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The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 29.95The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828 is a beautifully crafted history of the evolution of the state written by Thomas Perkins Abernethy in 1922. The work shows how Alabama grew out of the Mississippi Territory and discusses the economic and political development during the years just before and just after Alabama became a state. Abernethy’s... more...
The Pecan Orchard
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 18.95This is a true story of the struggle, survival, and ultimate success of a large black family in south Alabama who, in the middle decades of the 20th century, lifted themselves out of poverty to achieve the American dream of property ownership. Descended from slaves and sharecroppers in the Black Belt region, this family of hard-working parents and... more...
Return to Sawyerton Springs
Hay House, Inc. 2009; US$ 2.99Return to a time when life made more sense. For many, such a journey may seem like fantasy, yet for author Andy Andrews, Sawyerton Springs is where he grew up. Andy shares a collection of hilariously heartwarming memories that will inspire your soul and help you remember where lifes greatest treasures can still be found. Filled with an unforgettable... more...
Alabama and the Borderlands
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 29.95Born of a concern with Alabama's past and the need to explore and explain that legacy, this book brings together the nation's leading scholars on the prehistory and early history of Alabama and the southeastern U.S. Covering topics ranging from the Mississippian Period in archaeology and the de Soto expedition (and other early European explorations... more...
Bonapartists in the Borderlands
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 50.00The ill-fated Vine and Olive Colony within the context of America’s westward expansion and the French Revolution. Bonapartists in the Borderlands recounts how Napoleonic exiles and French refugees from Europe and the Caribbean joined forces with Latin American insurgents, Gulf pirates, and international adventurers to seek their fortune in... more...
Daybreak of Freedom
The University of North Carolina Press 1997; US$ 33.95The Montgomery bus boycott was a formative moment in twentieth-century history: a harbinger of the African American freedom movement, a springboard for the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr., and a crucial step in the struggle to realize the American dream of liberty and equality for all. In Daybreak of Freedom , Stewart Burns presents a groundbreaking... more...
A Letter from Frank
Dundurn 2011; US$ 26.99A Letter from Frank is the story of Frank, a German from Czechoslovakia who served as a German paratrooper in the Second World War, and Russ, a small-town Canadian kid who was a tank commander in a Canadian armoured division. On the last day of the war, Frank and Russ fought each other. In the days after, they became friends. more...
Power and Violence in the Colonial City
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 35.00This book examines the characteristics of political power in the cities of the colonial Spanish Empire between the 1740s and 1780s. more...
CultureShock! Bolivia
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Bolivia provides readers with a thorough understanding of this South American country, a nation steeped in history, culture, and tradition. Containing pages of useful information, advice, tips and resources, this book will guide you through the social and psychic adjustment necessary when moving to Bolivia. Learn, first and foremost,... more...
CultureShock! Bolivia
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2009; US$ 14.39A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Bolivia more...









