Wild History

The souvenir book of the exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, summer 19. The visions of Scotland that took shape during the European Romantic m...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this exciting choose-your-own-trail stand-alone experience featuring 8-bit art, it's 1849 and you are at the halfway point on your jo...

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 ...

Reducere. On 14 May 1804, one Captain Meriwether Lewis and his companion William Clark led a thirty-three-man expedition to the new lands of Louisiana. 8, 00...

Reducere. ABANDONED ON THE WILD FRONTIER Introducing Peter Cartwright Gilbert Hamilton is left alone on the frontier when his father is killed, and his mothe...

Reducere. Two-time Sibert Honor winner Don Brown has crafted a graphic history of the world's geology with a humble groundhog tour guide, leading readers thr...

In 1691, many of those in the Irish catholic army defeated by William of Orange fled to France, where they established the tradition of "Irish Brig...

Publisher: Roaring Brook PressAuthor(s): Falynn KochIllustration(s): full-color illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 128Collection: History Com...

*Includes pictures of Butch, Sundance, and other important people and places in their lives. *Explains the origins of the names Butch Cassidy and S...

What we hear when the birds sing. A sparkling cultural history of one of our nation's enduring pleasures: birdsong. This is the first engaging and ...

"A GRIPPING CLASSIC. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dan H...

Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world 'Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking' J...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Timothy RennerWhether presented comedically in popular culture or explored as a serious scientific curiosity, giant, hairy,...

A beautifully illustrated art history and cultural biography of one of the most influential artistic quarters in the late nineteenth and early twen...

New B-format paperback - The first book to show that during the era of Wild West, the most dangerous place to be was in the Wilder East, far from t...

Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014 A rich historical biography of 'those wild Wyndhams' - three cultured aristocratic sis...

Reducere. Leadville, Colorado has its own special story --- a story that has become legendary because of its myriad of extraordinary people. First there was ...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Jesse James, then keep reading...In the minds of many Americans, the name of Jesse James and the Wi...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Annie Oakley, then keep reading...How could Annie Oakley, a woman of barely 110 pounds with a child...

Reducere. There's a reason why the Wild West is called as such. History will give you some pretty good (but lengthy) explanations. The purpose of this educat...

Old West gunfighters will always fascinate a large segment of our population. From the pages of this book (and its 43 stories) spring the grit and ...

Reducere. Do you want to get to know the man who tamed the wildest corner of the West? Then keep reading...Deadwood, 1876: a notorious little mining town in ...

Jesse James and other infamous outlaws were part of a larger organization, centuries old, that has affected U.S. history from the small, rural stre...

Reducere. This third and final volume of the "Earth Heroes" books features the youth and careers of eight of the world's greatest environmentalists who champ...

Reducere. Come peek between the covers for an intimate look at the lives of women of the Old West. Once "fallen" or widowed, a woman had few options and almo...

Traditional and contemporary tales for children, from the rivers, seas, lakes, canals, sacred wells and waters of IrelandIllustrations: 30 Illustra...

Packed with new evidence, Making Oscar Wilde tells the untold story of a local Irish eccentric who became a global cultural icon. This must-read bo...

Reducere. In The Soul of Man under Socialism Oscar Wilde expounds on an anarchist world view. Wilde argues that under capitalism the majority of people spoil...

Reducere. The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it st...

Reducere. Robbers Roost was a hideout for outlaws and hunted men long before Butch Cassidy found it in 1884. The impenetrable wastes and wilds of this high d...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Timothy RennerThough the terms "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" have only been in our popular vocabulary since the late 1950s, peo...

DescriptionPhill Savidge is widely credited as being the main instigator of the Britpop music movement that swept the UK in the mid-1990s. Savidge ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Wild West is infamous for its outrageous stories, cowboys, and gun battles. But the region is also known for its ghost stories, unex...

Fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about Ireland's beautiful west coastIllustrations: 25 Illustrations, black and white

Badass Victorian Women"Wild Women is a delightful collection of riveting stories about our independent, iconoclastic, and utterly outrageous foremo...

Reducere. Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews ...

Reducere. "Quien es?"The answer to this incautious question - "Who is it?" - was a bullet to the heart.That bullet -- fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1845, the HMS Vanguard, under the command of Captain William Caulderson, departed England on a voyage of discovery to find a Northwes...

Reducere. The Wild West may be tamed, but Deadwood's notorious past has not relinquished its hold on its corner of the Badlands or its place in popular imagi...

The real story of the ordeal experienced by both settlers and Indians during the Europeans' great migration west across America, from the colonies ...

Reducere. DescriptionTucked away in the northwestern frontier, Portland offered all the best vices: opium dreams, gambling, cheap prostitutes, and drunken br...

Reducere. From Calamity Jane's relentless pursuit of Wild Bill Hickok to Emma Walters, who gave it all up for the dashing Bat Masterson--and learned to regre...

More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontie...

Reducere. The sons of liberty are celebrated in the rebellious history of Boston--but what of their sisters? An audacious and determined procession of reform...

Reducere. In this work Terrie offers an assessment of the roles that the Adirondacks have played in American history. He brings to life the scientists and sc...

Reducere. DescriptionThroughout the 1800s, explorers braved brutal weather and hostile enemies, trekking through the towering mountains and fertile valleys o...

The wildest and most beautiful of Britain's remains from ancient structures are guided through in this book from the author of }Grow Your Food For ...

Reducere. Arizona remained a raw, rather uncivilized territory before it became one of the last states to enter the Union. Few towns exemplify this more than...

Reducere. Events on the Little Bighorn might have turned out better for George Armstrong Custer had he listened to H.H. Lomax rather than trying to kill him....

Reducere. Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. Discusses the legendary deaths of Wild Bill, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Butch Cassi...

The greatest Irish romances from history. With chapters on Inspirations, Love & War, Love Across the Divide, Secrets & Scandals and When Love Goes ...

Reducere. DescriptionA fascinating analysis of the first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainmentCanada, and Europe. Crow...

Reducere. There is no creature that quite embodies the beauty and grandeur of the American West as does the wild horse. For thousands of years, the horse has...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Jesse James, then keep reading...In the minds of many Americans, the name of Jesse James and the Wi...

Reducere. The Detroit Tigers came out of the womb scratching and snarling. Early owner James D. Burns orchestrated the only known arrest of a journalist whil...

Reducere. Every Persian carpet has a story to tell -- from the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran, down the ancient trade routes traveled for centuries,...

Reducere. A year-round escape for one million annual tourists, Catalina Island is gaining popularity as a world-class eco-destination. Eighty-eight percent o...

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

Reducere. Now in paperback: "Entertaining history...Donovan was a combination of bold innovator and imprudent rule bender, which made him not only a remarkab...

Reducere. DescriptionThe daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indenture...

Reducere. Oscar Wilde had one of literary history's mostexplosive love affairs with Lord Alfred "Bosie"Douglas. In 1895, Bosie's father, the Marquessof Queen...

Reducere. Countless Michiganian women performed extraordinary acts that challenged and improved the world. Madame Marie-Therese Cadillac served as the medici...

Reducere. Wild West Women features the true stories of the pioneering wives, mothers, daughters, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who shaped the...

This is the story through the centuries of a Highland Clan with its ancient homeland on the mainland facing Skye in northwest Scotland. It is a sto...

Reducere. Of all the Old West figures whose images eventually found their way into our popular culture, none was better known than Wild Bill Hickok. This boo...

Reducere. DescriptionBorn into a loving, wealthy German family, Katarina Von Rahmel, protected and cherished, becomes a prima ballerina but finds her career ...

Reducere. Wild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton ...

A breathtakingly original history of the slave rebellion that almost changed the face of the Americas.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Marjol...

Description An illustrated guide to California's most popular and iconic nature getaways. 150 Nature Hot Spots in California showcases the legendar...

The first book to show that during the era of Wild West, the most dangerous place to be was in the Wilder East, far from the American frontier.