridge, and how the bridge subsequently shaped the city. Num Pages: 192 pages, 85 halftones, 4 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- Second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570034701
- ISBN
- 9781570034701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Hardcover. The adventures of two men from Savannah, Georgia, who sought to breach the Federal blockade early in the Civil War. Roger S. Durham draws from James Dickson's 1862 Civil War diary to frame the story of the young sailor's travels with his friend, Thomas L. Hernandez, from New Jersey to Nova Scotia to the coast of Georgia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035722
- ISBN
- 9781570035722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor, Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced march through backwaters of Parris Island in an effort to restore flagging discipline. Strong currents in Ribbon Creek and panic led to drowning of six recruits. This work examines events of that night, men of Platoon 71, and fate of Sergeant McKeon. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBW; JWF; LNDK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037030
- ISBN
- 9781570037030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80