"This work tells the complete history of the American cane mill, including an in-depth look at the people who designed these machines and the foundries which manufactured them"--Provided by publisher.
"This biography of Fred Hutchinson recounts the life of the former manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Facing a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in December... Læs mere
This revealing work explores all facets of the ""peculiar institution"" in this peculiar location and its impact on the social and political development of the United States.
Lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world - individual and team... Læs mere
Examines the outpouring of refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos after the fall of those nations to communist armies in 1975. It focuses on the... Læs mere
William Holden, a true leading man whose career spanned more than 40 years and included over 70 films and three Academy Award nominations, won an Oscar for his role in... Læs mere
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress lived an operational life of only 26 years, but what a life it was. This book provides a chronology of the B-29 from the first feasibility studies and earliest designs in 1934 to the retirement of the last operational B-29 by the Air Force in 1960.
Analyses the dichotomy between the representations of monsters in Victorian British novels and the way... Læs mere