Skip to main content

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...
  • War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century

    Edición de Jay Winter, Emmanuel Sivan ...
    Series Libro 5 - Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
    How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in this volume. War in the twentieth century is a vivid and traumatic phenomenon which left behind it survivors who engage time and time again in acts of remembrance. This volume, containing essays by outstanding scholars of twentieth-century history, focuses on the issues raised by the shadow of war in this century. The behaviour, ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

La gente que leyó esto también disfrutó

  • The Hotel on Place Vendôme

    Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris

    A captivating history of Paris's famous Hôtel Ritz, set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of WWII, from the New York Times –bestselling author.When France fell to the Germans in June 1940, the legendary Hôtel Ritz on the Place Vendôme—an icon of Paris frequented by film stars and celebrity writers, American heiresses and risqué flappers, playboys, and princes—was the only luxury hotel ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Architect

    The Pritzker Prize Laureates in Their Own Words

    Edición de Ruth Peltason, Grace Ong-Yan ...
    In this completely revised and up-to-date edition, the world's most accomplished architects -- Gehry, Pei, Meier, Nouvel, Piano, and 37 more-express their views on creativity, inspiration, and legacy in this visually stunning, one-of-a-kind collection.The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • Filoli

    Family Home; Historic Garden; Living Museum

    Built more than sixty years after the California Gold Rush that inspired massive migration to Northern California, and ten years after the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, Filoli represented a desire to create a magnificent and enduring country estate. Designed between 1915 and 1917 and set against the dramatic backdrop of the northern Santa Cruz mountains in Woodside, ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD

  • Lighthouses of the Ventura Coast

    Series series Images of America
    The Ventura County coast has been illuminated for more than a century by three distinctive lighthouses, united in their mission of warning mariners of coastal hazards and guiding ships to safe passage. Port Hueneme�s original 1874 Victorian Stick Style lighthouse stood sentry until it was replaced in 1940 by the still-standing art moderne structure, which guards the only deepwater port on the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Oregon's Capitol Buildings

    de Tom Fuller ...
    Series series Images of America
    The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end�destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Eagle's Nest

    The William K. Vanderbilt II Estate

    Series series Images of America
    Designed and constructed by the eminent New York City architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore, Eagle's Nest estate is the easternmost Gold Coast mansion on Long Island's affluent North Shore. From 1910 to 1944, the palatial Spanish Revival estate was the summer home of William K. Vanderbilt II, great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Eagle's Nest hosted the most exclusive guests and ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Public Art in Chicago

    Photography and Commentary on Sculptures, Statues, Murals and More

    Public Art in Chicago collects writings published in the Chicago Tribune about more than 40 of Chicago's most famous and memorable installations of public art: sculptures, statues, fountains, mosaics, murals, and more. The articles included here were published between 1887 and the present and include original commentaries published when these artworks were first installed as well as retrospective ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Sevenoaks War Memorial

    The Men Remembered

    de Matthew Ball ...
    The Sevenoaks War Memorial on The Vine lists the 226 men who gave their lives for their King and country from 1914 to 1918. Local historian and genealogist, Matthew Ball, has researched the lives of each individual, bringing their stories to life to mark the anniversary of the start of war. Using census information, service records, local newspapers and family testimony, he shows how brothers, ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Toledo's Woodlawn Cemetery

    Series series Images of America
    Historic Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum, founded in 1876, has provided a final resting place for thousands of individuals. The story of the cemetery and arboretum provides an in-depth look at Toledo as it developed from a small port on the Great Lakes to a major manufacturing center during the first 50 years of the cemetery�s existence. Images of America: Toledo�s Woodlawn Cemetery presents the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Manhattan Churches

    Series series Postcard History Series
    Manhattan Churches celebrates the wonderful diversity of churches in New York City's oldest borough. The book takes an in-depth look at a wide array of awe-inspiring structures, from Lower Manhattan and Midtown to the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Harlem. From Trinity Church and St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Little Church Around the Corner and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Lighthouses of Bar Harbor and the Acadia Region

    Series series Images of America
    With the exception of Mount Desert Island�s Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, the lighthouses of Bar Harbor and the Acadia region are among the most remote and lesser-known lighthouses of Maine. As the vessel traffic changed in these areas in the early 1900s, some of these lighthouses were sold into private ownership while others became less important as aids to navigation. Since the structures were ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus