Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America, Hardcover - Catherine M. V. Thuro

Reducere. Near the turn of the twentieth century, the mass production of affordable lighting forever changed how we work, play, and live. This tectonic shift...

Reducere. Near the turn of the twentieth century, the mass production of affordable lighting forever changed how we work, play, and live. This tectonic shift...

Reducere. DescriptionThe anticipated follow-up to Catherine Thuro's first volume on early lighting, Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps focuses specifically o...

Reducere. DescriptionThe anticipated follow-up to Catherine Thuro's first volume on early lighting, Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps focuses specifically o...

Reducere. DescriptionOil Lamps 3: Victorian Kerosene Lighting is Catherine Thuro's final installment of her three-part series. Like its predecessors, this vo...

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Reducere. There is no question that European colonization introduced smallpox, measles, and other infectious diseases to the Americas, causing considerable h...

Reducere. This book covers wick-type kerosene lamps and lanterns. It's for users, not antique dealers. How can we generate LIGHT? That is the question.Fuel s...

The first comprehensive history of architecture education in North America, offering a chronological overview and a topical lexicon.Rooted in the B...

Reducere. Oil for the Lamps of China (1934) was a best-selling novel when it was first published, just a few years after Pearl Buck's The Good Earth (1931). ...

Contributor(s): Editor: Clifton EllisEditor: Rebecca GinsburgCountering the widespread misconception that slavery existed only on plantations, and ...

This famous book by preacher and theologian Ethan Smith puts forth the notion that the Native American tribes are descended from the Ten Lost Tribe...

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Reducere. Anyone Who Owns An Oil Lamp Should Read This Book. Oil Lamps A Guide To Their Care And Operation is a small book HUGE in essential information. Ins...

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Reducere. This encyclopaedic volume, including 1500 species and 650 illustrations, shows the diversity of mycoflora throughout all of northeastern North Amer...

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Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; "Old Elizabeth, " an ex-slave who courageou...

This book is for readers interested in both ancient history and the history of olive oil and wine. Readers will appreciate this book's in-depth acc...

In North America in Question, leading analysts from Canada, the United States, and Mexico provide theoretically innovative and rich empirical refle...

Reducere. Now even novices can custom-make a complete wardrobe with this practical book, illustrated with over six hundred step-by-step drawings. A gifted te...

National Outdoor Book AwardsLichens are a unique form of plant life, the product of a symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus. The beaut...

North Sea oil forms a crucial chapter in Scottish history. Written by an industry insider, a combination of lightly technical explanation and anecd...

Reducere. How many chances does love get?Penny Wilson never wanted to breakup with Christopher, but when she's whisked away to college by her controlling bes...

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Nestled at the base of Mount Diablo in the Diablo Valley, Walnut Creek is a prosperous East Bay community with a rich history. In 1772, Capt. Pedro...

A concise analysis and overview of the trilateral trade agreements - NAFTA and its successor USCMA - that have created one of the largest trade blo...

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Thank you for the sun and rain, the wind and the snow. Thank you, Jesus, for your great power. Even storms and seas obey you.About the AuthorCather...

Reducere. Shortlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards An exquisitely readable, polyphonic novel of domestic drama and human connection set in and...

The past decade has seen major political upheaval in Latin America--from Brazil to Chile to Venezuela to Bolivia--but to understand what happened, ...

Reducere. A young boy tells his story of meeting a manatee for the first time. When he learns that they are a threatened species, he sets off on a mission to...

Focusing on families and their shared traits makes bird identification easier than ever. This guide takes readers beyond merely identifying birds t...

The jungle babies want to learn their alphabet so they've decided to have an alphabet party. Each jungle baby has a special letter that they love, ...

DescriptionCatherine Hernandez's debut novel Scarborough was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and...

Reducere. Jaguars and Butterflies is a self-empowerment resource for girls of Mexican heritage and an educational children's book for all. It presents an enc...

The best friend ever will never leave you. Jesus is the friend you can always trust. He is caring and loving and strong. Find out about Jesus who c...

The Low Carb High Fat diet, known more colloquially as the Banting diet, is not just about upturning the food pyramid and thus the conventional wis...

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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 ...

From the author of the acclaimed Beetles of Eastern North America, a triumphant follow-up guide to western beetles, lavishly illustrated with more ...