Biography
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Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula [Hardback]
Kurt Treptow (Author); Octavian Penda (Author)
£39.99ISBN: 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)
£36.50ISBN: 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)
£22.00ISBN: 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 -
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)
£25.50ISBN: 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)
£36.50ISBN: 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)
£18.00ISBN: 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
