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Paperback. Many of the great Texas ranches established during the cattle boom of the 1880s became immediate business successes, but as time passed, many of them failed. This title presents the story of David Mantz DeVitt - one of the survivors and of the family that kept it alive. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724600
- ISBN
- 9780896724600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.66
€ 18.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. As the Harlem movement focused on experiences of black Americans who sought relief from racism and endeavored to build communities, this title offers voice to the many-sided black experience in remote El Paso. Editor(s): Winegarten, Ruthe. Series: Double Mountain Books Series. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724853
- ISBN
- 9780896724853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.66
€ 15.99
€ 15.66
Hardcover. When the author went to Vietnam in 1956 to complete his PhD in anthropology, he didn't realize he would be there for most of the next eighteen years through the entire Vietnam War. He worked with the country folk of the Mekong Delta for several years. This title presents the studies of these independent, brave, and misunderstood people. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 395 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724907
- ISBN
- 9780896724907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.94
€ 40.99
€ 34.94
Hardcover. Robert Hopkins Miller spent nearly one-third of his forty-year Foreign Service career on Americas unsuccessful Vietnam venture from 1962 to the end of the war. This memoir of his full career emphasizes his Vietnam years, covering his postings in Europe and assignments as ambassador to Malaysia, 1977-80, and to Cte dIvoire, 1983-86. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724914
- ISBN
- 9780896724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.98
€ 37.99
€ 32.98
Hardcover. From the late 1830's to the mid - 1870's, nearly half a million ordinary folk left farms and families, friends, and all that was familiar and turned their faces west to Oregon to California. This title covers timelines, maps, photographs, and historical illustrations that enable readers to trace Trail migration chronologically and geographically. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725041
- ISBN
- 9780896725041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.05
€ 26.99
€ 24.05
Hardcover. Little can overwhelm the senses more than our great lonely plains, expanses of sky and horizon so enormous that sometimes composition gets lost in between. This title features photographs and poems, that deal with the vast, wide plains, their dramatic colors, and the calm, as well as the people who thrive beneath their skies. Num Pages: 165 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1089.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725065
- ISBN
- 9780896725065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.30
€ 36.99
€ 30.30
Hardcover. In the late 1870s, promoter Charles Eddy joined lawman Pat Garrett in a grandiose scheme. They would dam the Pecos River, build irrigation canals, and turn the area into an agricultural oasis. This book illuminates the myriad personalities and interests that combined and clashed over the Pecos Valley reservoirs and canals. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; K; P; RNF; TNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725096
- ISBN
- 9780896725096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.22
€ 36.99
€ 32.22
Hardcover. In eighteenth-century England, some wealthy people built ruins on their estates, hired hermits to inhabit them, and took guests to view the pictures que results. While no one hires ornamental hermits anymore, society as a whole supports people like Thoreau or Edward Abbey who step aside to comment on ordinary life as critics or would-be prophets. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725232
- ISBN
- 9780896725232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardcover. Hugh Hawkins was seven years old when his fathers job with the Rock Island Railroad forced his family to relocate to far western Kansas. This memoir paints a portrait of a middle-class family's traditions and values in the heartland of the 1930s and 1940s. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 24 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725577
- ISBN
- 9780896725577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.97
€ 26.99
€ 23.97
Hardcover. To settle and remain in the American Outback, the unforgiving land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, was an achievement. Prosperity and risk were present in equal measure. Only with the creation of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the area finally claimed by a government entity. This title presents the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 137 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725584
- ISBN
- 9780896725584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Hardcover. Women under the Napoleonic regime have been largely neglected by historians. Through recovered discourses and other primary sources, this title uncovers the strategies that Napoleonic women employed to control their lives. It presents an analysis of Napoleons personal attitudes about the nature of women. Series: Fashioning the Eighteenth Century Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725591
- ISBN
- 9780896725591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.14
€ 36.99
€ 36.14
Paperback. Deep in southwest Texas a creek pours into the Pecos River. It is that rivers largest freshwater tributary. The author's grandfather, Charles Chandler, settled near the mouth of Independence Creek in 1900 and ranched there for many years. This title recounts the experiences of her grandparents and parents, and recalls her childhood on the ranch. Num Pages: 203 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725621
- ISBN
- 9780896725621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.68
€ 20.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. New findings show that the death toll from the Cambodian genocide was approximately 2.2 million about a half million higher than commonly believed. Despite regular denials from the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the author demonstrates not only that they were aware of the mass killings, but that they personally managed and directed them. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725805
- ISBN
- 9780896725805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
Paperback. Filled with anecdotes, folklore, and oral history that help define one of New Mexicos most fascinating pockets of enchantment. This work presents stories on life in the countryside, education, folk healing, witchcraft, superstitions, religion, politics, folk sayings, and riddles. Num Pages: 302 pages, 37 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725959
- ISBN
- 9780896725959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
Hardcover. On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern tribes, pressed from all sides, attacked the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sab and burned it to the ground. In this book, the author chronicles the events following the attack. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725966
- ISBN
- 9780896725966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Suitable for those who care about the indigenous past as well as its connection to the problems of the present and the challenges of the 21st century, this title includes tribal council records, oral histories, and reservation newspapers. It explores the political history of South Dakotas Oglala Lakota reservation during the mid-twentieth century. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b/w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726017
- ISBN
- 9780896726017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.10
€ 36.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. Based on archival research and interviews with more than forty sailors who participated in Task Force 90, this title illuminates a mission that has been all but forgotten and also explores how the initial humanitarian involvement of the United States in Vietnam eventually led to massive military involvement in the 1960s and 1970s. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726086
- ISBN
- 9780896726086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.07
€ 36.99
€ 35.07
Paperback. Collects the historical research and writing on African Americans in Texas. Covering the time period between 1820 and the late 1970s, this title highlights the significant role that black Texans played in the development of the state. It is suitable for those interested in the history of black Texans. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726093
- ISBN
- 9780896726093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Hardcover. Both Willa Cather and Mary Austin moved west in their youth and spent much of their lives there. Cather lived on the Great Plains, while Austin resided in California and the Southwest. This title addresses Willa Cather and Mary Austin as central figures in a womens tradition of the pictured West. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 b/w photos, 69 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 667.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726109
- ISBN
- 9780896726109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.84
€ 36.99
€ 35.84
Paperback. On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 218 pages, 31 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726277
- ISBN
- 9780896726277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.23
€ 23.99
€ 21.23
Hardcover. Collects eighteen stories that cover several generations of Scottish West Texans. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726307
- ISBN
- 9780896726307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Hardcover. During the formative years of rodeo that preceded the first Calgary Stampede in 1912, Cowboy Park promoted the sport of steer roping and provided a ready training ground for up-and-coming champions. This title documents and illuminates the era of Cowboy Park and the early champions who won their spurs there. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 54 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBTB; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726420
- ISBN
- 9780896726420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.99
€ 26.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. "Collects seventeen essays by top military leaders of South Vietnam, composed shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. Covers a wide range of topics to present a remarkably candid and self-critical assessment of the war. Contains an introduction and epilogue by Lewis Sorley"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Sorley, Lewis. Series: Modern Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 919 pages, black & white halftones, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1284.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726437
- ISBN
- 9780896726437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.48€ 54.56
€ 55.48
€ 54.56
Hardcover. Tran Van Nhut grew up with a great love for his country's history and served in the Army of South Vietnam from the Republics inception in 1954 until its demise in 1975. In 1970, he was appointed province chief of Binh Long (Peaceful Dragon) Province and commander of its Regional, Popular, and People Self Defense Forces. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 23 photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726451
- ISBN
- 9780896726451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.83
€ 29.99
€ 26.83