Edition: First Edition
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: Scholastic, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780590469234ISBN:0590469231
Description: b/w Photos. Fine in Fine jacket. From Publishers Weekly Hero-worship as much as heroism comes in for scrutiny in Denenberg's (Voices from Vietnam) hard-hitting and ambitious biography of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), one of this century's most controversial Americans. After describing Lindbergh's youth, Denenberg moves quickly to the 1927 transatlantic flight that secured Lindbergh's fame. The author gracefully and surely sketches in the historical context, easily conveying to contemporary ... Read More
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Stein & Day Pub, Chelsea Manor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Date published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780812861235ISBN:081286123X
Description: b/w Illustrations & Photos. Very Good. The Tudors ruled England for little more than a century, but very few Royal Dynasties have made such an impact on history. In this personal rather than political history of the Tudors, the author tells the story of this astonishing family. The lives of the five Tudor monarchs are interwoven with the lesser known branches of the tree in a rich family tapestry. The astute statesmanship of the first Henry Tudor, the enterprising maritcal career of the second ... Read More
Edition: Not Indicated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackthorne Publishing, El Cajon, CA
Date published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780932629296ISBN:0932629296
Description: b/w Illustrations. Very Good. Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. He is the son of a British Lord and Lady who were marooned on the West coast of Africa by mutineers. Tarzan's parents died when he was an infant, and he was raised by the Mangani, Great Apes of a species unknown to science. Kala is his ape mother. Tarzan (White-skin) is his ape name; his English name is John Clayton, ... Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Riverrun Pr, Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780714541006ISBN:0714541001
Description: Very Good. Hans Hotter (January 19, 1909 – December 6, 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty and intelligence of his singing, especially in Wagner's masterpieces. Born in Offenbach am Main, Hotter studied with Matthäus Roemer in Munich. He worked as an organist and choirmaster before making his operatic debut in Opava in 1930. He performed in Germany and Austria under the Nazi regime, but was unable to pursue an ... Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780385412377ISBN:0385412371
Description: Color Illustrations. Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. From Publishers Weekly In spite of the promise of this book's title, nothing could prepare the reader for the wackiness inside. The well balanced combination of text and artwork engenders utter lunacy on a scale that defies description. The rhyming text holds more to a concept than to an actual story line. "Silly hats are there to hide / some very silly heads / inside! " is accompanied by a picture of several odd people losing their hats ... Read More
