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17 produkter
Sarmiento's Travels in the U.S. in 1847
Häftad, 2015
1073 kr
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888), Argentine educator, statesman, and writer, self-educated after the model of Benjamin Franklin, was "not a man but a nation," in the words of Mrs. Horace Mann. Like De Tocqueville, this remarkable man visited the United States in its early years and wrote a …
Sarmiento's Travels in the U.S. in 1847
Inbunden, 2016
2603 kr
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888), Argentine educator, statesman, and writer, self-educated after the model of Benjamin Franklin, was "not a man but a nation," in the words of Mrs. Horace Mann. Like De Tocqueville, this remarkable man visited the United States in its early years and wrote a …
Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike
Av Angus Kress Gillespie, Michael Aaron Rockland
Häftad, 1992
400 kr
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Two American Studies professors from Rutgers University here show how the New Jersey Turnpike--that "ugly icon,'' America's "widest and most traveled'' road--has found its way into the minds, if not the hearts, of artists and drivers alike. In poet Allen Ginsberg, singer Bruce Springsteen, …
Snowshoeing Through Sewers
Adventures in New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
Häftad, 2008
326 kr
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When Daniel Boone heard a neighbor's dog bark, he moved West. But when there's no Wild West left, where is adventure to be found? Michael Aaron Rockland looks for adventure in the megalopolis, "not where no one has been but where no one wishes to go . . . across traffic-clogged cities, the parking …
George Washington Bridge
Poetry in Steel
Inbunden, 2020
424 kr
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Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 103 million vehicles crossing it in 2016. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this …
Sarmiento's Travels in the U.S. in 1847
E-bok, 2015
846 kr
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888), Argentine educator, statesman, and writer, self-educated after the model of Benjamin Franklin, was "e;not a man but a nation,"e; in the words of Mrs. Horace Mann. Like De Tocqueville, this remarkable man visited the United States in its early years …
Other Jersey Shore
Life on the Delaware River
Häftad, 2024
338 kr
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River otters, black bears, and red foxes drink from its clear waters. Prickly pear cacti grow from the red shale cliffs that overlook it, while on the river near Bordentown lies the archeological remnants of a sprawling estate built by the former King of Spain, Napoleon’s brother, who lived there …
Other Jersey Shore
Life on the Delaware River
Inbunden, 2024
970 kr
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River otters, black bears, and red foxes drink from its clear waters. Prickly pear cacti grow from the red shale cliffs that overlook it, while on the river near Bordentown lies the archeological remnants of a sprawling estate built by the former King of Spain, Napoleon’s brother, who lived there …
Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, Second Edition
Av Angus Kress Gillespie, Michael Aaron Rockland
Häftad, 2024
323 kr
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A twelve-lane behemoth cutting through the least scenic parts of the Garden State, the New Jersey Turnpike may lack the romantic allure of highways like Route 66, but it might just be a more accurate symbol of American life, representing the nation at both its best and its worst. When Angus …
Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, Second Edition
Av Angus Kress Gillespie, Michael Aaron Rockland
Inbunden, 2024
869 kr
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A twelve-lane behemoth cutting through the least scenic parts of the Garden State, the New Jersey Turnpike may lack the romantic allure of highways like Route 66, but it might just be a more accurate symbol of American life, representing the nation at both its best and its worst. When Angus …
Un diplomático americano en la España de Franco
Av Carme Manuel Cuenca, Michael Aaron Rockland
E-bok, 2011
77 kr
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Hace años Michael Rockland trabajó como adjunto cultural en la embajada norteamericana en Madrid, pero ni física ni espiritualmente se ha despedido nunca de nuestro país. A pesar de haber escrito trece libros, «Un diplomático americano en la España de Franco» es su primera obra sobre sus vivencias …
Bliss Case
Häftad, 1989
120 kr
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English professor turns New Age guru. A New York Times notable book for 1989. "Rockland...scores a hit with this smoothly written first novel, which has a serious message about the virtues of selfishness. This reviewer hasn't laughed so hard since Josh Greenfield and Paul Mazursky's Harry and …
