Pre-Owned The great Atlantic air race Hardcover 0771077394 9780771077395 from other stores

  • CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition... CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more
  • The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attra... The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day yet it was the young and lesser known Charles Lindbergh who won the $25 000 Orteig Prize in 1927 for his... more
  • For five weeks--from April 14 to May 21 1927--the world held its breath while ... For five weeks--from April 14 to May 21 1927--the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25 000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping.Joe Jackson s... more
  • Included are essays on the double-edged freedom that the American Revolution m... Included are essays on the double-edged freedom that the American Revolution made possible to black women the Lowcountry as site of the largest gathering of African Muslims in early North America and the coexisting worlds of Christianity and... more
  • A collection of essays detailing how individuals remapped race gender and sexu... A collection of essays detailing how individuals remapped race gender and sexuality through their lived experiences and in the cultural imagination For centuries the Atlantic world has been a site of encounter and exchange a rich point of transit... more
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of First Man comes a sweeping saga ... From the New York Times bestselling author of First Man comes a sweeping saga involving two extraordinary--and extraordinarily different--adventurers who have only one thing in common: the ambition to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat . . . alone. In... more
  • It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have... It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect the overall reading... more
  • Finding Charity s Folk highlights the experiences of enslaved Maryland women w... Finding Charity s Folk highlights the experiences of enslaved Maryland women who negotiated for their own freedom many of whom have been largely lost to historical records. Based on more than fifteen hundred manumission records and numerous... more
  • 9780312295967. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. 2005 ed. Language: Engli... 9780312295967. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. 2005 ed. Language: English. Pages: 194. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 194 p. Signs of Race. This collection of original essays explores the origins of contemporary notions of... more
  • Race and Respectability in an Early Black Atlantic examines the means through ... Race and Respectability in an Early Black Atlantic examines the means through which people of African descent embodied tenets of respectability as a coping strategy to navigate enslavement and racial oppression in the early Black Atlantic world. The... more
  • Please note this is a Palgrave to Order title (PTO). Stock of this book requir... Please note this is a Palgrave to Order title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book details how France s most profitable plantation colony became Haiti Latin... more
  • Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 1472916735 ISBN-13:... more
  • Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0253014204 ISBN-13:... more
  • 9780812250015. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages... 9780812250015. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 296. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 296 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white. Early American Studies. Could slaves become Christian?... more
  • This is the first book to place the self-fashioning of mixed-race individuals ... This is the first book to place the self-fashioning of mixed-race individuals in the context of a Black Atlantic. Drawing on a wide range of sources and a diverse cast of characters - from the diaries letters novels and plays of femme fatales in... more
Items per page