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Martin Luther King Jr. TRGby Kent Publishing
Saddleback Educational Publishing 2008; US$ 5.95Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He studied to become a minister and inspired many people with his words. Kings dedication to civil rights and his peaceful protests were the major force in the desegregation of the U.S. Find out how his peaceful means made such important changes in our society. See how he sacrificed everything in the name of equality. Guided by Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people, this series of softcover 64-page biographies focuses on the leaders, scientists, and icons who shaped our world. These people, many from very humble beginnings, changed how the world works. Each biography includes a glossary, timeline and illustrations. An individual guide for each title... more...
Reconstruction of Georgiaby Alan Conway
University of Minnesota Press 1966; US$ 67.50In this study of the reconstruction period in Georgia following the Civil War, a British historian provides a dispassionate account of a highly controversial subject. A revisionist reappraisal, Dr. Conways study is the first substantial history of the p more...
Saving Savannahby Jacqueline Jones
Knopf Publishing Group 2008; US$ 13.99In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabled Southern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history that weaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites, rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting the transformations that would alter their city forever. Deeply researched and vividly written, Saving Savannah is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Civil War years. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Georgiaby Katherine M. Doherty
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 35.00To understand how the United States came together as a nation, students must first acquaint themselves with the original 13 colonies - and how each of these colonies followed its own path to the ratification of the Constitution. Each book in this set highlights the people, places, and events that were important to the development of each colony. more...
CultureShock! Argentinaby Fiona Adams
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides covering countless destinations around the world. The series is especially intended for travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting and who might even consider residing there. more...
Oglethorpe in Perspectiveby Phinizy Spalding; Harvey H. Jackson
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 21.20Nine essays that attempt to answer some of the questions that continually surface when Oglethorpe's name is mentioned. more...
Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives on the Native Peoples of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego to the Nineteenth Centuryby CLAUDIA BRIONES; JOSE LUIS LANATA
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 147.00The Spanish conquerors who explored the southern cone of South America reported back to Europe that the region was empty of human inhabitants. In truth, however, the large area supported a thriving, albeit low-density, population of foragers. Those foragers?the Mapuche, Tehuelche, Rankuelche, and Fueguian peoples?are the subject of this volume, which presents archaeological and ethnographic studies of their past.||The southern cone of South America was one of the last regions to be colonized on earth. When the Spanish Royal Crown experienced difficulties expanding its colonial frontiers to include these lands, the area became known as a vast wildnerness at the very edge of the civilized world. As a result, the native peoples who did indeed... more...
Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Warsby David Kohut; Olga Vilella
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2010; US$ 109.99This second edition of Historical Dictionary of 'The Dirty Wars' focuses on the period 1954-1990 in South America, when authoritarian regimes waged war on subversion, both real and imagined. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the countries; guerrilla and political movements; prominent guerrilla, human-rights, military, and political figures; local, regional, and international human-rights organizations; and artistic figures (filmmakers, novelists, and playwrights) whose works attempt to represent or resist the period of repression. more...
Argentina Travel Complete Profileby World Trade Press
World Trade Press 2010; US$ 21.60Whether planning your own trip to Argentina, or planning someone elses, youll be equipped with the all-inclusive travel reportboth of our Travel and Points of Interest reports rolled into one. more...