Biography
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The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation [Paperback]
Joseph R. Fitzgerald (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780813178745
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson. As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifa... .... Learn More -
Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler [Paperback]
Kurt Treptow (Editor); Radu Florescu (Other)
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ISBN: 9781592110100
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Dracula – the fifteenth century Romanian prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler [Țepeș], is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Even during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured behind a veil of myths. As a re... .... Learn More -
John Hunyadi: Defender of Christendom [Paperback]
Camil Muresanu (Author)
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ISBN: 9781592110124
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
The fifteenth century marked a decisive moment in world history as the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into southeastern Europe posed a grave threat to Christianity, highlighted by the fall of Byzantium to the Turks in 1453, drawing the attention ... .... Learn More -
Lewis Milestone: Life and Films [Hardback]
Harlow Robinson (Author)
£36.50ISBN: 9780813178332
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
This comprehensive biography is the first to present Lewis Milestone's remarkable life -- a classic rags-to-riches American narrative -- in full and explores his many acclaimed films from the silent to the sound era. Creator of All Quiet on the W... .... Learn More -
John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights [Hardback]
Brandon K. Winford (Author)
£45.50ISBN: 9780813178257
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
John Hervey Wheeler (1908--1978) was one of the civil rights movement's most influential leaders. In articulating a bold vision of regional prosperity grounded in full citizenship and economic power for African Americans, this banker, lawyer, and ... .... Learn More -
Coach Hall: My Life On and Off the Court [Hardback]
Joe B. Hall (Author); Marianne Walker (With); Rick Bozich (Foreword)
£19.50ISBN: 9780813178561
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Until I was nine or ten, everyone called me Joe or Joe Hall. Then one day, my grandmother, for reasons known only to her, pulled me aside, telling me my name was "too short and too plain." She said, "Let's add your middle initial to make it more i... .... Learn More -
Bugs and Bullets: The True Story of an American Doctoron the Eastern Front during World War I [Paperback]
Joseph Breckinridge-Bayne (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781592110186
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania entered World War I in the summer of 1916 woefully unprepared to sustain a war on its own. The country faced near collapse as its Allies did not follow through on their promises and the Central Powers advanced into the kingdom. An unexpect... .... Learn More -
Film's First Family: The Untold Story of the Costellos [Hardback]
Terry Chester Shulman (Author)
£25.50ISBN: 9780813178097
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Scandal, adultery, secret marriages, celebrity, divorce, custody battles, suicide attempts, and alcoholism -- the trials and tribulations of the Costellos were as riveting as any Hollywood feature film. Written with unprecedented access to the fam... .... Learn More -
Righting the Wrong: Mary Macarthur 1880-1921. The working woman’s champion [Paperback]
Cathy Hunt (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781905036684
Published by : West Midlands History
In 1921 the brilliant and charismatic trade union leader, Mary Macarthur, died aged 40. In her short life, her activism and leadership had been responsible for raising awareness of women’s poor working conditions and encouraging them to speak out ... .... Learn More -
Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success [Hardback]
Andrew Marble (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780813178028
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: American Warriors Series
His life and career were the embodiment of the American dream. Born in Poland, John Shalikashvili (1936--2011) descended from aristocratic European families that served with distinction in both battle and government for centuries. After barely sur... .... Learn More
