Автор: Murray Morgan Название: Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle ISBN: 0295743492 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295743493 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 16680.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Skid Road tells the story of Seattle “from the bottom up,” offering an informal and engaging portrait of the Emerald City’s first century, as seen through the lives of some of its most colorful citizens. With his trademark combination of deep local knowledge, precision, and wit, Murray Morgan traces the city’s history from its earliest days as a hacked-from-the-wilderness timber town, touching on local tribes, settlers, the lumber and railroad industries, the great fire of 1889, the Alaska gold rush, flourishing dens of vice, the 1919 general strike, the 1962 World’s Fair, and the stuttering growth of the 1970s and ’80s. Through it all, Morgan shows us that Seattle’s one constant is change and that its penchant for reinvention has always been fueled by creative, if sometimes unorthodox, residents.
With a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Mary Ann Gwinn, this redesigned edition of Murray Morgan’s classic work is a must for those interested in how Seattle got to where it is today.
Автор: Muench David Название: California: Portrait of a State ISBN: 1513263161 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781513263168 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 21140.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
This book chronicles the great state of California through 100 powerful, evocative color photographs with scenes from north to south.
From the fruitful cornucopia of the Central Valley and the solitary ancient pillars of redwood old-growth forests; the soaring granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley and Death Valley's heat-blasted wastes; the sun-drenched meadows of the High Sierra and breathtaking sunsets and coastal mists. Master photographer David Muench and his son, David apply their decades of on-location photographic skills to the making of interpretive views embracing all aspects of the great state.
Название: Oregon: Portrait of a State ISBN: 1513262238 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781513262239 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 21140.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The diversity of ocean beaches and high desert, majestic mountains and lush valleys, and---of course, the scenic Columbia River Gorge are what makes Oregon both unique and beloved. Rich Schafer's magnificent images convey familiar scenes and evocative places from all across the Beaver State, including the undulating wheat fields of Central Oregon, the crystallline blue waters of Crater Lake National Park, colorful expanses of wildflowers in the Cascade Range, and the dramatic beauty of Multnomah Falls. From Cannon Beach to the Wallowa Mountains, from the hillside orchards of the Hood River Valley to the volcanic monoliths along the Oregon coast, from Portland and Eugene's cityscapes to Eastern Oregon's isolated grandeur, the splendor of this state is captured in this inspiring book.
Автор: Harrigan Stephen Название: Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas ISBN: 0292759517 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780292759510 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 29260.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
2020 Philosophical Society of Texas Nonfiction Book Prize 2019 Nonfiction Book Award Finalist, Writers’ League of Texas 2021 Citation from the San Antonio Conservation Society
"Harrigan, surveying thousands of years of history that lead to the banh mi restaurants of Houston and the juke joints of Austin, remembering the forgotten as well as the famous, delivers an exhilarating blend of the base and the ignoble, a very human story indeed. [ Big Wonderful Thing is] as good a state history as has ever been written and a must-read for Texas aficionados.”—Kirkus, Starred Review
The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. It is a story of drought and flood, invasion and war, boom and bust, and the myriad peoples who, over centuries of conflict, gave rise to a place that has helped shape the identity of the United States and the destiny of the world.
“I couldn’t believe Texas was real,” the painter Georgia O’Keeffe remembered of her first encounter with the Lone Star State. It was, for her, “the same big wonderful thing that oceans and the highest mountains are.”
Big Wonderful Thing invites us to walk in the footsteps of ancient as well as modern people along the path of Texas’s evolution. Blending action and atmosphere with impeccable research, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings to life with novelistic immediacy the generations of driven men and women who shaped Texas, including Spanish explorers, American filibusters, Comanche warriors, wildcatters, Tejano activists, and spellbinding artists—all of them taking their part in the creation of a place that became not just a nation, not just a state, but an indelible idea.
Written in fast-paced prose, rich with personal observation and a passionate sense of place, Big Wonderful Thing calls to mind the literary spirit of Robert Hughes writing about Australia or Shelby Foote about the Civil War. Like those volumes, it is a big book about a big subject, a book that dares to tell the whole glorious, gruesome, epically sprawling story of Texas.
Автор: , Hirschmann Fred Название: Alaska: Portrait of a State ISBN: 1513262610 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781513262611 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 21140.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: Martini Nico Название: Texas Whiskey: A Rich History of Distilling Whiskey in the Lone Star State ISBN: 1646431197 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781646431199 Издательство: McGraw-Hill Рейтинг: Цена: 28600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Texas Whiskey tells the story of how whiskey from the Lone Star State is unlike whiskey being made anywhere else on the planet.
Автор: Benjamin Marquez Название: Democratizing Texas Politics: Race, Identity, and Mexican American Empowerment, 1945-2002 ISBN: 0292753845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780292753846 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 72600.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state`s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other contradictory realities of Texas` political landscape since World War II, this book captures forces that drive intriguing legislative dynamics.
Автор: Weiland Matt, Wilsey Sean Название: State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America ISBN: 0061470910 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061470912 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 11830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Granzow Krystal Название: Maddy Lou and Mack at the State Fair of Texas ISBN: 1612543987 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612543987 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 10110.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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