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c 1800 to c 1900
Hardcover. Features the life and times of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault, a free woman of color. This book presents a story that informs our understanding of the antebellum South as we watch this widowed matriarch navigate the social, economic, and political complexities to create a legacy for her family. Num Pages: 180 pages, 9 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288806
- ISBN
- 9781557288806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
Paperback. The term "Jim Crow" has had multiple meanings and a dark and complex past. This book provides readers with primary source materials from 1828 to 1980 that reveal how the Jim Crow era affects how historians practice their craft. It is organized into five sections, each of which focuses on a different historical period in the story of Jim Crow. Editor(s): Lewis, Catherine M.; Lewis, J. Richard. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288950
- ISBN
- 9781557288950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.67
€ 29.67
Hardcover. Focuses on dedicated Quaker missionaries in post-Civil War Arkansas. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289162
- ISBN
- 9781557289162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.70
€ 55.70
Paperback. Presents an account of a young Union soldier. This work tells of the battles he fought and the games he played, of his friends, fellow soldiers, and officers, and of the regiment's activities in Missouri and Arkansas, at Vicksburg, and in Louisiana and on the Texas Gulf Coast. Editor(s): Schultz, Robert G. Series Editor(s): Sutherland, Daniel E.; Parrish, T.Michael. Series: Civil War in the West. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 photographs & images, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289179
- ISBN
- 9781557289179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. Examines how black South Africans' beliefs in supernatural powers, along with both economic and social change in the rural areas, resulted in rebellions and how gender relations in black South African rural families changed. This work explores the intersection of taxation, political attitudes, and supernatural beliefs among black South Africans. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821417058
- ISBN
- 9780821417058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289896
- ISBN
- 9781557289896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77
€ 58.77
Hardback. Decided in 1824, Gibbons v Ogden arose out of litigation between owners of rival steamboat lines over passenger and freight routes between the neighboring states of New York and New Jersey. This title examines a landmark decision in American jurisprudence, the first Supreme Court case to deal with the thorny legal issue of interstate commerce. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821418451
- ISBN
- 9780821418451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.58
€ 62.58
Hardback. A collection of more than one hundred letters that provides various accounts of several battles in Kentucky and Tennessee, such as the Cumberland Gap and Knoxville campaigns that were pivotal events in the Western Theater. Editor(s): Maness, Donald C.; Combs, H. Jason. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419144
- ISBN
- 9780821419144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97
€ 57.97
Hardcover. Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its portrayal of ornamental plant use and its examination of 19th-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, this book aims to appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532862
- ISBN
- 9781557532862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.37
€ 60.37
Paperback. A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532879
- ISBN
- 9781557532879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.86
€ 15.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Analyzes the various ways in which the nation's newspaper editors, reporters, and war correspondents covered the biggest story of their lives - the Civil War - and in doing so both reflected and shaped the responses of their readers. This book contains sections including Fighting Words, Confederates and Copperheads, and The Union Forever. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534941
- ISBN
- 9781557534941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.51
€ 30.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVWYS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536839
- ISBN
- 9781557536839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490352
- ISBN
- 9781558490352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. This text examines the history of skiing in America, from its utilitarian origins to its transformation into a purely recreational activity. It integrates the history of skiing in the context of cultural, social and economic developments. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 illustrations,. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490475
- ISBN
- 9781558490475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. A study of 19th-century tourism and its role in shaping American culture, this text gives an analysis of the contribution of certain tourist spots to America's cultural awareness. Num Pages: 256 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFC; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491625
- ISBN
- 9781558491625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. This historic novel about blackface minstrels explores below the surface. Eric Lott, writing for African American Review, described it as "A novel of ideas devoted to exploring the complex fate of black and white Americans caught, as ever, in a racial history they can neither surmount nor escape". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; FV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492707
- ISBN
- 9781558492707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.86
€ 38.86
Hardcover. Since the Renaissance, books and drawings have been a primary means of communication among architects and their colleagues and clients. In this volume, 12 historians explore the use of books by architects in America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Editor(s): Hafertepe, Kenneth; O'Gorman, James F. (Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Wellesley College, USA). Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492820
- ISBN
- 9781558492820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. The famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison had seven children, who all went on to assume positions in the radical causes of their day, including racial justice, women's rights anti-imperialism and peace. This work looks at their lives and achievements. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493810
- ISBN
- 9781558493810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. He was the winner of 511 major league baseball games, nearly 100 more than any other pitcher, and was among the original 12 players inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, but Cy Young remains a legendary but shadowy figure. This account of his life places him in the context of the time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493988
- ISBN
- 9781558493988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.71
€ 41.71
Paperback. Illuminating the emerging culture of celebrity in early 19th century America, this text tells the intertwined stories of the Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane and the spiritualist medium Margaret Fox and examines their unlikely relationship. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494572
- ISBN
- 9781558494572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Hardcover. Many of the main currents of American life have flowed through Northampton, a town situated on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the founding of Northampton, "A Place Called Paradise" brings together a broad range of writing on the city's rich heritage. Num Pages: 544 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494855
- ISBN
- 9781558494855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback. Presents a biography of Mary Livermore, an important nineteenth-century reformer. This book reconstructs Livermore's remarkable story, and explores how and why she became so renowned in her day. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495135
- ISBN
- 9781558495135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Paperback. How Bostonians fashioned a shining image of their city in the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495180
- ISBN
- 9781558495180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.81
€ 40.81
Hardcover. Much of Boston's heritage of Victorian buildings dates from the mid-nineteenth century when Gridley James Fox Bryant (1816-1899) dominated the profession of architecture in the city. This work focuses on representative projects by Bryant, that illuminate the trajectory of his career and creates a portrait of the profession of architecture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495555
- ISBN
- 9781558495555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42