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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801438776
ISBN
9780801438776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446177
ISBN
9780801446177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446733
ISBN
9780801446733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448805
ISBN
9780801448805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 51.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448959
ISBN
9780801448959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473951
ISBN
9780801473951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478017
ISBN
9780801478017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.16

paperback. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) - a Confederate general whose life provides a unique, sweeping insight into the entire history of the Civil War in the South - was a leading citizen of South Carolina before the war and the highest-ranking cavalry leader on either side during the war. This biography tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 images, 9 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213548
ISBN
9780803213548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. A historical biography detailing the military career of Charles Young, the highest-ranking African-American officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bison Original United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213852
ISBN
9780803213852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1902 and the Senate in 1912, George Norris was a Republican for most of his life but headed a wing called the Progressives, who believed the government should be more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens. This book offers an account of his admirable life. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226760
ISBN
9780803226760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

hardcover. Takes us back to the world of pogroms and mass emigrations at the turn of the twentieth century Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illustrations, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230019
ISBN
9780803230019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.89

Paperback. Fitzhugh Lee - nicknamed 'Fitz' - was born into one of Virginia's most distinguished families. Upon graduation from West Point, Fitz Lee served in the US Army until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he joined the Confederate cavalry forces. This title offers a biography of one of the South's youngest and ablest cavalry commanders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 Illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230088
ISBN
9780803230088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Biography of Aileen and Roy Cochran, who grew up in the Nebraska pioneer life and came to serve for three terms as governor and first lady during the Great Depression Num Pages: 202 pages, 23 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232945
ISBN
9780803232945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. An intimate and detailed biography Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bison Original United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237643
ISBN
9780803237643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. Offers a rare look into the heart of the average socialist trying to survive the Nazis and rebuild a broken world Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 photographs, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243620
ISBN
9780803243620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. A biography of missionaries Asher and Laura Wright. The Wrights lived with the Senecas for over forty years, during which they translated parts of the New Testament and hymns into the Seneca language, oversaw a periodical, and recorded much about everyday reservation life and history. Num Pages: 358 pages, 18 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4928 x 3074 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259997
ISBN
9780803259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Shows history in the making and personalities at their most unguarded: Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Andrew Carnegie, General George McClellan, and others. The reader is with Lincoln at the scene of dramatic tidings: of the Northern disasters at Bull Run, of Meade's victory at Gettysburg, of Grant's capture of Richmond. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 26. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261259
ISBN
9780803261259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.95

Paperback. In 1835, Texas offered young men like John C Duval a chance for action and glory. This book, based on the diary kept by Duval, contains chapters that lead up to the Goliad Massacre on Palm Sunday 1836. After a hair-raising escape from Goliad, John wandered across the country-side, dodging the Mexicans and living by his wits. Editor(s): Smith, Rebecca W. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 21. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265677
ISBN
9780803265677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Of all the western frontier figures who played a role in the lives of the Sioux, perhaps none was more intriguing, eccentric, or controversial than Father Francis M Craft (1852-1920). This account examines his key role in Sioux and missionary history, his dedication to Indian causes, and his lifelong struggle against stereotypes and prejudice. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269255
ISBN
9780803269255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.30

paperback. The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men. Editor(s): Hafen, LeRoy R. Num Pages: 401 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272101
ISBN
9780803272101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.74

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