Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier, Paperback - Peter Stark

Reducere. In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an ...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Tom BeghinIllustration(s): 11 color plates, 37 halftones, 27 line drawings, 11 tablesNumber of...

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Reducere. Thomas Jefferson believed that the American revolution was a transformative moment in the history of political civilization. He hoped that his own ...

Known internationally as a symbol of elegance and luxury, Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria is one of the world's most famous hotels. David Freeland take...

Reducere. This biography, based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Mrs. Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, give...

Reducere. In Kingdom of Nauvoo, Benjamin E. Park draws on newly available sources to re-create the founding and destruction of the Mormon city of Nauvoo. On ...

Reducere. Judah has been frequenting the land of Astoria through a portal in her neighbor's cotton field since she was five. Her daily visits to the centaur ...

The incredible story of Nancy Astor, Britain's first female MP. 'The fascinating life of Nancy Astor is evoked brilliantly in Fort's energetic narr...

Description"The best political stories are the human ones, and Jen Rubin recognizes this...Anyone who cares about urban policy, the history and the...

A double biography of two forgotten Early Medieval queens: Brunhild and Fredegund.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Shelley PuhakIllustration(s): 1...

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A riveting look behind the gates of the house of Astor as a famous family falls apart in public The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthrop...

DescriptionConflict on the early American Frontier This is the fascinating and bloody story of the American frontier of the eighteenth century-wher...

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Reducere. Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intend...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Amelia Lau CarlingFrom the clip, clop of the milkman's mule in the early morning to the clacking of her father's abacus at ...

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Reducere. A Line in The Sand is an honest, balanced, and at times humorous glimpse into the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of an IDF combat soldier. It ...

Winner, Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction AwardWinner, Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short FictionLonglisted, Scotiabank Giller Prize"Lisa Moore's work ...

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Reducere. Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau played host to some of the most dramatic military maneuvering of the Civil War. Straddling the entire state of Tenne...

Reducere. Song Title Time 1. Adios Nonino 9: 00 2. Escualo 3: 41 3. Verano Porteno (Les 4 saisons de Buenos Aires) 7: 07 4. Libertango 4: 56 5. Biyuya 6: 26 ...

A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life.

The world of retail design operates with a dynamism not often encountered in other commercial sectors. To successfully deliver a retail project, th...

Reducere. It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling h...

Reducere. (BH Piano). 40 tangos by the revolutionary tango musician and composer Astor Piazzolla, arranged for solo piano. These crowd-pleasing tangos borrow...

A Journey in Other Worlds is considered one of the first science fiction novels. The original illustrations are included.

Nancy Astor and her niece Nancy Lancaster were two of the great hostesses of the twentieth century, entertaining at a pitch perfect level of luxury...

Reducere. On October 3, 1807, Thomas Jefferson was contacted by an unknown traveler urgently pleading for a private "interview" with the President, promising...

Reducere. Transoxania, Khurasan, and ?ukharistan - which comprise large parts of today's Central Asia - have long been an important frontier zone. In the lat...

Reducere. The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, se...

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Publisher: Dantone Edizioni e MusicaNumber of pages: 52Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 226 x 305 x 9Cover type: Sheet musicRedescopera farmecul l...

Reducere. 1. Allegro Tranquillo (Tres Tangos para Bandoneón y Orquestra) 6: 38 2. Moderato Mistico (Tres Tangos para Bandoneón y Orquestra) 5: 16 3. Allegret...

Baby-naming has become an art form with parents today, but where do parents go to find names and their meanings? The Name Book offers particular in...

The authors take readers to the heart of the struggles of the outlaw women ofthe rural West, considering how poverty and gendered violence overlap ...

Reducere. 1. Libertango 2. Andante 3. Allegro 4. Regreso al amor, from Solana's movie 'Sur' 5. Le Grand Tango 6. Fugata 7. Tango Remembrances 8. Mumuki 9. Tr...

Being mistaken for someone else, being falsely depicted as an important international heroin importer and trafficker, and being made an unwilling a...

Reducere. Famed throughout the world, New York's Waldorf Astoria is quite simply the grandest of all grand hotels. Host to emperors, rajahs, potentates, and ...

1914, Belfast. William is a sceptic, but one night during a seance something happens that places doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his ...