Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego, Hardcover - Sandra Bonura

Reducere. Empire Builder is the previously untold story of a pioneer who almost single-handedly transformed the bankrupt village of San Diego into a thriving...

Reducere. This work is the primary source of detailed information on the historical harbor defenses of San Diego harbor, and a must-read for anyone intereste...

One crazy year on the California coast--in 1975 a hippie skunkworks, bred in garages and shacks, launched the modern skater movement. Strap in for ...

Reducere. DescriptionSan Diego County has nearly 75 miles of picturesque coastline on the mighty Pacific Ocean, and for decades, San Diego has boasted of pro...

Reducere. DescriptionOne crazy year on the California coast--in 1975 a hippie skunkworks, bred in garages and shacks, launched the modern skater movement. St...

Reducere. How Far Would You Go to Honor a Code? Honor. Courage. Commitment. These are the pillars of United States Marine Corps values. So why Sgt. Rodney M....

Reducere. In early 1966, the U.S. Naval Investigative Service (NIS) was created from resources of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Chartered to invest...

Reducere. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Hardcover

Publisher: Empire Publications LtdAuthor(s): John D. T. WhiteNumber of pages: 268Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 137 x 216 x 34Cover type: Paperb...

Reducere. It's no puzzle why folks visit San Diego or even call it home! From the San Diego Zoo to Balboa Park to SeaWorld, there's something for everyone. N...

Reducere. Advice and words of wisdom from the greatest American businessman and philanthropist. John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest man to...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

San Diego enjoys a long and storied race car and drag racing history, and the Bean Bandits are a huge part of that heritage. Yet their story remain...

Reducere. San Diego's unique lowrider culture and community has a long history of ``low and slow.`` Cruising the streets from 1950 to 1985, twenty-eight lowr...

The first nomadic empire and the making of China has its story told with meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, weighing in on the ci...

Reducere. The first color action photo of Ted Williams (as shown on the front cover) was taken at Lane Field in San Diego on October 5, 1941 by an amateur ph...

This book examines the ways in which writers' houses contribute to the making of memory. It shows that houses built or inhabited by poets and novel...

Social conflict and the making of a globalized place at Rosia Montana - Filip Alexandrescu

Publisher: Our World of BooksAuthor(s): Mark JasperNumber of pages: 20Collection: Good Night Our WorldPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 152 x...

Reducere. Designed by Atlanta architect A. Thomas Bradbury and opened in 1968, the mansion has been home to eight first families and houses a distinguished c...

Reducere. In this volume, Michael P. Malone provides a succinct interpretive biography of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder"-so called for his work in devel...

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnishe...

Contributor(s): Author: William PooleMilton and the Making of Paradise Lost tells the story of John Milton's life as England's self-elected nationa...

The Citizen is an early prose work relating to Roy Fisher and his native city of Birmingham - previously thought to have been lost - which was the ...

"I don't make culture, I sell it" Dick Clark once remarked. Indeed, the man who reigned as host of American Bandstand for nearly four decades may n...

Publisher: FantagraphicsAuthor(s): Mathew KlicksteinNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 204 x 254 x 43Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. In 1931, Diego Rivera was the subject of The Museum of Modern Art's second monographic exhibition, which set new attendance records in its five-wee...

This book offers various levels of model building projects. In this book you will find patterns for sewing your first circus tent, how to build sea...

Reducere. New Delhi was the grandest planned capital city of the British empire. In its meticulous urban plan it owed as much to earlier imperial traditions ...

The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times - Odd Arne Westad

Reducere. In 1527 England was in the throes of violent political upheaval as Henry VIII severed all links with Rome. His daughter, Queen Mary, was even more ...

DescriptionThe Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ru...

Reducere. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER" The] rare biography of a public figure that's not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory." -- ...

Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and soci...

An investigation of environmental politics in light of Foucault's work, drawing on and extending work done in feminist environmentalism, political ...

The Palm House at Kew has been one of Britain's most popular attractions since it opened in 1848 - this is the story of its creation and the men wh...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Mark (Professor of English, Pace University, USA, Pace University, USA) HusseyNumber of pa...