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Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Released in May 1977, the original ""Star Wars"" movie inaugurated the age of the movie blockbuster. It also... Læs mere
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Olive Thomas: The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Olive Thomas was one of Hollywood's first true movie stars. Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1894, she moved to New York at age sixteen and... Læs mere
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The Pasha: How Mehemet Ali Defied the West, 1839-1841 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Investigates the great international crisis of 1839-1841, precipitated by Mehemet Ali Pasha, when he turned against his own Sultan, advancing his... Læs mere
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Lens of an Infantryman: A World War II Memoir with Photographs from a Hidden Camera (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
After he arrived in Europe with the 35th Infantry Division, Murray Leff traded his cigarette ration for a 35mm camera.... Læs mere
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Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games, 1901-1962: A History of Off-Season Major League Play (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Baseball post season barnstorming is a phenomenon specific to baseball and to American sports. The ""barn-"" part of the word was used to emphasize the rural aspect of the games. The ""-storm"" part was used to describe the speed of the movement from game to game.
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The Seat of Consciousness in Ancient Literature (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Explores the understanding and experience of consciousness in civilizations existing before about 500 BCE. Beginning with a description of ancient western... Læs mere
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Censored Screams: The British Ban on Hollywood Horror in the Thirties (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines how and why horror films were censored or banned in the United Kingdom, and the part these actions played in ending Hollywood's golden age of horror.
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The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The Lustron Home was introduced in 1948 in response to the urgent need for housing for veterans returning from World War II.... Læs mere
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Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Film noir is an American genre that has stylistic links to the German expressionist cinema of the 1920s and thematic links to... Læs mere
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From Slavery to Freetown: Black Loyalists After the American Revolution (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Over 3,000 persons deserted American rebel master, during American revolution. In 1792, they were offered a home in West Africa;... Læs mere
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Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-City History, 1901-1996 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Hundreds of major leaguers got their starts in North Carolina. Following an historical overview, this work provides... Læs mere
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Multiethnic Australia: Its History and Future (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
After once trying to keep its population white and predominantly British, Australia reversed course. This book about multiethnic Australia shows why the... Læs mere
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