Skip to main content
Search Button
Librairie Kobo Canada Cartes cadeau Aide

Kobo Rakuten

Ma liste d'envies

Panier

Vous profitez des avantages réservés aux VIP !

Article(s) non disponible(s) à la vente
Veuillez vérifier votre panier. Vous pouvez supprimer le ou les articles qui ne sont pas disponibles maintenant ou nous les supprimerons automatiquement au moment du règlement de la commande.
articlesarticle
articlesarticle

Recommandé pour vous

Loading...


1-12 sur 12 résultats pour « jo fredell higgins »
Skip side bar filters

  • Naperville

    par Jo Fredell Higgins ...
    Collections series Images of Modern America
    Naperville is a quintessential American city, where many cultures blend together in harmony. Founded in 1831 by Capt. Joseph Naper and incorporated in 1857, the city has progressed from rural farmland to a robust commercial economy. In 1860, kerosene lamps and one wooden bridge were surrounded by the sounds of prairie fowl and croaking frogs. In 1960, the population exploded. Now, 21 languages are ... En savoir plus

    $17.96 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Aurora

    par Jo Fredell Higgins ...
    Collections series Postcard History
    Covered wagons brought a wave of migration to northern Illinois in the mid-1830s. On April 1, 1834, the first permanent white settlers, Joseph McCarthy and two assistants, paddled up the Fox River. The vicinity was known as Waubonsie's Village at that time. They built a log cabin, a dam across the Fox, and eventually a sawmill. The village had about 400 Native Americans who bartered fish for bread ... En savoir plus

    $17.91 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Geneva, Illinois

    par Jo Fredell Higgins ...
    Collections series Images of America
    The essence of Geneva lies in the city's distinctive hometown quality and relaxed atmosphere. Visitors sense a slower pace and tender ambience that flourished even before Geneva was platted on May 3, 1837. Geneva, Illinois presents a remarkable portrait of the community's earliest beginnings and present-day charms. Geneva offers the vintage flavor of an historic city as well as the contemporary ... En savoir plus

    $17.91 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • DeKalb

    par Jo Fredell Higgins ...
    Collections series Images of America
    DeKalb was originally known as Huntley's Grove, named after Russell Huntley, an early settler who was one of its founders. The area had also been known as Buena Vista and DeKalb Center, before settling on the name DeKalb in 1881. The name was derived from Baron Johann DeKalb (1721-1780), a German soldier who served under Washington at Valley Forge and died a Revolutionary War hero. Three august ... En savoir plus

    $17.96 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Naperville, Illinois

    par Jo Fredell Higgins ...
    Collections series Images of America
    The remarkable city of Naperville, Illinois, began as an agrarian community in the mid-1800s. The rich prairie filled the grain elevators and cattle were shipped to the Chicago "Yards." Through the medium of historic photographs, this book captures the evolution of the people of Naperville, from the mid-1800s to the present day. These pages bring to life the people, events, communities, and ... En savoir plus

    $17.96 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Les lecteurs de ces romans ont aussi aimé

  • Forgotten Tales of Missouri

    par Mary Collins Barile ...
    Collections series Forgotten Tales
    Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade ... En savoir plus

    $17.96 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Last Full Measure

    The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers

    par Richard Moe ...
    Since its publication, Richard Moe's The Last Full Measure has garnered a reputation as the definitive history of the First Minnesota Regiment and one of a handful of classic regimental histories of the Civil War.The First Minnesota Volunteers, the first regiment offered to President Lincoln after the fall of Fort Sumter, served in virtually every major battle fought in the eastern theater during ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • That Dark and Bloody River

    Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley

    par Allan W. Eckert ...
    An award-winning author chronicles the settling of the Ohio River Valley, home to the defiant Shawnee Indians, who vow to defend their land against the seemingly unstoppable.They came on foot and by horseback, in wagons and on rafts, singly and by the score, restless, adventurous, enterprising, relentless, seeking a foothold on the future. European immigrants and American colonists, settlers and ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The First Celebrity Serial Killer in Southwest Ohio

    Confessions of the Strangler Alfred Knapp

    par Richard O Jones ...
    The life, crimes, and rise to fame of Alfred Knapp, "The Strangler," from the award-winning journalist and author of Cincinnati's Savage Seamstress.Just before Christmas 1902, Alfred Knapp strangled his wife in her sleep. He put her body in a box and sent the box floating down the Great Miami River, telling everyone that Hannah had left him. When the truth came out, Knapp confessed to four other ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Sisterhood of War

    Minnesota Women in Vietnam

    par Kim Heikkila ...
    In January 1966, navy nurse Lieutenant Kay Bauer stepped off a pan am airliner into the stifling heat of Saigon and was issued a camouflage uniform, boots, and a rifle. "What am I supposed to do with this?" she said of the weapon. "I'm a nurse."Bauer was one of approximately six thousand military nurses who served in Vietnam. Historian Kim Heikkila here delves into the experiences of fifteen nurse ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Out and Proud in Chicago

    An Overview of the City's Gay Community

    par Tracy Baim ...
    Out and Proud in Chicago takes readers through the long and rich history of the city's LGBT community. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and white-photographs, the book draws on a wealth of scholarly, historical, and journalistic sources. Individual sections cover the early days of the 1800s to World War II, the challenging community-building years from World War II to the 1960s, the era ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Indian Nations of Wisconsin

    Histories of Endurance and Renewal, 2 Edition

    par Patty Loew ...
    From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. This unique volume—based on the historical perspectives of the state’s Native peoples—includes compact tribal histories of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oneida, Menominee, Mohican, Ho-Chunk, and Brothertown Indians. Author Patty Loew focuses on ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD