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  • Desert Between the Mountains

    Mormons, Miners, Padres, Mountain Men, and the Opening of the Great Basin, 1772–1869

    On July 24, 1847, a band of Mormon pioneers descended into the Salt Lake Valley. Having crossed the Great Plains and hauled their wagons over the Rocky Mountains, they believed that their long search for a permanent home had finally come to an end. The valley was an arid and inhospitable place, but to them it was Zion.They settled on the edge of an immense, uncharted, and self-contained region … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 12,31

  • Social Causes of Environmental Destruction in Latin America

    Serien series Linking Levels Of Analysis
    The Social Causes of Environmental Destruction in Latin America is a timely examination of critical cases of land degradation, deforestation, and resource depletion in Central and South America. The contributors—seasoned researchers with years of experience in the regions they discuss—convincingly document the idea that the causes of environmental destruction have their origins in social relations … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 42,56

  • Hörbuch

    True Survival Stories: Real People, Impossible Odds, and the Split-Second Choices That Kept Them Alive

    von Michael Durham …
    Erzählt von Michael Durham …

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    2 Stunden 21 Min.

    Dive into gripping true survival stories where everyday people conquer extreme danger through split-second decisions. Whether you are powering through an intense workout or gripping the steering wheel on a daily commute, these tense, suspenseful narratives will keep your adrenaline surging. Feel the raw panic and unyielding courage of individuals battling a hostile world.From a storm-tossed ocean … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,43

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  • The Blue Tattoo

    The Life of Olive Oatman

    von Margot Mifflin …
    Serien series Women in the West
    2019 Tucson Weekly “40 Essential Arizona Books” pick2014 One Book Yuma selection2010 Best of the Best from the University Presses (ALA) selection2010 Caroline Bancroft History Prize Finalist2009 Southwest Book of the YearIn 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,95

  • Dreams of El Dorado

    A History of the American West

    von H. W. Brands …
    **From a New York Times bestselling author, a masterful history of the American West—from the California Gold Rush to the settling of Oklahoma and beyond."Epic in its scale, fearless in its scope, this is a bravura performance from one of our master historians." —Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Blood and Thunder**In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling panoramic story of the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,99

  • The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival

    A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival

    von Brian McGinty …
    The Oatman massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest. In this riveting account, Brian McGinty explores the background, development, and aftermath of the tragedy.Roys Oatman, a dissident Mormon, led his family of nine and a few other families from their homes in Illinois on a journey west, believing a prophecy that they would find the fertile … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 13,63

  • Wagons West

    The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails

    von Frank McLynn …
    An acclaimed historian's "compellingly told" year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century ( The Guardian).In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by Midwestern farmers to Oregon and California from 1840 to 1849—between the era of the fur trappers and the beginning of the gold rush. Even with mountain men … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 12,31

  • American Massacre

    The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857

    von Sally Denton …
    In September 1857, a wagon train passing through Utah laden with gold was attacked. Approximately 140 people were slaughtered; only 17 children under the age of eight were spared. This incident in an open field called Mountain Meadows has ever since been the focus of passionate debate: Is it possible that official Mormon dignitaries were responsible for the massacre? In her riveting book, Sally … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,57

  • The Oregon Trail

    An American Saga

    von David Dary …
    A major one-volume history of the Oregon Trail from its earliest beginnings to the present, by a prize-winning historian of the American West.Starting with an overview of Oregon Country in the early 1800s, a vast area then the object of international rivalry among Spain, Britain, Russia, and the United States, David Dary gives us the whole sweeping story of those who came to explore, to exploit, … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,23

  • The Wisconsin Frontier

    von Mark Wyman …
    This "highly readable, balanced account [tells] a fascinating story of the gains and perils, ebbs and flows that characterize the American frontier saga" (Western Historical Quarterly).From seventeenth-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the nineteenth century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands of settlers arriving from Europe and other areas to seek wealth and opportunity. As … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 12,31

  • Continental Reckoning

    The American West in the Age of Expansion

    von Elliott West …
    Serien series History of the American West
    Finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in HistoryWinner of Columbia University's 2024 Bancroft Prize in American HistoryWinner of the 2024 Caughey Western History PrizeWinner of the 2024 Spur AwardNamed a Best Civil War Book of 2023 by Civil War MonitorIn Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vital role in the transformation … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 20,45

  • Massacre at Mountain Meadows

    On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the most thoroughly researched account of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously not … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 15,28