Este es un libro singular, que no se entiende sin la particular mirada de su autora,sus profundos conocimientos de la villa de Madrid, obtenidos de innumerableslecturas e investigaciones y de no pocas horas invertidas en pasear con mirada curiosapor la capital y sus aledaños.
In 1636 the poet and traveller John Taylor wrote, 'Hertfordshire is a County that surpasseth all other Countries and Counties for making the best malt.
By the 1530s, Indigenous Pueblo populations in the American Southwest reached tens of thousands of people with a rich culture expressed through stunning architecture, ceramic technology, and ceremonial life.
One day in 1917, while cooking dinner at home in Manhattan, Margaret Reilly (18841937) felt a sharp pain over her heart and claimed to see a crucifix emerging in blood on her skin.
'From the Scottish islands with love, a treasure trove of recipes and folklore' - DIANA GABALDON,author of OutlanderFailte, I'm Coinneach, the Hebridean Baker.
The Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination since the Victorian times, with the island known for its mild climate, beautiful scenery and historic connections.
Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownbacks red-state policies in the 2016 and 2018 elections.
Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownbacks red-state policies in the 2016 and 2018 elections.
The history of Middlesbrough and Teesside goes back through millennia, from the foundation of its ninth-century priory to its huge growth in the Industrial Revolution.
This new biography of Princess Victoria Ka'iulani goes far beyond most accounts of her life, which tend to dwell on nostalgic recollections of what could have been rather than the reality of her life.
This new biography of Princess Victoria Ka'iulani goes far beyond most accounts of her life, which tend to dwell on nostalgic recollections of what could have been rather than the reality of her life.
Chiswick grew from a village on a bend of the River Thames to a fashionable retreat from London in the eighteenth century, then a suburb of London in the nineteenth century.
Christchurch developed in Saxon and Norman England as a trading port on the south coast of the country and its harbour, beaches and nature reserves attract many visitors today.
Finalist: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeIn August 1889, the five states that were once part of the 1861 Dakota TerritoryNorth Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Idahodrafted their state constitutions in preparation for inclusion in the United States.
Starting with a brief history of western naval medical care from the ancient Greeks and proceeding to modern times, this book chronicles the evolution of the Navy's first west coast hospital, the Mare Island Naval Hospital, as it grew from a "e;palatial"e; but primitive facility in the 1860s to the Navy's premier amputee center for Marines and sailors returning from the brutal Pacific war.
Bronze, International Latino Book Awards, Most Inspirational Nonfiction BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Mimi Lozano Best Family History BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Dolores Huerta Best Cultural & Community Themed BookA Kansas Notable BookLas Madres is an incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart.
Bronze, International Latino Book Awards, Most Inspirational Nonfiction BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Mimi Lozano Best Family History BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Dolores Huerta Best Cultural & Community Themed BookA Kansas Notable BookLas Madres is an incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart.
A Kansas Notable BookArnold Bauer grew up on his familys 160-acre farm in Goshen Township in Clay County, Kansas, amidst a land of prairie grass and rich creek-bottom soil.
A fishing port for centuries, a holiday resort since the 1760s and a vital part of the energy industry since the 1960s, Great Yarmouth has a long and fascinating history.
Hertfordshire, one of the Home Counties close to the capital, features some spectacular countryside including the chalk escarpment fringes of the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and many beautiful valleys including the Lee and the Colne.
For more than 500 years Edinburgh's civic authorities have awarded the Freedom of the City to prominent and influential individuals with a connection to Edinburgh or to those who have deserved recognition from the city, granting them an honorary Burgess ticket and admitting them as a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City.
The 125-year history of Appalachian State University rests on the ambitious yet selfless dream of empowering impoverished mountain families through education.
The storybook history of the American West is a male-dominated narrative of drifters, dreamers, hucksters, and heroes-a tale that relegates women, assuming they appear at all, to the distant background.
