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Deepest South of All(2022) GRANT, RICHARDBestselling travel writer Richard Grant “sensitively probes the complex and troubled history of the oldest city on the Mississippi River through the eyes of a cast of eccentric and unexpected characters” (Newsweek).Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
John B. Denton Volume 6(2021) COCHRAN, MIKEDenton County and the City of Denton are named for preacher, lawyer, and Indian fighter John B. Denton, but little has been known about him. This biography separates the truth from the myth, which also contains a detailed discussion of the controversy surVezava: Trda54,18 € -
We Dream Together(2016) ELLER, ANNEIn this thorough social and political history Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of the history of the Dominican Republic and its relationship with Haiti by tracing the complicated history of its independence between 1822 and 1865, showing how theVezava: Mehka53,22 € -
Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine(2019) ALARCON, GRACIELA S,ALARCON, RENATO DExplores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian Verruga or Carrión's disease by Dr. Alberto Leonardo Barton. Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón recount Barton's persistent work aVezava: Mehka70,55 € -
Jefferson Davis, Napoleonic France, and the Nature of Confederate Ideology, 1815-1870(2020) ZVENGROWSKI, JEFFREYIn this highly original study of Confederate ideology and politics, Jeffrey Zvengrowski suggests that Confederate president Jefferson Davis and his supporters saw Bonapartist France as a model for the Confederate States of America.Vezava: Trda88,38 € -
Avengers of the New World(2005) DUBOIS, LAURENTThe first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when brutally exploited slaves rose up against their masters on Saint-Domingue. Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French adVezava: Mehka41,31 € -
Race and Reunion(2002) BLIGHT, DAVID W.No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and cast off a traumatic past. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and revVezava: Mehka31,76 € -
Fracture(2017) BLOM, PHILIPPA sweeping and vibrant history of Europe and America during the inter-war years, by the acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Rebellious Passage(2019) KERR-RITCHIE, JEFFREY R. (HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC)This book examines the successful slave revolt aboard the US slave ship Creole during the early 1840s and its consequences. Drawing upon previously unexamined federal sources, British colonial documents, states' records, and American and British newspaperVezava: Mehka48,10 € -
O Say Can You Hear?(2022) CLAGUE, MARKThe fascinating story of America’s national anthem and a search for the source of its powerful meaning todayVezava: Trda38,24 € -
Vicksburg Besieged(2020)Offers a detailed analysis of the end of the Vicksburg Campaign and the forty-day siege. Ranging in scope from military to social history, contributors examine the role of Grant's staff, contributions of African American troops to the Union Army of the TeVezava: Trda45,61 € -
Vicksburg Assaults(2019)This anthology is an in-depth examination of General Ulysses S. Grant's unsuccessful assaults against Confederate defensive lines around the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 19 and May 22, 1863. Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear have assembleVezava: Trda45,61 € -
Pearl Harbor(2018) NELSON, CRAIGThe gripping and definitive account of the Day of Infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the United States' entry into the Second World War.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People that Changed Our Culture(2017) ROLLING STONE LLC,WENNER, JANN S.A lavish book celebrating 50 years of Rolling Stone magazine--one of the most iconic and influential voices in American music and cultureVezava: Trda64,53 €
