Memoir & Biography
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Nicolae Iorga: A Biography [Paperback]
Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera (Author)
£39.99ISBN: 9781592110759
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
The Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga played a critical role in the history of his country for more than fifty years until his tragic death in 1940. The author of more than 1,200 books and 20,000 articles, Iorga was one of the most prolific scholar... .... Learn More -
Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur McArthur Jr. [Hardback]
A.K. Brackob (Author)
£29.99ISBN: 9781592110247
Published by : Vita Histria
On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination o... .... Learn More -
Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood's Zen Rebel [Hardback]
Joseph B. Atkins (Author)
£25.50ISBN: 9780813180106
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017) got his start in Hollywood in TV productions such as Zane Grey Theater and Gunsmoke. After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, he gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting s... .... Learn More -
A Doctor for Rural America: The Reforms of Frances Sage Bradley [Hardback]
Barbara Barksdale Clowse (Author)
£36.50ISBN: 9780813179773
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Dr. Frances Sage Bradley (1862-1949) was a mediating force between the urban world of her own education and experience, and that of rural Americans. As a widow with four young children, Bradley trained as a doctor and became one of the first women... .... Learn More -
Havel: Unfinished Revolution [Hardback]
David Barton (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780822946069
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Russian & East European Studies
Václav Havel (1936-2011), the famous Czech dissident, intellectual, and playwright, was there when a half million people came to Wenceslas Square to demand an end to Communism in 1989. Many came to hear him call for a free Czechoslovakia, for... .... Learn More
Maureen O'Hara: The Biography [Paperback]
Aubrey Malone (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9780813180694
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
From her first appearances on the stage and screen, Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920) commanded attention with her striking beauty, radiant red hair, and impassioned portrayals of spirited heroines. Whether she was being rescued from the gallows by Charles... .... Learn More
Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector [Hardback]
Elizabeth DiSavino (Author)
£36.50ISBN: 9780813178523
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University -- and the first from south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so -- Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started a resurgence of Appalachian music that con... .... Learn More
Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula [Hardback]
Kurt Treptow (Author); Octavian Penda (Author)
£44.99ISBN: 9781592110285
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
The fifteenth-century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is among the most intriguing personalities in medieval history. Already during his lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a result, he... .... Learn More
Changing the Game: My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing [Hardback]
Jim Host (Author); Eric A. Moyen (Other)
£25.50ISBN: 9780813179551
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Many Kentuckians and fans of intercollegiate athletics are familiar with the name Jim Host. As founder and CEO of Host Communications, he was the pioneer in college sports marketing. Host's prevailing innovation in collegiate sports was the concep... .... Learn More
George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove [Hardback]
Gwynne Tuell Potts (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780813178677
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
This dual biography focuses on the lives of two very different men who fought for and settled the American West and whose vision secured the old Northwest Territory for the new nation. The two represented contrasting American experiences: famed mi... .... Learn More
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