Search Results: History from Melissa E Anderson

Harper & Row, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. 999 pp. Book may contain underlining and notes

New York: Scribner , 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/good. Very Good in Very Good jacket Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Unknown printing. xi, 226 p. : illus., maps, plans, ports.; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. [217]-219.

Yale University Press, 1990. Hard Cover. Near Fine/very good. Igor Galanin. 334 pgs. Dust JAcket and Book, near fine. Facts well researched about the insane roman emperor. A great read and reference.

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Meredith Press, 1967. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/good. Very Good in good, maylar cover, former Library book in excellent condition. Stated first edition. xiv, 301 p. 24 cm.

Pittsburg, PA: Univ of Pittsburgh Press, 1990. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Lists as a second Printing. A look at Democracy in Japan after WWII. Cover shows minor wear, clean with some highlighted passages inside. 6 x 9 format

Philadelphia: Lippincott , 1955. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No Jacket Very Good. No dust jacket. Spine has small nick at top. Unknown printing. 378 p. illus. 21 cm.

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. No DJ Issued Her life in a Nazi Concentration camp based on a personal inerview by Pamela Moore.

Near Mint, look like never used.Forbidden Knowledge boldly traces the tragic arc of Western literature and culture as it explores the notion of "forbidden knowledge," from the sexual innocence of Adam and Eve to the awe-inspiring discoveries of modern scientists who have created the atomic bomb and recombinant DNA. The result is a dire portrait of human presumption and of a culture that has abandoned all limits in the quest for knowledge and experience.The harrowing imagery that Shattuck presents is matched only by his faith that we can understand our grievous loss of innocence by reexamining our greatest myths and stories of the last two thousand years. In lively, lucid prose Shattuck explores our uncertain fate through such myths as that of Prometheus and a wide range of literary works, including Milton's Paradise Lost, the writings of the Marquis de Sade, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Melville's Billy Budd, and the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Parents and teachers should be aware that Chapter VII does… Read More

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1992. Mass-market paperback. Fine. DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan. Fine. No DJ Issued A Step Into reading, Level Three Book (grades 2-3). Mint Condition, clean and tight.

Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall, 1966. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. No DJ Issued An excellent collectible quality vintage text book of American History. Great for home schools.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine. Fine. . 244 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations and photos. Roman military History.

Bantam Books, 1964. Paperback. Very Good +. Paperback, US History,hersey. Nice vintage paperback. Book called a great Human Document, Relates true stories of modern man's courage and determination in the face of great odds, from an old woman's escape from death by drowning during a flood to the struggles of the Hiroshima survivors

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Co-Opporative Publishing Society . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Good. No Jacket The Worlds Best Histories Series. Early 1900's published edition. Volme VII of a 8 volume set. This volume covers the period 1799 to 1812. Book is in excellent condition. Spine name has worn.

Washington DC: The Brookings Institute, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A wonderful historical look at America's Participation In International Organizations from 1935. The book details 29 organizations, starting 1880 and going forward to 1935. Book shows US Government expenditures in the organizations as well. Great Reference of History. Red cloth over Board, gold lettering/ VG condition, clean and tight.

Oxford University Press, 1993. Hard Cover. As New. As New. No DJ Issued Like new book, Book Two of the series. Clean and tight inside. 160 pgs.

New York: Rinehart & Company, 1948. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Letterio Calapai. Rivers of America Series, The Mohawk is a look at the Mohawk river including the indigious life and a history of this body of water. This book is a former library book, with all associated markings. Very Good condition, still crisp and tight to spine pages.

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: David Mckay Company, 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No Jacket A consisive history of migration of americans from other countries and the impact it has on this melting pot society.

New York: Laidlaw Brothers, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No DJ Issued Good civics book and a complete history of Ohio. School stampinside, clean and tight no other writing. Cover is lightly soiled. 440 pages with index.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. Very Good/None issued. Historical account of the building of the Panama canal. 698 pages, with lots of maps ansd pictures.From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale. Winner of the… Read More

Foote & Davies, 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No Jacket Very Rare Historical look at Rabun county, Georgia. Gift inscription on front endpage. Features many wonderful photos and historical data on the Blue Ridge Mountain area. Cover shows some fading, incise excellent condition.