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Hardcover. This text opens at the point when Washington was immersed in creating a military force to deal with the threat of war with France. Despite this he found time to build houses on Capitol Hill, seek the funds to put his financial affairs in order, and lament the divided state of American politics. 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 38. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918389
- ISBN
- 9780813918389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.16
€ 120.16
Hardcover. This text begins with the relaxation of tension between France and the US, allowing Washington to redirect his attention to his personal affairs. He looked to the future of Mount Vernon and supervised the compilation of a list of Mount Vernon slaves, while making plans for their eventual freedom Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918556
- ISBN
- 9780813918556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.16
€ 121.16
Hardcover. The eighth volume of William James's correspondence, covering the period 1895 to June 1899. During this period, James struggles against various temptations, never completely successfully, to devote all of his attention to philosophy, the first and great love of his life. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919263
- ISBN
- 9780813919263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardcover. The ninth volume of William James's correspondence, covering the period July 1899 to 1901. It covers the period of James's great collapse, of his years of exile in Europe in search of health, and of the beginning of his withdrawal fron full time teaching at Harvard. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 832 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1433.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919706
- ISBN
- 9780813919706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.08
€ 124.08
Hardcover. Consisting of more than 500 letters to family with an additional 650 calendared, this volume offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence from April 1905 to March 1908. Num Pages: 772 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGHA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921495
- ISBN
- 9780813921495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardcover. This collection of letters traces Henry James's devotion to a young, Norwegian-American artist. James was 56 when, visiting Rome in 1899, he was introduced to the 27-year-old Hendrik Andersen. In an uncanny instance of life imitating art, Andersen bore an unmistakable resemblance to the title character of James's 1875 novel, "Roderick Hudson". Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Virginia
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922706
- ISBN
- 9780813922706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Covers the eight-month period between 8 February and 24 October 1813, during which the United States continued its military struggle against Great Britain. This volume presents Secretary of War John Armstrong's memorandum on the spring campaign against Canada, recommending attacks on Kingston and York (Toronto). Editor(s): Kreider, Angela; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Johnson, Mary Parke; King, Martha J.; Perry, Wendy Ellen. Num Pages: 800 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927565
- ISBN
- 9780813927565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31
€ 122.31
Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.16
€ 122.16
Hardcover. Covers the period between 4 March 1817, when Madison left the presidency, and 31 January 1820, years when he and Dolley Payne Madison settled once again into the rhythms of rural life at their beloved home, Montpelier. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928494
- ISBN
- 9780813928494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.31
€ 121.31
Paperback. Eleanor Roosevelt walked out of the White House more than the president's widow. This title includes 410 documents that chronicle not only Roosevelt's impact on American politics and the United Nations, but also the serious treatment she received from those in power. Editor(s): Black, Allida M. Num Pages: 1200 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929248
- ISBN
- 9780813929248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.30
€ 131.30
Hardcover. Documents Washington's activities during the winter and early spring of 1779, when the bulk of his army was encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey, strategically situated where the Watchung Mountains rise from the coastal plain in the middle of the state. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D.; Ferraro, William M. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 768 pages, 2 maps, 3 figures, front & back endpapers. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Volume 19 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929613
- ISBN
- 9780813929613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937090
- ISBN
- 9780813937090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.11
€ 25.99
€ 24.11
Hardcover. With volume 24 of the Revolutionary War Series, the conflict enters a new decade. New Year's Day 1780 finds Washington in winter quarters at Morristown, N.J., having established his headquarters at the Ford mansion there one month earlier. During the weeks covered by this volume, the Continental army experienced the harshest winter of the war. Editor(s): Huggins, Benjamin L. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBLL; HBW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937823
- ISBN
- 9780813937823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Harbury, Katharine E. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938561
- ISBN
- 9780813938561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Hardback. During the many years that they were separated by the perils of the American Revolution, John and Abigail Adams exchanged hundreds of letters. This title brings together their correspondence with a detail about life and thought, courtship and sex, gender and parenting, and class and politics in the revolutionary generation and beyond. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037431
- ISBN
- 9780226037431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.24
€ 49.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Axford, Faye. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312893
- ISBN
- 9780817312893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
Hardcover. Retrieved from 7 libraries, this corpus of letters was preserved by the Manning family, chiefly for their value as records of Nathaniel's life and work. This book tells of Elizabeth's early life; the trauma caused for sister and brother by the death of their father and the tensions experienced when they moved in with their mother's family. Editor(s): Rocher, Cecile Anne De. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817314989
- ISBN
- 9780817314989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Hardback. Charlotte Perkins Gilman has reemerged as a major American literary figure, as evidenced by the republication of many of her stories and novels and an explosion of scholarship on her. This title presents a collection of letters that provides insights into her character through her own words. Editor(s): Knight, Denise D.; Tuttle, Jennifer S. Series Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817316488
- ISBN
- 9780817316488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Pacernick, Gary. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353735
- ISBN
- 9780817353735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.87
€ 44.87
Paperback. The letters in this volume are gathered from many sources and include missives sent by Truman to his daughter, his mother and sister, his cousins and of course his wife, Bess. This potpourri of information provides an intimate and revealing portrait of Truman and his remarkable career. Series: Give 'Em Hell Harry S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214744
- ISBN
- 9780826214744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.27
€ 33.99
€ 28.27