Nyacks, Hardcover - Historical Society of the Nyacks

DescriptionSettled on the Hudson River more than 300 years ago, Nyack has a long and interesting history, a history that has always been defined by...

Reducere. All cemeteries are history made tangible. Each neatly laid out plot, each lichen-dotted headstone, each lovingly crafted monument, is a representat...

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 ...

Reducere. Below white pines, at water's edge, in guarded nest of mud and sedge, squeezed inside an olive egg, beak meets wing meets folded leg. With these fe...

Founded in 1906 in Gainesville as a consolidation of several smaller institutions focusing on agriculture, teacher training, and the military, the ...

Reducere. Covering just less than two-and-a-half square miles, Savannah's Historic District is a steadfast remnant of the Old South-even in times marked by f...

Reducere. The Lost Hero of Cape Cod tells the story of an extraordinary nineteenth-century mariner... and of a morale-boosting victory for the young United S...

Reducere. Is Chinese identity personal, national, cultural, political? Does it migrate, become malleable or transmuted? What is authentic, sacred, kitsch? Us...

Reducere. Fort Snelling, a foundational place in the story of Minnesota, was built 200 years ago at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, a...

Reducere. DescriptionLocated about 150 miles north of Manhattan, on the east bank of the Hudson River, the city of Troy, New York, was once an industrial gia...

Reducere. This tale of two sisters courageously homesteading on the prairie in 1907 provides a lively portrait of frontier life.``Interesting in its spirit a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Photographer: Allen BeaulieuForeword by: Dez DickersonIntroduction by: Jim WalshPhotographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from...

Reducere. After serving in World War II, John Glanton returned home to Minnesota and began taking his camera around the streets, parks, clubs, restaurants, a...

Reducere. During the 1970s and '80s, photographer Charles Chamblis captured the vibrant social and artistic life of the Twin Cities African American communit...

This book explores how the politics of memory and history affected representations of the internment of 120, 000 Japanese Americans during World Wa...

Reducere. Savannah is as Southern a place as has ever existed, and the Savannah River Plantations were the pinnacle of Southern heritage. Place names such as...

Is the American public school doing what we want it to do? Or, is what we want it to do in conflict with what society allows it to do? This book ta...

Reducere. Northern Lights Revised Second Edition: The Stories of Minnesota's Past, Hardcover

It is impossible to imagine New Orleans, and by extension American history, without the vibrant and singular Creole culture. In the face of an oppr...

The story of Takoma Park begins in 1883 when B. F. Gilbert purchased 90 acres of hilly woodlands straddling the District of Columbia-Maryland borde...

Reducere. El Paso was a crossroads long before it was a border town, and its restaurant history represents the same intersection of foodways and culinary tra...

Reducere. Throughout the twentieth century, department stores ruled the retail landscapes of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. More than just shopping cente...

Reducere. Karhu the bear lives in the piney north woods near the bustling burg of Finn Town. When he sees a billboard advertising "Mukluk Ball: Come One, Com...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1838, a rum trader named "Pig's Eye" Parrant built a small shack in a Mississippi bluff that became the first business in the city of...

Reducere. Description"Nooko's spirit is there in the stars, " says Niigaanii to his younger brother, Bineshiinh, as they sprawl in a meadow, gazing skyward. ...

Reducere. In the Midwest, winter means freezing temperatures, shorter days, and piles of snow. For some, the logical response is to curl up under the blanket...

Emeryville, one tough square mile wedged between Oakland and Berkeley with its back to the bay, has a gritty, colorful history and a bright future....

Reducere. In late December, snow blankets the landscape and the daylight hours are brief. Bundled up against the cold, a child and an adult explore the sloug...

Reducere. Title: The Results in Europe of Cartier's Explorations, 1542-1603 ... Reprinted ... from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society.Pu...

Reducere. This book is more than just an autobiography of Jack L. Tilley, the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army, it is a series of leadership lessons based on ...

Reducere. The Midewiwin is the society of the Mide or Shamans, popularly designated as the Grand Medicine Society. It is found in many Algonkin tribes. Its r...

Reducere. A longtime resident of Rancho Santa Fe, California, Roger Kyle Lindland brings the character, color and beauty of this Southern California enclave ...

Although standard repertoire for most major orchestras today and as popular with the public as the piano concertos, Rachmaninov’s symphonic output ...

Reducere. Beech Mountain was once a rugged wilderness known only to the Cherokee Indians. Eventually hunters, loggers, moonshiners, and settlers made their m...

DescriptionDemocracy is easy to talk about but hard to define in other than broad generalizations; its history is a long, complex, and contested su...

Reducere. DescriptionNative American Prayer Trees of Colorado is a book about the cultural tradition of a people. John Wesley Anderson takes his readers on a...

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of...

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of...

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 ...

Suitable for civil engineers, this title deals with the subjects of urban sprawl, airport infrastructure planning, and bridges.Publisher: American ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe descent into Idaho from the Montana border down Lookout Pass on Interstate 90 largely follows the trail Capt. John Mullan blazed ove...

Reducere. Fans of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society... A charming and memor...

Reducere. Minnesota Book AwardStripped of its original Tiffany light fixtures, lamps, and stained-glass panels, a Lowry Hill mansion was returned to its orig...

Look for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, with The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts February 21st 2017The Legend of Zelda(TM) Ar...

Reducere. The potential benefits of wild plants for human health and well-being are wide-ranging. But, knowing which plants to use, and how, for edible and m...

Reducere. Award NameMoonbeam Children's Book Award

It is 1865, the American Civil War has just ended, and 18-year old Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country doc...

Reducere. Appalachia: The place and its people have long inspired a special fascination among travelers and commentators. The rugged, ecologically rich mount...

Reducere. Virginia encompasses "this nation's longest continuous experience of Afro-American life and culture, " esteemed scholar Armstead L. Robinson has wr...