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Hardback. Covers James Madison's tenure in the office of Secretary of State, a period in which the bulk of his correspondence dealt with US relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain. In addition to his official correspondence, this volume contains Madison's personal letters. Annotation and a detailed index provide access to people, places, and events. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Barber, Ellen J.; Mandeville, Anne; Kreider, Angela; Cross, Jeanne Kerr. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923536
ISBN
9780813923536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.44

Hardback. This book uses the life and work of lawyer and Supreme Court justice, Benjamin R. Curtis, as a window on the most serious constitutional crisis in American history, the Civil War. The book reassesses Curtis's common-law methods in the context of his times and shows how his views continue to shed light on issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923420
ISBN
9780813923420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.85

hardcover. Ellen Glasgow's originality of mind and fascination with her native South are in display in this selection of her correspondence with women. Covering more than sixty years, Perfect Companionship collects some 250 letters. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923352
ISBN
9780813923352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Hardback. Once revered as one of the finest officers in the US Navy, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont is, if remembered at all, criticized for resisting technological advancement and for half-heartedly leading the disastrous all-ironclad Union naval attack on Charleston. Kevin J. Weddle challenges this reduction. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16ill.4M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923321
ISBN
9780813923321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.86

Paperback. One of the standard short works on the first three presidents of the United States - George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. When the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the Organization of American Historians asked 1,500 historians to name the ten best books about George Washington, this book was one of those selected. Num Pages: 104 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922652
ISBN
9780813922652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

hardcover. Editor(s): Stagg, J C a; King, Martha J; Barber, Ellen J; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Kreider, Angela; Spangler, Jewel L. Series: Papers of James Madison. Presidential. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922584
ISBN
9780813922584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.73

Hardback. In the hands of a historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through "Lifeboat" are old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that quicken the pulse of readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922218
ISBN
9780813922218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.52

paperback. These papers from the poet and critic Randall Jarrell include letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. These letters add a further dimension of friendship and intellect to this behind-the-scenes glimpse of American literary history. Editor(s): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen. Num Pages: 576 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
expanded edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921532
ISBN
9780813921532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.26

Hardback. From Quaker beginnings to the excitement and challenges of life as the First Lady, Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849) led an extraordinary life. This selection of her letters illuminates the story of the women widely credited with setting the standard for successive political Washington women. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921525
ISBN
9780813921525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.29

Hardback. This study of John Jacob Thomas (1841-1889) looks at the work of this leading member of the newly emergent intelligentsia in 19th century Trinidad. It puts his texts in context with other narratives by local and international Pan-Africanists and Victorian intellectuals. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921426
ISBN
9780813921426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.09

Paperback. Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Strejilevich here expresses the "choir of voices" of those imprisoned and abused. Translator(s): Torre, Cristina de la. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADSL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG; BTP; DCF; FA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921310
ISBN
9780813921310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Hardback. Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Strejilevich here expresses the "choir of voices" of those imprisoned and abused. Translator(s): Torre, Cristina de la. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADSL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG; BTP; DCF; FA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921303
ISBN
9780813921303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.79

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

€ 121.73

Hardback. In the five-month period covered by this volume of the "Secretary of States Series", Madison and Jefferson work jointly to acquire final possession of, and establish a preliminary government for, the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of May 1803. Num Pages: 720 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921204
ISBN
9780813921204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921105
ISBN
9780813921105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.08

Hardback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921099
ISBN
9780813921099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.71

paperback. Considers the southern graveyard as one of three sites of memory - the other two being the southern body and southern memoir. It shows how Lumpkin, Smith, and Murray contended through their autobiographies against Lost Cause versions of southern identity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920726
ISBN
9780813920726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.46

Hardback. Considers the southern graveyard as one of three sites of memory - the other two being the southern body and southern memoir. It shows how Lumpkin, Smith, and Murray contended through their autobiographies against Lost Cause versions of southern identity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920719
ISBN
9780813920719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.89

Hardback. Consisting of some 572 letters, with another 460 calendared, this tenth volume in a series of 12, offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence - with family, friends and colleagues - from the beginning of 1902 through to March 1905. Num Pages: 702 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGHA; BJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
702
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920610
ISBN
9780813920610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.43

Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920283
ISBN
9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.79

hardcover. Henri Garidel was expelled from occupied New Orleans by Federal forces after refusing to pledge loyalty to the Union. This is his diary from 1863 to 1865, in which he relates the trials and discomforts - physical, emotional, spiritual and professional - of life in a city foreign to him. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920184
ISBN
9780813920184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.60

hardcover. The emotional and moral centre of this collection is the series of letters written during Arnold's first American visit, during which he ranged from New York and New England to Madison, Chicago, Richmond, Washington, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1093.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919997
ISBN
9780813919997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.02

paperback. Alice Stone Blackwell, editor of the "Woman's Journal", published this biography of her mother, Lucy Stone, in 1930, a decade after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. This reprint offers a plainspoken document of an important era in women's history. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Univ PR of Virginia ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919904
ISBN
9780813919904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

hardcover. The fifth volume of the "Secretary of State" series of James Madison's papers. It covers Madison's tenure in that office from 16 May to 31 October 1803. His correspondence deals with a wide array of domestic and foreign problems, particularly relations with France, Great Britain and Spain. Editor(s): Stagg, J. C. A.; Barber, Ellen J.; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919416
ISBN
9780813919416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.45

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