Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster, Hardcover

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate...

Lessons from History is a joyful romp through the obscurest parts of the past, scouring the annals for overlooked figures and events that nonethele...

'A Japanese Mirror is what the tourist who wants to see the real Japan - "through the looking glass" - should pack in his flight-bag.' TLS

Spanning centuries, counties, class and generations, author Peter Cotgreave allows this heroic, comedic, devious, irresistible cast of characters t...

Reducere. On a cold, rainy dawn in late November 1872, Lieutenant Frazier Boutelle and a Modoc Indian nicknamed Scarface Charley leveled firearms at each oth...

DescriptionNewport, Rhode Island, was the summer playground of the Gilded Age for the Astors, Belmonts and Vanderbilts. They built lavish villas de...

Reducere. Commonwealth Club of California Book Award winner, Californiana category On a cold, rainy dawn in late November 1872, Lieutenant Frazier Boutelle a...

DescriptionGO BEHIND THE SCENES OF YOUR FAVORITE MARVEL STUDIOS' FILMS TO SEE HOW THE MIGHTIEST HEROES AND DEADLIEST VILLAINS WERE BROUGHT TO LIFE ...

Galahad in the Gilded Age is the story of George William Curtis, regarded at the beginning of his career as little more than a handsome, amusing yo...

Reducere. Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, is the third-largest National Preservation District in the United States and the largest Victorian-era neig...

The Masters of the Universe are back and better than ever in this brand-new guidebook!Publisher: Scholastic USAuthor(s): Rob DavidNumber of pages: ...

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 ...

Publisher: Mason Crest PublishersAuthor(s): Christopher ChantNumber of pages: 80Collection: World War IIPublication date: 2017Dimensions: 209 x 247...

This new volume of the Engaging the Crusades series explores the ways in which significant crusading figures have been employed as heroes and villa...

This powerful book will show you how to write a great screenplay, teleplay, or novel by helping you create one-of-a-kind heroes and villains that a...

Reducere. Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intend...

Reducere. The Roots of Violent Crime in America is criminologist Barry Latzer's comprehensive analysis of crimes of violence--including murder, assault, and ...

From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment...

Reducere. The battle between good and evil has raged throughout time, in every corner of this world and the next. The heroes and villains of this ancient con...

Reducere. Vast fortunes grew out of the party system during the Gilded Age. In New York, party leaders experimented with novel ways to accumulate capital for...

Reducere. Heroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of char...

Reducere. First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America-an age of corruption when crooke...

Non-fiction title Heroes or Villains? explores the careers of sporting heroes, a business man and an artist and asks you to decide whether they sho...

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang argues that not all types of corruption hurt ...

When Reporters Cross the Line. The Heroes, the Villains, the Hackers and the Spies - Jeff Hulbert, Stewart Purvis

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Lawrence CappelloIllustration(s): 6 halftonesNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Reducere. DescriptionPoliticians of every stripe frequently invoke the Marshall Plan in support of programs aimed at using American wealth to extend the nati...

Can a scandalized heiress...Beatrice Goodwin left Manhattan a duchess and has returned a divorc e, ready to seize control of her fate and the famil...

Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dresse...

The People's Network reconstructs the story of U.S. and Canadian independent telephone companies which challenged the Bell System's market dominati...

Enter a world of miracles that have all been created in Minecraft. Includes six stories of the Bible's most well-known heroes and villains. Ages: 7...

DescriptionThe remarkable career of one of America's greatest detectives--a story of murder, mayhem, and intriguePhilip Marlowe, Dirty Harry, and e...

Reducere. From the grand majesty of the Breakers to the beautiful proportions of Rosecliff, these houses are enduring reminders of the architectural flowerin...

Now collected in an oversize omnibus edition for the first time, DC proudly presents the LEGION OF SUPERH-HEROES: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUSOriginally ...