John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, Paperback - Harlow Giles Unger

Reducere. The surprising life of Chief Justice John Marshall, who turned the Supreme Court into a bulwark against presidential and congressional tyranny and ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Harlow Giles UngerIn this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of Patrick ...

Reducere. In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open t...

Reducere. PRAISE FOR HARLOW Giles UNGER'S NOAH WEBSTER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT ""Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man; shrewd, passiona...

Reducere. DescriptionOn December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men dumped roughly 10, 000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. This symbolic act unleashed a s...

Advance Praise for The Unexpected George Washington ""This is a biography that unquestionably lives up to its title. Readers will discover numerous...

Reducere. PRAISE FOR HARLOW Giles UNGER'S NOAH WEBSTER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT ""Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man; shrewd, passiona...

Reducere. An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Rob...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Last Corpsman, chronicles the life of John I. Unger from his birth in Austria in 1920, his immigration to the US, joining the Navy, ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran...

Reducere. Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, ...

From the Costa-shortlisted author of Time Travelling With A Hamster. Georgie embarks on a quest to save every dog on earth and all of humanity alon...

Reducere. Gettysburg is America's most famous battle. Fought on the first three days of July 1863, it was one of the largest and by far the bloodiest of the ...

Reducere. A New York Times Notable Book of 1996It was in tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to rin...

The fascinating biography of the Scots-born man regarded as the `father of America's national parks'.Publisher: Lion Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Mary Colw...

Reducere. Ages 7 to 9 years. Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place by fighting global warming. When he realises that he can'...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, pu...

When Charlie's ice shelf splits in two, the little polar bear heads out on an adventure around the world to find out what's causing the problem.

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 ...

Stories for both girls and boys about inspirational women who contributed to efforts to protect the planet, including Daphne Sheldrick, Edith Farka...

Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Giles MiltonIllustration(s): li...

The magnificent and definitive biography of Prince Albert, by one of Britain's best biographers and the author of Victoria: A Life.

The magnificent and definitive biography of Prince Albert, by one of Britain's best biographers and the author of Victoria: A Life.Illustrations: 2...

Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds is the story of a pioneering conservationist who led the campaign against the slaughter of wild birds for...

A vibrant history of English landscape preservation over the last 150 years, told through the lives of four remarkable womenPublisher: Yale Univers...

The 107-year history of an organisation set up in 1908 to create an 'inventory' of Scotland's archaeology and buildings.

From the author of bestselling }The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window{ comes the story of how a South African girl ends up with cruci...

This is the extraordinary story of the refugee boy who lost everything, but found peace and a new life working with the Queen's horses. Abdul fled ...

A heartwarming and inspiring sequel to }Oliver The Cat Who Saved Christmas{.

Reducere. This book looks at the Kirtland's warbler and wildlife conservation in a way that no other book has. It looks back on the history of this unique bi...

War is brewing in the Saxon village where Bron, a young Saxon slave, tries to avoid his master's stick. But Bron will soon prove that honour and br...

Reducere. An extraordinary and delightful true story. Tama was a homeless cat who lived in Japan. Her loving nature, goodwill and loyalty saved a railway com...

Reducere. Benjamin Gold is damaged goods. After he cracked up in the war and was discharged into a psych ward, his rich wife dumped him. Right after that, th...

Reducere. A fearless young Swede whose efforts saved countless Hungarian Jews from certain death at the hands of Adolf Eichmann, Raoul Wallenberg was one of ...

The first children's book about one of Ireland's greatest heroines, who saved the lives of hundreds of children during World War II.

Reducere. Legendary mountain man James P. Beckwourth was an icon of his time, and an inspiration to generations of wilderness explorers and adventurers. A ch...

Reducere. t's Christmas Eve, the most magical day of the year, but Ginni's heart is breaking. For this is the first Christmas without mom.As Ginni's melancho...

The Lone Star State doesn't have to be lonely... Headlined by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Jodi Thomas and Linda Broday along w...

Explores the full story of the Guards on the continent from the time Napoleon escaped from Elba in March 1815 to their triumph march into Paris.

'A thoughtful and passionate defence of her vision of American patriotism' New York TimesFrom the acclaimed historian comes this urgent manifesto o...

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Based on close readings of texts, Zeina Halabi counters the prevalent reading of late 20th-century Arabic literature as a neoliberal, apolitical, f...

Ten years after it was initiated, this book provides the definitive account of the 'age of austerity' from high politics to everyday life and how i...

Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, ...

Reducere. Welcome to The Princess Who Saved Herself, a children's book written by comics writer Greg Pak, based on the beloved song by internet superstar mus...

Reducere. Though known for its fierce polemics and contrarian political voices, one of the most abiding and popular features of The Nation magazine -- and so...

The East Indiaman HCS `Halsewell' set sail on 1 January 1786, en route from England to India. Her dramatic demise touched the very heart of the nat...

The international bestseller. A heart-warming tale about the power of books, for all who love reading them.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Sosuk...

Reducere. An eye-opening account of the first encounter between England and Japan, by the acclaimed author of Nathaniel's Nutmeg. In 1611, the merchants of L...