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Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians, Paperback - Jennifer Frick-Ruppert

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Reducere. The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from mi...

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Tar Heel History on Foot: Great Walks through 400 Years of North Carolina's Fascinating Past, Paperback - Lynn Setzer

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. This lively collection of 34 of the best history walks in North Carolina highlights the richness and diversity of the state's history, from the tim...

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Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society, Paperback - Nortin M. Hadler

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFor those fortunate enough to reside in the developed world, death before reaching a ripe old age is a tragedy, not a fact of life. Alth...

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Attracting Birds in the Carolinas: Creating Bird-Friendly Habitats from the Mountains to the Coast, Paperback - James F. Parnell

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. Covering the Carolinas from up-country to the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain, this book is an in-depth yet accessible primer on the many ways that C...

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Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast, Paperback - David Stick

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Reducere. This is a factual account, written in the pace of fiction, of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy mee...

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Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks: The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue, Paperback - Walt Wolfram

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Reducere. As many visitors to Ocracoke will attest, the island's vibrant dialect is one of its most distinctive cultural features. In Hoi Toide on the Outer ...

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Backpacking Virginia: The Definitive Guide to 40 Can't-Miss Trips from Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, Paperback - Johnny Molloy

120,99 RON 129,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionCovering 40 of the best trips the state of Virginia has to offer, Backpacking Virginia provides all the information necessary for beginn...

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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia, Paperback - Anthony Cavender

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Reducere. In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, med...

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Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals: The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering, Paperback - Bland Simpson

122,99 RON 131,99 RON

Reducere. In the misty dawn of January 31, 1921, a Coast Guardsman on watch at the Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station sighted a mighty five-masted schooner, a...

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The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina, Paperback - Rob Christensen

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Reducere. How can a state be represented by Jesse Helms and John Edwards at the same time? Journalist Rob Christensen answers that question and navigates a c...

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The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, Paperback - Gary W. Gallagher

123,99 RON 132,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis volume explores the Shenandoah Valley campaign, best known for its role in establishing Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's reputation ...

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Living at the Water's Edge: A Heritage Guide to the Outer Banks Byway, Paperback - Barbara Garrity-Blake

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway received its designation in 2009, an act that stands as a testament to the historical and cultural importance...

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Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills, Paperback - Fred C. Fussell

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are performed and celebrated as nowhere else...

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North Carolina Lighthouses: The Stories Behind the Beacons from Cape Fear to Currituck Beach, Paperback - Cheryl Shelton-Roberts

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionOf the over four dozen lighthouses that once marked the jagged shoreline of North Carolina, only nine still stand, watching over 300 mil...

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Hiking North Carolina's National Forests: 50 Can't-Miss Trail Adventures in the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests, Paperback -

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. North Carolina's 1.2 million acres of national forestland are some of our state's most distinctive and botanically diverse areas. Veteran nature wr...

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The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina, Paperback - Philip Gerard

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Reducere. To understand the long march of events in North Carolina from secession to surrender is to understand the entire Civil War--a personal war waged by...

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City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300, Paperback - Jason Berry

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Reducere. In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. M...

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Color-Rich Gardening for the South: A Guide for All Seasons, Paperback - Roxann Ward

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Reducere. In this gardening guide for the South, Roxann Ward shows how color provides one of the easiest and most impressive ways to shape a garden with inte...

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Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Paperback - Lawrence E. Babits

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Reducere. On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the Ameri...

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Aunt Arie: A Foxfire Portrait, Paperback - Linda Garland Page

126,99 RON 135,99 RON

Reducere. Of all the people documented by the Foxfire students since 1966, none has been more appealing to readers than Arie Carpenter. For all those who hav...

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The Essential Clarence Major: Prose and Poetry, Paperback - Clarence Major

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Reducere. Clarence Major is one of America's literary masters. He has published numerous books, from novels to poetry and short story collections. Among his ...

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No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice, Hardcover - Karen L. Cox

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Reducere. When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuver...

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John Tyler, the Accidental President, Paperback - Edward P. Crapol

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Reducere. The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In th...

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Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France, Paperback - Daniel S. Pierce

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Reducere. In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel S. Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginni...

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Exploring Southern Appalachian Forests: An Ecological Guide to 30 Great Hikes in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia, Paperback - Stephani

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. This unique hiking guide to the southern Appalachian mountains leads readers to explore the rich forest ecosystems and other natural communities vi...

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Ribbon of Sand: The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks, Paperback - John Alexander

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAlexander and Lazell's delightful study of North Carolina's Outer Banks contains a wealth of statistics and facts . . . A Ribbon of Sand...

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Great Day Hikes on North Carolina's Mountains-To-Sea Trail, Paperback - Friends of the Mountains-To-Sea Trail

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is an 1, 175-mile destination trail that crosses North Carolina from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Pa...

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Pollinator Gardening for the South: Creating Sustainable Habitats, Paperback - Danesha Seth Carley

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. This step-by-step guide will answer all of your questions about how to create beautiful gardens designed to welcome beneficial pollinators across t...

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David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City, Paperback - Graham Russell Gao Hodges

128,99 RON 138,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionDavid Ruggles (1810-1849) was one of the most heroic--and has been one of the most often overlooked--figures of the early abolitionist m...

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The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Paperback - Gary W. Gallagher

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. Generally regarded as the most important of the Civil War campaigns conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that of 1864 lasted more than f...

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Pickett's Charge in History and Memory, Paperback - Carol Reardon

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the cli...

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A Field Guide to Antietam: Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places, and People, Paperback - Carol Reardon

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the bloodiest single day in American military history. Additionally, i...

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The Scotch-Irish: A Social History, Paperback - James G. Leyburn

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses t...

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A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War - Daniel E. Sutherland

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. While the Civil War is famous for epic battles involving massive armies engaged in conventional warfare, A Savage Conflict is the first work to tre...

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Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone, Paperback - Nadine Cohodas

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone (1933-2003) began her musical life playing classical piano. A child prodigy, she wanted a ...

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Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign, Paperback - William L. Shea

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionWilliam L. Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding fighting at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battl...

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Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters from Children of the Great Depression, Paperback - Robert Cohen

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. Impoverished young Americans had no greater champion during the Depression than Eleanor Roosevelt. As First Lady, Mrs. Roosevelt used her newspaper...

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The Outer Banks Gazetteer: The History of Place Names from Carova to Emerald Isle, Paperback - Roger L. Payne

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. The rich history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is reflected in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways. A book over twenty yea...

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook, Paperback - Georgann Eubanks

133,99 RON

This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading liter...

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U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth, Paperback - Joan Waugh

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Wash...

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Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History, Paperback - Richard M. McMurry

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Richard McMurry compares the two largest Confederate armies, assessing why Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was more successful than the Army of Ten...

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Unc A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know about the First State University, Hardcover - Nicholas Graham

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Covering everything from the Old Well to the Speaker Ban and more, UNC A to Z is a concise, easy-to-read introduction to the nation's first public ...

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Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest, Paperback - Lawrence S. Earley

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse...

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Bill Neal's Southern Cooking, Paperback - Bill Neal

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. Southern cooking, the most interesting and complex regional cuisine in America, remains a mystery to many professional cooks and southerners. With ...

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Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South, Paperback - Marcie Cohen Ferris

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. From the colonial era to the present, Marcie Cohen Ferris examines the expressive power of food throughout southern Jewish history. She demonstrate...

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The New Guide to North Carolina Beaches: All You Need to Know to Explore and Enjoy Currituck, Calabash, and Everywhere Between, Paperback - Glenn Morr

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe New Guide to North Carolina Beaches is an invaluable resource for every coastal traveler in the Tar Heel State. This descriptive gui...

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Saltbox Seafood Joint Cookbook, Hardcover - Ricky Moore

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. Ricky Moore was born and reared in the North Carolina coastal town of New Bern, where catching and eating fresh fish and shellfish is what people d...

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Book of Salsa, Paperback - Cesar Miguel Rondon

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. Salsa is one of the most popular types of music listened to and danced to in the United States. Until now, the single comprehensive history of the ...

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The Faces of Poverty in North Carolina: Stories from Our Invisible Citizens, Paperback - Gene R. Nichol

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. More than 1.5 million North Carolinians today live in poverty. More than one in five are children. Behind these sobering statistics are the faces o...

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Wild Flowers of North Carolina, 2nd Ed., Paperback - William S. Justice

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. This classic botanical handbook, originally compiled by the late William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell, pairs hundreds of color photographs with d...

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Biscuits, Spoonbread, & Sweet Potato Pie - Bill Neal

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis delightful cookbook celebrates the glories of southern baking, with 300 recipes for the breads, biscuits, cakes, pies, cookies, and...

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The Happy Table of Eugene Walter: Southern Spirits in Food and Drink, Paperback - Eugene Walter

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. A southern Renaissance man, Eugene Walter (1921-1998) was a pioneering food writer, a champion of southern foodways and culture, and a legendary pe...

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The Battle of Ezra Church and the Struggle for Atlanta, Paperback - Earl J. Hess

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. Fought on July 28, 1864, the Battle of Ezra Church was a dramatic engagement during the Civil War's Atlanta campaign. Confederate forces under John...

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Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians: Thirty Great Hikes, Paperback - Timothy P. Spira

138,99 RON 148,99 RON

Reducere. If you love waterfalls, here are some of the best hikes in the Southern Appalachians. And if you love plants--or simply would like to learn more ab...

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Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It, Paperback - William Garrett Piston

138,99 RON 148,99 RON

Reducere. In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to...

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Life Along the Inner Coast: A Naturalist's Guide to the Sounds, Inlets, Rivers, and Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West - Robert L. Lippson

139,99 RON

DescriptionFor decades, marine scientists Robert and Alice Jane Lippson have traveled the rivers, backwaters, sounds, bays, lagoons, and inlets str...

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The Heart of Confederate Appalachia: Western North Carolina in the Civil War, Paperback - John C. Inscoe

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. In the mountains of western North Carolina, the Civil War was fought on different terms than those found throughout most of the South. Though relat...

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The Darkest Days of the War, Paperback - Peter Cozzens

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces attempted a three-pronged strategic advance into the North. The outcome of this offensive--the o...

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Committed: Remembering Native Kinship in and Beyond Institutions, Paperback - Susan Burch

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Reducere. Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Ind...

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Natural Gardens of North Carolina, Paperback - B. W. Wells

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Reducere. For seventy years, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina has been a must-read volume for anyone interested in wildflowers, native plants, ecology, ...

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Kiln to Kitchen: Favorite Recipes from Beloved North Carolina Potters, Hardcover - Jean Anderson

141,99 RON

DescriptionJean Anderson's new cookbook deliciously brings together two of her lifelong passions--great food and North Carolina pottery. Fans of bo...

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont: A Guidebook, Paperback - Georgann Eubanks

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. Read your way across North Carolina's Piedmont in the second of a series of regional guides that bring the state's rich literary history to life fo...

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War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865, Paperback - James M. McPherson

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confeder...

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Crossroads of the Natural World: Exploring North Carolina with Tom Earnhardt, Paperback - Tom Earnhardt

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Reducere. In this richly illustrated love letter to the wild places and natural wonders of North Carolina, Tom Earnhardt, writer and host of UNC-TV's Explori...

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The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge, Paperback - Roy Underhill

142,99 RON 152,99 RON

Reducere. For thirty years, Roy Underhill's PBS program, The Woodwright's Shop, has brought classic hand-tool craftsmanship to viewers across America. Now, i...

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The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South - Eli N. Evans

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Reducere. In this classic portrait of Jews in the South, Eli N. Evans takes readers inside the nexus of southern and Jewish histories, from the earliest immi...

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Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times, Paperback - Cynthia A. Kierner

142,99 RON 152,99 RON

Reducere. As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) was extremely well educated, traveled in the...

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Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Paperback - Marcus B. Simpson

143,99 RON

In this detailed guide to the best birding localities, Simpson describes more than three hundred sites, including recreation areas, overlooks, camp...

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Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking: Recipes and Ruminations from Charleston and the Carolina Coastal Plain, Paperback - John Martin Taylor

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. At oyster roasts and fancy cotillions, in fish camps and cutting-edge restaurants, the people of South Carolina gather to enjoy one of America's mo...

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I Rode with Stonewall, Paperback - Henry Kyd Douglas

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Reducere. Stonewall Jackson depended on him, General Lee complimented him, Union soldiers admired him, and women in Maryland, Virginia, and even Pennsylvania...

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