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20 produkter
Let the People See
The Story of Emmett Till
Häftad, 2020
250 kr
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While visiting family in Mississippi in August 1955, Emmett Till allegedly whistled at a white woman working behind the counter of a crossroads country store. Her husband and brother-in-law kidnapped the fourteen-year-old Chicago kid in the middle of the night and tortured, beat, and shot him. …
Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume 1 to 1877
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Randy Roberts
Häftad
1456 kr
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Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume 2 from 1865
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Randy Roberts
Häftad
1456 kr
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Dillinger's Wild Ride
The Year that Made America's Public Enemy Number One
Inbunden, 2009
1709 kr
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In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reports on the man and his misdeeds--spiced with accounts of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring--provided an …
Constructing the American Past
A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume One to 1877
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Susan Schulten m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
612 kr
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Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People's History, Ninth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, analyze, and construct history from the actors' perspective.Beginning with Christopher Columbus and his …
Constructing the American Past
A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume One to 1877
Av Randy Roberts, Susan Schulten m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
646 kr
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Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People''s History , Ninth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, analyze, and construct history from the actors'' perspective. Beginning with Christopher Columbus and …
Constructing the American Past
A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume Two from 1865
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Susan Schulten m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
598 kr
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Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People's History, Ninth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, analyze, and construct history from the actors' perspective.Beginning with Reconstruction-era United …
Constructing the American Past
A Sourcebook of a People's History, Volume Two from 1865
Av Randy Roberts, Susan Schulten m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
646 kr
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Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People''s History , Ninth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, analyze, and construct history from the actors'' perspective. Beginning with Reconstruction-era …
Let the People See
The Story of Emmett Till
Inbunden, 2018
406 kr
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Everyone knows the story of the murder of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, a fourteen-year-old Chicago boy was murdered in Mississippi for having--supposedly--flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who was working behind the counter of a store. Emmett was taken from the home of a …
Let the People See
The Story of Emmett Till
E-bok, 2018
214 kr
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The world knows the story of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, the fourteen-year-old Chicago boy supposedly flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who worked behind the counter of a country store, while visiting family in Mississippi. Three days later, his mangled body was recovered in …
Let the People See
The Story of Emmett Till
E-bok, 2018
214 kr
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The world knows the story of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, the fourteen-year-old Chicago boy supposedly flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who worked behind the counter of a country store, while visiting family in Mississippi. Three days later, his mangled body was recovered in …
Dillinger's Wild Ride
The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One
E-bok, 2009
143 kr
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In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reports on the man and his misdeeds--spiced with accounts of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring--provided an …
Dillinger's Wild Ride
The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One
Häftad, 2011
274 kr
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In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reports on the man and his misdeeds--spiced with accounts of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring--provided an …
Dillinger's Wild Ride
The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One
E-bok, 2009
143 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reports on the man and his misdeeds--spiced with accounts of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring--provided an …
Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ
Häftad, 1998
378 kr
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For years recognized as the world's best-known athlete, Muhammad Ali played a fascinating role in American culture, with an influence that reached far beyond sports and, in many ways, defined his times. Ali the boxer stood side by side with Ali the vocal Black Muslim, Ali the cultural force, Ali …
Sports in Chicago
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Elliott J. Gorn
Häftad, 2008
422 kr
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Chicago teams have won the World Series, Super Bowl, multiple Stanley Cups, and a string of National Basketball Association titles. But amateur sports also play a large role in the city's athletic traditions, especially in schools and youth leagues that allow people from across the city to add to …
Brief History of American Sports
Av Elliott J. Gorn, Warren Goldstein
Häftad, 2013
309 kr
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Elliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports …
Manly Art
Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America
Häftad, 2010
247 kr
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"It didn't occur to me until fairly late in the work that I was writing a book about the beginnings of a national celebrity culture. By 1860, a few boxers had become heroes to working-class men, and big fights drew considerable newspaper coverage, most of it quite negative since the whole …
Violent Men
An American History
Inbunden, 2027
429 kr
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From its inception, America has been an unusually violent nation. In this compelling book, Elliott J. Gorn tells stories that help illuminate violence in America, how we think about it, how it changes over time, and what it means. A series of portraits in blood - eye gouging matches on the Southern …
