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14 produkter
America Divided
The Civil War of the 1960s
Av Maurice Isserman, Michael Kazin
Inbunden, 1999
720 kr
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The definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and cultural history of 1960s america, America Divided is written by two of the top experts on the era -- Maurice Isserman, a scholar of the Left, and Michael Kazom, a specialist in Right-wing politics and culture. Arguing that the period …
America Divided
The Civil War of the 1960s
Av Michael Kazin, Maurice Isserman
E-bok, 1999
472 kr
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In America Divided , Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin provide the definitive history of the 1960s, in a book that tells a compelling tale filled with fresh and persuasive insights. Ranging from the 1950s right up to the debacle of Watergate, Isserman (a noted historian of the Left) and Kazin (a …
Fallen Giants
A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
Av Maurice Isserman, Stewart A. Weaver
Häftad, 2010
1281 kr
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The story of the world’s highest peaks and the remarkable people who have sought to climb themThe first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also …
The Winter Army
The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors
Häftad, 2020
257 kr
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Continental Divide
A History of American Mountaineering
Häftad, 2017
190 kr
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In Continental Divide, a Banff Prize-winner tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles mountains played in shaping the country.
Winter Army
The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors
E-bok, 2019
111 kr
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WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION'S ULLR AWARD, the epic story of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.At the start of World …
Reds
The Tragedy of American Communism
Inbunden, 2024
329 kr
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"The wisest, most eloquent history of the Communist Party USA that has ever been written" (Michael Kazin, author of What It Took to Win), revealing how party members contributed to struggles for justice and equality in America even as they championed a brutal, totalitarian state, the USSR After …
Other American The Life Of Michael Harrington
Häftad, 2001
237 kr
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Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worke
Continental Divide
A History of American Mountaineering
Inbunden, 2016
258 kr
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In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains …
Across America
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Av Maurice Isserman, John S. Bowman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
453 kr
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In 2003, Americans began celebrating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806), a journey of discovery that proved a seminal moment in the history of the exploration of the North American continent. With full coverage of the events leading to the Corps of Discovery's formation …
Korean War
Inbunden, 2010
524 kr
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Believing it could act with impunity in a world exhausted by war, communist North Korea decided to invade and annex Western-allied South Korea in June 1950. President Harry Truman, who feared from the beginning that Korea was ""the opening round of World War III,"" committed U.S. troops to repulse …
Vietnam War
Revised Edition
Av Maurice Isserman, John S. Bowman
Inbunden, 2010
524 kr
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In clear, lucid prose, Vietnam War, Revised Edition explores the critical questions surrounding the United States' experience in Vietnam: What led President Lyndon B. Johnson to commit combat troops in 1965? How was it possible for the North Vietnamese to suffer a military defeat in the Tet …
Across America
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Av Maurice Isserman, John S. Bowman
Inbunden, 2009
442 kr
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In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery as a scientific expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The goal was to learn more about the Northwest's natural resources, inhabitants, and possibilities for settlement. The Lewis and Clark expedition was …
Exploration in the World of the Middle Ages, 500-1500
Av Pamela White, John S. Bowman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
442 kr
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The Middle Ages, though marked by plague in Europe, was a time of increased investigation of the world. People from civilizations around the globe - from the Chinese in Asia to a curious Venetian named Marco Polo - sought to understand the world at large and discover its secrets. ""Exploration in …
