Paducah, Kentucky: A History, Hardcover - John E. L. Robertson

Reducere. Established in 1830 and named by the famed pioneer William Clark, the city of Paducah thrived as a result of its position along the waterways. From...

DescriptionThere is something about a shapeshifter--a person who can transform into an animal--that captures our imagination; that causes us to wan...

Reducere. On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally m...

Reducere. The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievemen...

Reducere. A visual history of the founding, construction and early days of Honey Hollow Camp, a U.S. National Historic Landmark located 1800 feet up the nort...

Reducere. Camp Nelson, Kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the Union Army. Later it became one of the country's most important recr...

Reducere. Charles Boyer: The French Lover is the first biography of Boyer to exist in English in almost forty years. Author John Baxter artfully presents the...

DescriptionIn Timelines, John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format. Using concise, insightful, and ...

Description Rock Art of Kentucky is the first comprehensive documentation of the fragile remnants of Kentucky's prehistoric Native American rock ar...

DescriptionIn Creating a Confederate Kentucky, Anne E. Marshall traces the development of a Confederate identity in Kentucky between 1865 and 1925,...

Reducere. On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally m...

An insider's account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age In this short, acces...

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Reducere. MAFIA. CAMORRA. 'NDRANGHETA. The Sicilian mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The country ho...

Reducere. The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written and illus...

When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly disco...

Reducere. Is religion a pernicious force in the world? Does it poison everything? Would we be better off without religion in general and Christianity in part...

Reducere. ***Selected for the 2010 Chief of the United States Air Force's Reading List***This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the r...

Reducere. DescriptionThis engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy's role in advancing the United States' space progr...

Reducere. " Among the darkest corners of Kentucky's past are the grisly feuds that tore apart the hills of Eastern Kentucky from the late nineteenth century ...

Reducere. A military operation unlike any other on American soil, Morgan's Raid was characterized by incredible speed, superhuman endurance and innovative ta...

Reducere. Kentucky is most commonly associated with horses, tobacco fields, bourbon, and coal mines. There is much more to the state, though, than stories of...

Reducere. A Guide to the Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky contains 500 full-color plates accompanied by descriptive captions. Each flower has been photograp...

Reducere. The Seminole Struggle: A History of America's Longest Indian War, Hardcover

Reducere. Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

An important, urgently needed book--a hugely ambitious, illuminating portrait of the two-century long entwined history of Iran and America, and the...

Reducere. Cuando el novelista Jake Conley vuelve a la conciencia luego de una seia herida en la cabeza, descubre que es afectado por una rara condición: sina...

Reducere. Pull up a chair to the kitchen table and enjoy a delicious adventure through Bluegrass food history. Kentucky's cuisine can be traced back to Chero...

Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John MackayIllustration(s): 8 illustrations (2 colour)Number of pages: 32Collection: Scottish Clan Mi...

Crescent Hill is one of Louisville's oldest and most well-known neighborhoods. Located four miles east of downtown Louisville, it stretches from Ew...

DescriptionWhen he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Barelli had spent the better part of f...

Reducere. African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision explores the rich past and bright future of the nine Black Greek-Letter org...

Reducere. In its 95-year history, the Kentucky Wildcats have won more games than any other college basketball team. Their winning percentage is the highest i...

Reducere. DescriptionNorthern Kentucky has a unique location as the gateway between the North and the South. Many of its historic businesses, religious struc...

Reducere. A sweeping history of luxury--from the pharaohs to the plutocrats--celebrating the quintessential role of opulence in human evolution From diamonds...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat makes western Kentucky so unique? Sometimes it seems as if the history of this distinctive region lies buried deep within its awe-i...

Reducere. The ancient world comes to life in the first volume in a two book series on the history of Egypt, spanning the first farmers to the construction of...

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An evocative look of the economic, social, and cultural transformation of Kentucky.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Richard Ta...

DescriptionOne Nation Under Drones is an interesting and informative review of how robotic and unmanned systems are impacting every aspect of Ameri...

The world-famous Kylemore Abbey, dramatically located in a magnificent former castle on the shores of Kylemore Lough in Connemara, has been home to...

Reducere. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A bord...

Reducere. At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened...

Reducere. Once thought to be only the tipple of southern gentlemen and the companion of confederate roughnecks, bourbon has gained a steady resurgence in pop...

Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson's design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the 'Connie', produced one of the world's most iconic air...

Investing--the commitment of resources to achieve a return--affects individuals, families, companies, and nations, and has done so throughout histo...

Reducere. La Brea Tar Pits once trapped prehistoric mammals. Today that killer has a chemical cousin in the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta, Canada--immense d...