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Before the publication of Nature's Metropolis in 1991, historians generally treated urban and rural areas as distinct from one another, each follow...

In this groundbreaking work, William Cronon gives us an environmental perspective on the history of nineteenth-century America. By exploring the ec...

Reducere. Here, for the first time in paperback, is a fascinating daily record of Ferdinand Hayden's historic 1871 scientific expedition through Utah, Idaho,...

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Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to...

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A groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed work of environmental history tracing the great climate change of the seventeenth century: the 'Litt...

Reducere. This book features one of the author's favorite birds, The Great Blue Heron. He hopes you enjoy this intimate look into the life of a truly magnifi...

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Reducere. The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNei...

Reducere. Comedy Characters: 2 males, 2 females Bare stage, movable propsThe Obie award-winning Sexual Perversity in Chicago ``takes funny and painful digs a...

``Here is a book to nourish the spirit. The Songs of Trees is a powerful argument against the ways in which humankind has severed the very biologic...

Reducere. David Mamet is one of America's most celebrated playwrights. The author of plays, screenplays, poetry, essays, and children's books, he has won man...

Reducere. When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, "An inordi...

A riveting look at the polarizing nature of the Beatles phenomenon, and how it transformed a generation, through the lens of a singular city in the...

Filled with full-color photography, instructive commissioned maps, and advice from regional travel experts, Backroads of the Great American West is...

It may be surprising to us now, but the taxidermists who filled the museums, zoos, and aquaria of the twentieth century were also among the first t...

Marion Dean and Marion Pennington share their adventures in discovering one of nature's best-kept secrets - the truffle. The book educates about tr...

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Reducere. Anthony C. Yu's celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature's most beloved classics for English-speak...

Contributor(s): Editor: Thomas E. GriessWorld War I marked the end of the old military order and the beginning of the era of mechanized warfare. Th...

Reducere. From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. 'Brilliant...enchanting' ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Heather HansmanIllustration(s): 1 halftoneNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Contributor(s): Editor: Chiara CavalieriEditor: Paola ViganoWe usually think of cities as dense and vertical--but in reality most cities extend vas...

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Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Chris WrightNumber of pages: 274Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

Reducere. When eleven-year-old Charlie Roebecker befriends Chief Goodyear, a homeless evacuee from Hurricane Katrina, he is not expecting any miracles. As Ch...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Michelle KarnesNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 236 x 25C...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Michelle KarnesNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20C...

Reducere. Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features over 60 great artists across the ages. A concise biography for each ...

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Reducere. Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the worst fires in American hist...

Anthony C. Yu's translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese n...

Anthony C. Yu's translation of "The Journey to the West, " initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chines...

Reducere. Anthony C. Yu's translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese n...

Reducere. Chicago in the Roaring Twenties was a city of immigrants, mobsters, and flappers with one shared passion: the Chicago Cubs. It all began when the c...