A Little History of the World, Paperback

A Concise History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present, Paperback - Michael J. Seth

459,99 RON

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neo...

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Little Black Classics Box Set, Paperback - Various

379,99 RON 503,99 RON

Reducere. The irresistibly collectible box set of all 80 Little Black Classics In celebration of Penguin's 80th birthday, this box set of the 80 books in the...

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Football in France: A Cultural History, Paperback - Geoff Hare

358,99 RON 384,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFrance's performance in the 2002 World Cup brought back painful memories of a time when France was a weak contender in world and Europea...

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Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992, Paperback - Jane Hamilton-Merritt

334,99 RON 358,99 RON

Reducere. This is an important story, little acknowledged--let alone reported--in the world press. Highly recommended." --Library JournalIn this important wo...

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Battlefield Chaplains: Catholic Priests in World War II, Paperback - Donald F. Crosby

333,99 RON

"If death must come--then far better for it to come when I'm shoulder to shoulder with these men who are fighting to preserve our country. . . . Th...

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Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History, Second Edition, Paperback - Brian C. Black

287,99 RON 308,99 RON

Reducere. This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oo...

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Oregon Loves New York: A Story of American Unity After 9/11, Paperback - Sally Bourrie

268,99 RON 287,99 RON

Reducere. The Best of America-Captured in Print for the First TimeSomething powerful happened in New York. We had a rare opportunity to experience the healin...

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A World History of Photography: 5th Edition, Paperback - Naomi Rosenblum

261,99 RON

DescriptionAn up-to-date edition of the authoritative history of photography--widely embraced by both students and general readers Naomi Rosenblum'...

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Shot From the Sky. American POWs in Switzerland, Paperback - Cathryn J. Prince

261,99 RON

Tells one of the great, dark secrets of World War II: neutral Switzerland shot down US aircraft entering Swiss airspace and imprisoned the survivor...

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The Black Foster Youth Handbook, Paperback - Ángela Quijada-Banks

260,99 RON 279,99 RON

Reducere. Foster Care is a whole other world that most of the world's population knows little to nothing about. Many people do not know the very low statisti...

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Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History, Paperback - Robert Bucholz

259,99 RON

The new, fully-updated edition of the popular introduction to the Tudor-Stuart period--offers fresh scholarship and improved readability. Early Mod...

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The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization, Paperback - ***

258,99 RON 277,99 RON

Reducere. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy,...

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Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order, Paperback - Eric Helleiner

256,99 RON 274,99 RON

Reducere. Eric Helleiner's new book provides a powerful corrective to conventional accounts of the negotiations at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944. The...

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Washington's China: The National Security World, the Cold War, and the Origins of Globalism, Paperback - James L. Peck

253,99 RON 271,99 RON

Reducere. This book addresses a central question about the Cold War that has never been adequately resolved. Why did the United States go to such lengths not...

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Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography, Paperback - James Curl

252,99 RON 270,99 RON

Reducere. Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years, without proper...

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America's Early Whalemen: Indian Shore Whalers on Long Island, 1650-1750, Paperback - John A. Strong

248,99 RON 266,99 RON

Reducere. The Indians of coastal Long Island were closely attuned to their maritime environment. They hunted sea mammals, fished in coastal waters, and harve...

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Imperial Russia - Aid to the United States and the World, Paperback - Count Nikolai Tolstoy Miloslavsky

247,99 RON

A collection of historical articles by 14 distinguished scholars describing the positive effects Imperial Russia had upon world history during the ...

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Holocaust: An American Understanding, Paperback - Deborah E. Lipstadt

242,99 RON 259,99 RON

Reducere. Immediately after World War II, there was little discussion of the Holocaust, but today the word has grown into a potent political and moral symbol...

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Frank Little and the Iww: The Blood That Stained an American Family, Paperback - Jane Little Botkin

242,99 RON 259,99 RON

Reducere. Franklin Henry Little (1878-1917), an organizer for the Western Federation of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), fought in some ...

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Your Sons Are at Your Service: Tunisia's Missionaries of Jihad, Paperback - Aaron Y. Zelin

232,99 RON

DescriptionTunisia became one of the largest sources of foreign fighters for the Islamic State--even though the country stands out as a democratic ...

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Homer's Odyssey: A Companion to the English Translation of Richard Lattimore, Paperback - Peter Jones

227,99 RON 243,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionPeter Jones provides a line-by-line commentary on Homer's Odyssey that explains the factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric...

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French Connection: Australia's cosmopolitan ambitions: Australia's cosmopolitan ambitions Alexis Bergantz, Paperback - Alexis Bergantz

227,99 RON 243,99 RON

Reducere. The French have been integral to the Australian story since European colonisation. Escaped convicts from New Caledonia, wool buyers from Lille, Rou...

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Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579-1724, Paperback - Liam Matthew Brockey

223,99 RON 239,99 RON

Reducere. It was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern ...

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A New History of Christianity, Paperback - Hans J. Hillerbrand

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. Told in easy-to-understand language with helpful timelines and selections from historical writings, this engaging new introduction will appeal espe...

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Newborn Socialist Things: Materiality in Maoist China, Paperback - Laurence Coderre

218,99 RON 234,99 RON

Reducere. Contemporary China is seen as a place of widespread commodification and consumerism, while the preceeding Maoist Cultural Revolution is typically u...

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Jan Tschichold and the New Typography: Graphic Design Between the World Wars, Paperback - Paul Stirton

213,99 RON

DescriptionAn original account of the life and work of legendary designer Jan Tschichold and his role in the movement in Weimar Germany to create m...

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When Ivory Towers Were Black: A Story about Race in America's Cities and Universities, Paperback - Sharon Egretta Sutton

211,99 RON 226,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sharon Egretta SuttonForeword by: James Stewart PolshekWhen Ivory Towers Were Black lies at the potent intersection of race...

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This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, Paperback - Kay Mills

211,99 RON 226,99 RON

Reducere. " WITH A FOREWORD BY MARION WRIGHT EDELMAN The award-winning biography of black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. ""Riveting. Provides a hist...

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The Alternative, Paperback - Oswald Mosley

211,99 RON 226,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe publication of The Alternative not only marked the inauguration of Union Movement, Oswald Mosley's post-War political party, but the...

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Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia, Paperback - David Vine

207,99 RON 222,99 RON

Reducere. The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military installations outsi...

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The Four Little Dragons: The Spread of Industrialization in East Asia, Paperback - Ezra F. Vogel

205,99 RON 220,99 RON

Reducere. Japan and the four little dragons--Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore--constitute less than 1 percent of the world's land mass and less ...

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History and Culture of Vanuatu Island, Paperback - Robbie Hunter

202,00 RON

History and Culture of Vanuatu Island. People and Tradition. Vanuatu is a Pacific island adventure far beyond any notions of cruise-ship ports and ...

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Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, Paperback - Kevin Bales

201,99 RON

Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions...

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English / Cherokee Dictionary, Paperback - John C. Rigdon

200,99 RON 215,99 RON

Reducere. Cherokee is a Southern Iroquoian language now spoken by around 22, 500 people in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. In 2005, the Cherokee Pres...

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False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, and the Quest for a One-World Religion, Paperback - Lee Penn

199,99 RON 213,99 RON

Reducere. The interfaith movement, which began with the 1893 Worlds Parliament of Religions in Chicago, has grown worldwide. Although this movement has been ...

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Atillo Balintawak Eskrima, Paperback - Crispulo Ising Atillo

199,99 RON 213,99 RON

Reducere. Atillo Balintawak Eskrima-Original Saavedra Style is an in-depth account of the history of Crispulo "Ising" Atillo and the Atillo Balintawak Eskrim...

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The Martin Ukulele: The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant, Paperback - Tom Walsh

197,99 RON 211,99 RON

Reducere. (Book). The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. of Nazareth, PA, and at how the instruments' success fo...

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Southern Gambit, Volume 65: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown, Paperback - Stanley D. M. Carpenter

197,99 RON 211,99 RON

Reducere. In a world rife with conflict and tension, how does a great power prosecute an irregular war at a great distance within the context of a regional s...

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Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Agriculture in the New South, Paperback - Jeannie Whayne

196,99 RON 210,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jeannie WhayneIn Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Agriculture in the New South Jeannie Whayne employs the...

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From Boer War to World War: Tactical Reform of the British Army, 1902-1914, Paperback - Spencer Jones

190,99 RON 204,99 RON

Reducere. The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France...

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Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale, Paperback - Catherine Orenstein

190,99 RON 204,99 RON

Reducere. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophi...

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Newsies vs. the World: How a War, a Newspaper Rivalry, and a Trolley Strike Sparked the Child Labor Riot That Ended Up on Broadway, Paperback - Bob Mc

185,99 RON 199,99 RON

Reducere. From Strike to ShowThe newsies' strike of 1899 was the last successful child labor riot of the 19th century, but by the time the history books were...

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Hearing Their Voices: Teaching History to Students of Color, Paperback - Kay Traille

185,99 RON

This book is about what teachers need to know before they teach history to students of color. It is a book about the 'inside feel' of these student...

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A Rich and Tantalizing Brew: A History of How Coffee Connected the World, Paperback - Jeanette M. Fregulia

184,99 RON

DescriptionThe history of coffee is much more than the tale of one luxury good--it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world his...

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1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion, Paperback - Morgan Llywelyn

183,99 RON 196,99 RON

Reducere. At age fifteen, Ned Halloran lost both of his parents--and almost his own life--when the Titanic sank. Determined to keep what little he has, he re...

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The History of The USA in Eritrea, Paperback - Amanuel Biedemariam

180,99 RON 193,99 RON

Reducere. The book discusses what led to US involvement in Eritrea after World War II. In length, it details, the why, the how, the people behind the moves, ...

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Saint Benedict and His Times, Paperback - Ildephonse Schuster

180,99 RON 193,99 RON

Reducere. Despite the importance of St. Benedict of Nursia in the history of the Church and of the world, we know precious little about his life. He left no ...

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The Psychopath's Bible: For the Extreme Individual, Paperback - Christopher S. Hyatt

179,99 RON 192,99 RON

Reducere. Throughout history, throughout most of the world, psychopaths have gotten a bad rap. That is quite understandable since almost all of the world's r...

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Harry Chapin: The Music Behind the Man, Paperback - Michael Francis Taylor

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. Harry Chapin never reached sixty-five years-old. In fact, he never even reached forty. But in the all-too-brief time he was allowed, he achieved a ...

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Samaritan Cookbook: A Culinary Odyssey from the Ancient Israelites to the Modern Mediterranean, Paperback - Benyamim Tsedaka

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. The first-ever Samaritan Cookbook takes you on an adventure into this little-known world of Israelite food and drink. We journey to both halves of ...

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The Golden Trade of the Moors: West African Kingdoms in the Fourteenth Century, Paperback (2nd Ed.) - E. W. Bovill

176,99 RON 189,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: E. W. BovillAuthor: Edward W. Bovill"This book is the liveliest account of African history ever written, covering overone] ...

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How to Steal a Million: The Memoirs of a Russian Hacker, Paperback - Howard Amos

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionSergey Pavlovich was a poor, talented boy from Belarus who made it big in the Russian-speaking hacking world of the early 2000s and earn...

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Cavalier in Buckskin, Paperback - Robert M. Utley

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. George Armstrong Custer. The name evokes instant recognition in almost every American and in people around the world. No figure in the history of t...

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The Fleet the Gods Forgot: The U.S. Asiatic Fleet in World War II, Paperback - W. G. Winslow

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. The dramatic tale of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in World War II received little attention prior to the publication of this book in 1982, when Winslow c...

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Steam Highwayman 1: Smog and Ambuscade, Paperback - Martin Barnabus Noutch

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. You close the regulator and bring the heavy Ferguson velosteam to a halt. From the crest of the hill you can see the lumbering freight wagons and t...

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A History of Natural Philosophy: From the Ancient World to the Nineteenth Century, Paperback - Edward Grant

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Natural philosophy encompassed all natural phenomena of the physical world. It sought to discover the physical causes of all natural effects and wa...

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Window Seat on the World: My Travels with the Secretary of State, Paperback - Glen Johnson

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. Unless they've lost a passport abroad, most Americans have little appreciation for the reach and scope of the US Department of State or the perils ...

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Venice: A Discarded Daughter: Arcangela Tarabotti: The Rebel Nun of Baroque Venice, Paperback - Marsha Fazio

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. In the magical world of seventeenth-century Venice-lacework palaces flickering in gleaming waterways, opulence and decadence, creative liberty, and...

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Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History, Paperback - Stephen Jay Gould

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of...

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The Sun Came Down: The History of the World as My Blackfeet Elders Told It, Paperback - Percy Bullchild

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. At the age of sixty-seven, Percy Bullchild (1915-1986), a Blackfeet Indian from Browning, Montana, with little formal education in English, set out...

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Franz Kline in Coal Country, Paperback - Rebecca Finsel

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. Description"Franz Kline, one of the most celebrated painters of the twentieth century, once described his hometown as a "little Dutch settlement wr...

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Spirit Quest Native American Indian Legends Stories and Fables, Paperback - G. W. Mullins

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. The mythology of the North America Indians is a cultural treasure trove, but many of these myths and legends have been hidden away in many old book...

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Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life, Paperback - Kingsley M. Bray

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched by any of his peers, and his rout of Custer...

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Mini Scrapbook: 60 Years of a British Icon, Paperback - Martin Port

159,99 RON

DescriptionLaunched in 1959, the Mini helped to change automotive design, with its unique combination of aesthetics, space efficiency, engineering ...

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Terrible Victory: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign: September 13 - November 6, 1944, Paperback - Mark Zuehlke

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. BOOK SIX in the Canadian Battle SeriesTerrible Victory is a gripping account of Canada's bloody liberation of western Holland, one of our finest, a...

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On to Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23-May 5, 1945, Paperback - Mark Zuehlke

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. BOOK EIGHT in the Canadian Battle Series.On to Victory is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherla...

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Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, Paperback - Scott Ellsworth

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Scott EllsworthForeword by: John Hope FranklinWhen a crows began to gather outside the jail in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the even...

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700 1750, Paperback - Rediker Marcus

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. The common seaman and the pirate in the age of sail are romantic historical figures who occupy a special place in the popular culture of the modern...

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Mao's Little Red Book: A Global History, Paperback - Alexander C. Cook

157,99 RON 169,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionMao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of th...

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The World Don't Owe Me Nothing: The Life and Times of Delta Bluesman Honeyboy Edwards, Paperback - David Honeyboy Edwards

157,99 RON 169,99 RON

Reducere. This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is full of rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerant bluesman, H...

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