Covers the turbulent history and eventual crash landing of the team (New York Titans) that would become the New York Jets. This book explores the league's constant feuds with the Titans' underfunded and overbearing owner, Harry Wismer.
From 1900 through 2000, the Catholic Church has had nine popes. Their terms of office have ranged from over 25 years (Leo XII) to... Læs mere
Based primarily on 1,900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the 1900 Olympic Games,... Læs mere
The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. The work of extraordinary people... Læs mere
Explores how Chaucer transformed the colorless Middle Dutch tale that was his source into the lively and... Læs mere
Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War's aftermath, this memoir tells the story of Trinh Do, a boy fighting for survival in newly unified communist Vietnam.
This extensively illustrated work catalogues all known US emergency currency issues of the panics of 1893, 1907 and... Læs mere
Examines the 1912 Stockholm Olympics from a variety of perspectives from different academic disciplines, exploring the... Læs mere
"Self harm is generally regarded as a modern epidemic, associated especially with young women.... Læs mere
Detailing more than 2,500 African placenames of all types, each entry identifies the... Læs mere