Автор: Andrew Hunt Название: We Begin Bombing in Five Minutes: Late Cold War Culture in the Age of Reagan ISBN: 1625345771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781625345776 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 100320.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Andrew Hunt`s history of the eighties investigates how film, television, and other facets of popular culture critiqued Washington`s Cold War policies and reveals that activists and cultural rebels alike posed a more meaningful challenge to the Cold War`s excesses than their predecessors in the McCarthy era.
Автор: Quesada Alejandro Название: The Hunt for Pancho Villa ISBN: 1849085684 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849085687 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 15830.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. Black Jack Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.
A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now
How the global manhunt for Captain Kidd turned pirates into the romantic antiheroes we love today.
Crime and punishment. During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd's name was known around England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. This book by Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for Captain Kidd and the events that ensued afterward. Captain Kidd was hanged in 1701, and from that sprung a massive hunt for all pirates led by the British during a period known as the Golden Age of Piracy. Ironically, public executions only led to pirates' growth in popularity and interest. In addition, because the American colonies relied on pirates for smuggled goods such as spices, wines, and silks, they sought to protect pirates from being captured.
The start of a story. The more pirates were hunted and executed, the more people became supportive of them. They felt for the "Robin Hoods of the Sea"--both because they saw the British's treatment of them as an injustice and because they treasured the goods that pirates brought to them. These historical events were pivotal in creating the portrayal of pirates as we know them today. They grew into romantic antiheroes--which ultimately led to characters like the mischievous but lovable Captain Jack Sparrow. Simon has presented her research on the history of pirates around the world and now she's bringing the spectacular story of Captain Kidd to her readers.
Learn more about:
One of the most famous pirates in history
Real life pirates and the brutal executions they faced
The origin of our romanticized view of pirates
If you enjoyed books like Black Flags Blue Waters, Under the Black Flag, The Republic of Pirates, or Villains of All Nations, then you'll love Why We Love Pirates.
People employ various methods to extract gold in the rainforests of the Choc?, in northwest Colombia: Rural Afro-Colombian artisanal miners work hillsides with hand tools or dredge mud from river bottoms. Migrant miners level the landscape with excavators, then trap gold with mercury. Canadian mining companies prospect for open-pit mega-mines. Drug traffickers launder cocaine profits by smuggling gold into Colombia and claiming it came from fictitious small-scale mines.
Through an ethnography of gold that examines the movement of people, commodities, and capital, Shifting Livelihoods investigates how resource extraction reshapes a place. In the Choc?, gold enables forms of “shift” (rebusque)—a metaphor for the fluid livelihood strategy adopted by forest dwellers and migrant gold miners alike as they seek informal work amid a drug war. Mining’s effects on rural people, corporations, and politics are on view in this fine-grained account of daily life in a regional economy dominated by gold and cocaine.
Автор: Hunt W. Ben Название: The Complete Book of Indian Crafts and Lore ISBN: 1473331048 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781473331044 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26960.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Gold Thwaites Reuben Название: Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series Of Annotated Reprints Of Some Of The Best And Rarest Contemporary Volumes Of Travel: Descriptive Of The Abo ISBN: 9354448968 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789354448966 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 30550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series Of Annotated Reprints Of Some Of The Best And Rarest Contemporary Volumes Of Travel: Descriptive Of The Aborigines And Social And Economic Conditions In The Middle And Far West, During The Period Of Early American Settlement (Volume Xxvii), has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Автор: Terry-Hunt Toureign Название: Living Life Through Poetry ISBN: 1543998712 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781543998719 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 12850.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Poems written over 20 years created a safe place to release the overwhelming and powerful feeling of life.
Автор: LeRoy Johnson, Jean Johnson Название: Troubadour on the Road to Gold: William B. Lorton`s 1849 Journal to California ISBN: 1607817799 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781607817796 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 45270.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants who hoped to strike it rich left behind letters and journals. Of those, William B. Lorton`s is perhaps the most informative and complete. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean Johnson bring Lorton`s writings to life with meticulous research that broadens the context of his narrative.
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