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United States and Africa Relations, 1400s to the Present
ISBN: PB: 9780300234831, Yale University Press, October 2020
416 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 17 black&white illus.
Toyin Falola and Raphael Njoku reexamine the history of the relationship between Africa and the United States from the dawn of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the present. Their broad, interdisciplinary book follows the relationship's evolution, tr...
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£30,00
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Unlikely General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America
ISBN: PB: 9780300251876, Yale University Press, June 2020
376 pp., 23.4x15.2 cm, 22 black&white illus.
In the spring of 1792, President George Washington chose "Mad" Anthony Wayne to defend America from a potentially devastating threat. Native forces had decimated the standing army and Washington needed a champion to open the country stretching from t...
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£18,00
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Urban Lowlands A History of Neighborhoods, Poverty, and Planning
ISBN: HB: 9780226710532, University of Chicago Press, June 2020
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 39 halftones
In "Urban Lowlands", Steven T. Moga looks closely at the Harlem Flats in New York City; Black Bottom in Nashville; Swede Hollow in St. Paul; and the Flats in Los Angeles to interrogate the connections between a city's physical landscape and the pover...
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£40,00
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Urban Dreams, Rural Commonwealth The Rise of Plantation Society in the Chesapeake
ISBN: HB: 9780226585284, University of Chicago Press, December 2018
352 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 15 halftones
The early Europeans settlers who staked their claims in the Chesapeake Bay were drawn to it for a variety of reasons. Some viewed the bay as a wild landscape waiting to be tamed, while others saw potential there for spiritual sanctuary. But all of th...
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£38,00
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Union Soldiers in the American Civil War Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages
ISBN: PB: 9781611213393, Casemate, Savas Beatie, September 2018
168 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 90 illus.
Some Confederates called him a "Bluebelly", "Mudsill", and even a "Lincolnite" (for President Abraham Lincoln), but the name that has carried down through the decades is simply "Billy Yank". Author Lance Herdegen tells his fascinating multi-faceted s...
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£12,00
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Under the Crescent Moon The Eleventh Corps in the American Civil War, 1862-1864. From the Defenses of Washington to Chancellorsville
ISBN: HB: 9781611213379, Casemate, Savas Beatie, December 2017
360 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 5 maps, 40 illus.
The Eleventh Corps served in the Army of the Potomac for just twelve months (September 1862 – August 1863), but during that time played a pivotal role in the critical battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, hastened westward to reinforce a Union...
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£26,00
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Ultimate Guide to the Declaration of Independence
ISBN: PB: 9781611213737, Casemate, Savas Beatie, August 2017
80 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 17 images
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the logical force of the Declaration facilitated the survival of a nation. "The Ultimate Guide to the Declaration of Independence" explains the document more thoroughly than any book previously published. With the aid of...
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£12,00
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United States and the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the Americas, 1776-1867
ISBN: HB: 9780300212419, Yale University Press, January 2017
328 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 3 black&white illus.
An investigation of US participation in the transatlantic slave trade to the Americas, from the American Revolution to the Civil War While much of modern scholarship has focused on the American slave trade's impact within the United States, considera...
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£52,00
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Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address
ISBN: PB: 9781611213331, Casemate, Savas Beatie, January 2017
64 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, colour illus.
Abraham Lincoln's November 19, 1863, Gettysburg Address is generally recognized as one of the greatest leadership speeches ever written. The Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address explains the 272-word speech more thoroughly than any book previousl...
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£11,00
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University of Chicago A History
ISBN: HB: 9780226242514, University of Chicago Press, September 2015
704 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 48 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables
One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 1...
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£26,50
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