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paperback. George Washington's long career began with defeat in the bloody frontier skirmishes of the French and Indian War and culminated in the role of commanding general of the Continental army in victory over the British army. Among his achievements was the establishment of a professional army. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 76 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association United States
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780931917332
ISBN
9780931917332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307956460
ISBN
9780307956460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black and white photos throughout 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307888389
ISBN
9780307888389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. In a career forged in the saddle on scout duty along the Rio Grande, Arthur Hill witnessed dramatic changes from 1947 to 1974. From the Lone Star Steel strike, the KKK, and the "Dixie Mafia" to problems of drug-running and illegal immigration, Arthur Hill's life as a Texas ranger illuminates both the present and the past. Series: American Liberty & Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729841
ISBN
9780896729841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.84

paperback. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; JFSL3; JPR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729834
ISBN
9780896729834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.83

Hardback. Continues: A Kineano remembers: from the King Ranch to the White House. 2006. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK; JNB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729681
ISBN
9780896729681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.54

paperback. Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Num Pages: 594 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Regnery United States
Number of pages
594
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780895260048
ISBN
9780895260048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. This general chronology of Voltaire's letters by an eminent "Voltairiste" contains a chronological appendix, followed by a bibliography and an index. Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DSRC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807890172
ISBN
9780807890172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.98

Paperback. Marquis de Louvois served as French Minister of War under Louis XIV. The letters published in this volume were written from July 1681 to August 1684 and deal almost entirely with the War in Flanders. They are ordered by military campaign into ten sections, and the volume includes an introduction, identification list, and bibliography. Editor(s): Hardre, Jacques. Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807890103
ISBN
9780807890103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. To Print the News and Raise Hell!: A Biography of Wilbur F. Storey Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879580
ISBN
9780807879580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.49

Paperback. Leonidas LaFayette Polk: Agrarian Crusader Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879313
ISBN
9780807879313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

Paperback. How Shall They Hear Without a Preacher?: The Life of Ernest Fremont Tittle Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879238
ISBN
9780807879238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.63

paperback. William Louis Poteat: Prophet of Progress Num Pages: black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879122
ISBN
9780807879122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.81

Paperback. Hawthorn Tree: Some Papers and Letters on Life and the Theatre Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807878613
ISBN
9780807878613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.23

paperback. Porte Crayon: The Life of David Hunter Strother, Writer of the Old South Num Pages: black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780807878422
ISBN
9780807878422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807878170
ISBN
9780807878170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.62

paperback. The Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper can be read as an extended autobiographical meditation on the meaning of race in antebellum America. First published in England, the text documents the life of Moses Roper, beginning with his birth in North Carolina and chronicling his travels through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNC at Chapel Hill Library United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807869659
ISBN
9780807869659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.23

paperback. Presents the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked as a seamstress and dressmaker for the wives of influential politicians. She eventually became a close confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNC at Chapel Hill Library United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807869635
ISBN
9780807869635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

paperback. Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson Editor(s): Lobb, John. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGXA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNC at Chapel Hill Library United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807869611
ISBN
9780807869611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807865439
ISBN
9780807865439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.87

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