Memoir & Biography
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Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoir [Paperback]
John R. Galvin (Author); David H. Petraeus (Author)
£22.50ISBN: 9780813176000
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: American Warriors Series
When four-star general John Rogers Galvin retired from the US Army after forty-four years of distinguished service in 1992, the Washington Post hailed him as a man "without peer among living generals." In Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoi... .... Learn More -
The Romanovs: Family of Faith and Charity [Hardback]
Maria Maximova (Author); Nicholas Kotar (Author)
£8.00ISBN: 9780884654681
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
This book shares the story of the last Russian emperor and his family. Their life was not necessarily what one would expect; there was much more than fancy clothes and delicious food. They shared happy memories but also great hardships. They nurse... .... Learn More -
The Right to a Father [Paperback]
Anne Sofie Hardenberg (Author); Pia Christensen Bang (Author); Susan Stanley (Author)
£24.00ISBN: 9780996748032
Published by : International Polar Institute
In the ’40s and ’50s many men from Denmark traveled to Greenland to work. Here they met Greenlandic women—which more than once resulted in pregnancies. Many of these men then returned to Denmark, which meant that the children grew up as illegitima... .... Learn More -
Romania during World War I: Observations of an American Journalist [Paperback]
John Reed (Author); A.K. Brackob (Editor); Louise Bryant (Other)
£14.99ISBN: 9781592110025
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania during World War I faced a unique situation. Although ruled by a German king, it had strong cultural and historical ties to France and the West. The young nation also had territorial ambitions that it hoped to satisfy. As a result, the cou... .... Learn More -
Ordinary Wonders: Stories of Unexpected Grace [Paperback]
Olesia Nikolaeva (Author); Alexandra Weber (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9780884654230
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
The Deceitful Onion Bulb. A Blessing to Smuggle. The Conjuror of Rain. In this collection of stories as whimsical as their titles, award-winning author Olesia Nikolaeva poignantly recounts life for Christian believers in Soviet and post-Soviet Rus... .... Learn More -
Russell Kirk: American Conservative [Paperback]
Bradley J. Birzer (Author)
£22.50ISBN: 9780813175270
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Emerging from two decades of the Great Depression and the New Deal and facing the rise of radical ideologies abroad, the American Right seemed beaten, broken, and adrift in the early 1950s. Although conservative luminaries such as T. S. Eliot, Wil... .... Learn More -
The Mentelles: Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the Immigrant Family Who Educated Antebellum Kentucky [Hardback]
Randolph Paul Runyon (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813175386
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Though they were not, as Charlotte claimed, refugees from the French Revolution, Augustus Waldemar and Charlotte Victoire Mentelle undoubtedly felt like exiles in their adopted hometown of Lexington, Kentucky - a settlement that was still a fronti... .... Learn More -
The Romanovs Under House Arrest: From the 1917 Diary of a Palace Priest [Hardback]
Afanasy Belyaev (Author); Marilyn Pfiefer Swezey (Editor); Victor Potapov (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9780884654544
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
"...for the last time the former rulers of their own home had gathered to fervently pray, tearfully, and on bended knee, imploring that the Lord help and intercede for them in all of their sorrows and misfortunes." Thus the Archpriest Afanasy Bely... .... Learn More -
Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway's Greatest Producer [Paperback]
Cynthia Brideson (Author); Sara Brideson (Author)
£22.50ISBN: 9780813175027
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
The name Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867-1932) is synonymous with the decadent revues that the legendary impresario produced at the turn of the twentieth century. These extravagant performances were filled with catchy tunes, high-kicking chorus girls, ... .... Learn More -
The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy [Paperback]
Pellom McDaniels (Author)
£21.00ISBN: 9780813175812
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Isaac Burns Murphy (1861--1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatch... .... Learn More
