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The Americas
Hardcover. When settlers began advancing across North America, they endured great hardships but for the most part did not go hungry. With an inexhaustible supply of wildlife and an abundance of vegetation, even the poorest lived comfortably. This book offers an account of food and drink in the winning of the West. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217899
- ISBN
- 9780826217899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74
€ 68.74
Hardcover. It might seem unlikely that a midwestern university located far from national media centers would be home to the world's first journalism school, but the University of Missouri holds that distinction. This work covers - and uncovers - the many-faceted history of its School of Journalism. It also reveals the School's flaws as well as its virtues. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBT; JNM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217967
- ISBN
- 9780826217967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.40
€ 55.40
Hardcover. Chronicles a city's struggle to preserve its history and the built environment. This book places the role of preservation in Independence (Missouri) not only within the larger context of preservation in the US but also within the context of American environmental history. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illustrations, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218018
- ISBN
- 9780826218018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. Acknowledged as a significant figure in the history of women on the early western frontier, Mary Easton Sibley was involved in most of the important events in nineteenth-century Missouri, and pursued and practiced educational innovations. This biography sheds light on this important pioneer. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BG; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218056
- ISBN
- 9780826218056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.04
€ 18.99
€ 18.04
Hardcover. Many Americans know the story of the United States Colored Troops, who broke racial barriers in Civil War combat, and of the 'buffalo soldiers', who served in the West after that conflict, but African Americans also served in segregated militia units in twenty-three states. This book tells the story of that experience in Kansas. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218070
- ISBN
- 9780826218070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.36
€ 54.36
Hardcover. With his wild countenance, emotional rhetoric, and outrageous statements, James Henry Lane was a volatile figure in a hotbed of controversy. Taking readers from the halls of Congress to the bloody plains of Kansas and Missouri, this book challenges prevailing views of Lane as a self-serving demagogue. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218148
- ISBN
- 9780826218148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardcover. The impact of absent fathers on sons in the black community has been a subject for cultural critics and sociologists who often deal in anonymous data. This book examines the impact of fatherlessness on racial and gender identity formation as seen in black men's autobiographies and in other constructions of black fatherhood in fiction. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218216
- ISBN
- 9780826218216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.81
€ 56.81
Hardcover. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were looking to continue their World Series rivalry from the 1941 season, and a youthful team from St Louis was determined to stop them. This work provides a game-by-game account of the season with play-by-play action, conveying the physical and mental demands that the players endured. Series: Sports and American Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218346
- ISBN
- 9780826218346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.38
€ 36.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover. Charles Darwin arrived at the Galapagos Islands some three centuries after their discovery. After describing the islands' origins and the complex of physical forces that make the Galapagos so remarkable, this work focuses on some of the most prominent habitats on the islands and to the plants and animals encountered in them. Num Pages: 224 pages, 188 colour illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; WNC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 270 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218377
- ISBN
- 9780826218377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.35
€ 50.99
€ 48.35
Hardcover. Focuses on the topography of the Mississippi River and its floodplain. This work offers a comprehensive view of the riparian landscape as a living organism and of the effects of human intervention on its natural processes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations, 14 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 273 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218407
- ISBN
- 9780826218407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.58
€ 54.58
Hardcover. Prior to the Quakers' large-scale migration to Pennsylvania, Barbados had more Quakers than any other English colony. This work shows that Barbados Quakers were a critical part of a transatlantic network of Friends and explains how they established a 'counterculture' on the island. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, bibliography, index, table. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; HBLH; HBTB; HBTS; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218476
- ISBN
- 9780826218476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.17
€ 61.17
Hardcover. On the night of his arrest for public intoxication, James Patrick Lyons was taken to the city jail and held in solitary confinement. The next morning he was dead. In his quest to uncover the details of his grandfather's life, the author re-creates the flavor of mid-twentieth-century Kansas City. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218643
- ISBN
- 9780826218643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.58
€ 25.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 38 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218971
- ISBN
- 9780826218971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
€ 17.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219039
- ISBN
- 9780826219039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
The Opinions of Mankind: Racial Issues, Press, and Progaganda in the C...
Lentz, Richard, Gower, Karla K.
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219084
- ISBN
- 9780826219084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219398
- ISBN
- 9780826219398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardcover. Series: Shades of Blue & Gray Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219459
- ISBN
- 9780826219459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.39
€ 42.39
Hardcover. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; HP; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219527
- ISBN
- 9780826219527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WTH; WTM. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219695
- ISBN
- 9780826219695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.25
€ 40.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219701
- ISBN
- 9780826219701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.87
€ 54.87