West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State, Paperback - Mark Arax

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A supplemental text for American government courses in California that also include a CA politics component. Exploring the nature of public opinion...

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The enthralling true story of the curious life and career of Maud West, one of Britain's first and best-known female detectives.

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Documents 170 bird species in West Virginia, with information on occurrence, population density, change since the first Atlas, and population estim...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): CharlesG. WestNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 105 x 172 x 29Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Representing a significant re-examination of the Tarikh al-fattash, proved to be one the most important nineteenth-century sources for the history ...

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Examines the relationship between sound and statuary in Western aesthetic thought in light of discourses on aurality emerging within the field of s...

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This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law.

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Examines the relationship between sound and statuary in Western aesthetic thought in light of discourses on aurality emerging within the field of s...

Reducere. DescriptionOn January 2, 1972, Mark Arax's childhood came to a sudden, explosive end when his father was shot to death at his nightclub in Fresno, ...

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When cowboys were workers and battled their bossesIn the pantheon of American icons, the cowboy embodies the traits of "rugged individualism, " ind...

The role of ranching in the West is central to the field of animal history. This volume covers the periods between the early Indigenous acquisition...

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'Ranks as a towering work of historical research and writing' - Nigel Jones, BBC History Magazine In the second volume of his acclaimed new history...

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Kareem Rabie examines how Palestine's desire to fully integrate its economy into global markets through large-scale investment projects represented...

During the mid-nineteenth century, a quarter of a million travelers - men, women, and children - followed the 'road across the plains' to gold rush...