Kategorien: Amerika/USADenne kategori indeholder 547 bøger.
Amerika/USA er mere end dette. Det er også Mellemamerika og Sydamerika og hele Nordamerika der dækker Canada.
Canada er Verdens andenstørste nation på 9,97 mio. kvadratkilometer, men befolkningen er lille i forhold til landets størrelse, 28,1 mio., der består af indvandrer bortset fra de oprindelige indianske og eskimoiske befolkningsgrupper, der lever marginalt i samfundet mest i territoriet Nunuvut i Nordcanada. Nunuvut fik selvstyre i 1995 efter Grønlandsk forbillede. Hovedstad: Ottawa. Canada er en selvstændig stat inden for det britiske commonwealth. Men har i det daglige mere med sin sydlige nabo USA tilfælles at gøre.
Hardback m smudsomslag. 183 sider. Flotte fotos og illustrationer.
The Plains Indian revered the buffalo, for it was a gift from the Great Spirit, taken from the inside of Mother Earth herself. Accordingly, the Indian killed only as many buffalo as he needed, and wasted nothing: the huge beast furnished him with food, clothing, bed, lodge, utensils, and most of the decorative ornaments that brightened his life. The white man, however, viewed the buffalo as both an impediment to progress and a source of easy capital. Less then one-third of the curly cows he slaughtered were ever used for anything.
Hardback m smudsomslag. 508 sider. Rigt illustreret med fotos og tegninger. På engelsk.
Ten distinguished western authorities have brought together a masterful narritive of fact, legend and lore about the West ever assembled in one volume. Illustrated with drawings, paintings, documentary art, old prints, woodcuts and lithographs.
Hardback. Det illustrerede, gule smudsomslag mangler!! Så bogen Fremstår med blegrød indbinding og guldbogstaver på ryggen.
A True Account of the Bad Men, Desperados, Rustlers, and Outlaws of the Old West- and the Men Who Fought Them to Establish Law and Order.
This is a hard hitting, profusely illustrated history of the real, bloody and lawless Wild West, of the hardened criminals that populated it and of the lawmen that hunted them down. This is not the romanticised West presented in so many films, but the real thing. The criminals, men and women, are not heroes (nor even anti-heroes) but ruthless, venal, bloodthirsty, stupid, desperate and even, sometimes, pathetic. The lawmen are brave, certainly, but also mercenary and self-seeking in some cases. This book pulls no punches, and some of the photographs are downright chilling. As published in newspapers of the time, there is a portrait study of Jesse James, dead and laid out for his funeral; of Ned Christie, also dead, propped up against a photographer's board; of the entire Dalton gang, laid out on the sidewalk ready for the undertaker. We also have the grim history of the Old West's premier hangman, George Maledon.
But there is far more to this book than a collection of gruesome images. Here are the stories of Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral, of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, of Annie Oakley and Belle Starr, and of many many others, all as told in the newspapers of the day, all illustrated with original photographs and sketches. Extraordinary and fascinating stuff.
Highly recommended to anyone even moderately interested in the real story of the Wild West.
Hardback m smudsomslag. 288 sider.
Short, 10-20 page fascinating histories of amazing episodes in Western History with excellent illustrations.. The Coronado expedition that "discovered" most of the Southwest, cattle drives, the gold rush, the turning of the war machine created in the Civil War to massacre the Plains Indians and much more. Dee Brown is most famous as the author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the history of the West from the Native American perspective.
A wonderfully illustrated history of the American West & those who populated it. Chronicles early exploration up til the "true" end of the Cowboy era: the 1900s & the complete dispossession of the American Indian.
Hardback med smudsomslag. 144 sider.
Surveys the past and present-day activities, character, and ways of life of the cowboy and the history of the American cattle industry. It might say it's the "Real Story" of the cowboys and cattlemen, but be aware that the author has a definite bias. An entertaining read with some interesting stories, but anyone who was an obstacle for those old-time cowpunchers was labeled or presented in a derogatory fashion (even when their concerns were reasonable and valid, like having their own land trampled by passing cows or their own livestock infected with disease-carrying ticks). The book doesn't only focus on the cowboys of the 1800s, though, but includes a look at the profession up to the time time of publication in the 1970s. Filled with photos and artwork, including paintings by Charles M. Russell and Frederick Remington.
Hardback m smudsomslag, 144 sider, lille navn på et af bageste hvide blade.
Surveys the histories of seven major geographical peoples, describing their ways of life, governmental systems, beliefs, customs, arts, and crafts
Paperback, 231 sider, navn bagi.
The Vanishing Race, the Last Great Indian Council: A Record in Picture and Story of the Last Great Indian Council.
"The Vanishing Race" is a record in picture and story of the last great Indian council, participated in by eminent Indian chiefs from nearly every Indian reservation in the United States. This book also includes the story of their lives as told by themselves, their speeches and folklore tales, their solemn farewell, and the Indians' story of the Custer fight. Contents: Indian Imprints a Glimpse Backward The Story of the Chiefs Chief Plenty Coups Chief Red Whip Chief Timbo Chief Apache John Chief Running Bird Chief Brave Bear Chief Umapine Chief Tin-tin-meet-sa Chief Runs-the-enemy Chief Pretty Voice Eagle Folklore Tales—sioux Chief White Horse Folklore Tales—yankton Sioux Chief Bear Ghost Chief Running Fisher Bull Snake Mountain Chief Mountain Chief's Boyhood Sports Chief Red Cloud Chief Two Moons The Story of the Surviving Custer Scouts White-man-runs-him Folklore Tale—crow Hairy Moccasin Curly Goes-ahead-basuk-ore The Indians' Story of the Custer Fight The Last Great Indian Council Indian Impressions of the Last Great Council The Farewell of the Chiefs
Hardback m smudsomslag.
More than five hundred illustrations including contemporary engravings, paintings, and early photographs embellish a history of the American West that concentrates on the life-styles of Indian tribes, cowboys, fur traders, and frontiersmenag. 352 sider. Stort format.
Den amerikanske ARV -204s - Papbind.
”Jeg så nu den forfatning, som mine forfædre havde været med til at skabe, udlægge og udbytte, som en værdifuld arv, hvis bestemmelser binder de forskellige egne og interesser i vor nation sammen. Og dette …
B2022-04-554 - Pris ex forsendelse, vægt 230g.
Paperback, 221 sider, Arkivkode; UH-660
Gennem en pæn gennemsnitsfamilie med far, mor og barn tegner Ragtime et levende billede af årene 1902-14, en tid hvor det Amerika, vi kender i dag, var ved at tage form. Det var den gang Henry Ford opfandt samlebåndet, de første arbejderdemonstrationer blev nedkæmpet af militæret -og filmindustriens boom tog fart. Robert Pearvy nåede Nordpolen, udbryderkongen Houdini blev verdensberømt, og Freud og Junge besøgte "den nye verden". og ikke mindst var deedengang den begyndende kamp for de sortes borgerrettigheder startede. Denne kamp blev ledet af ragtime-pianisten Coalhouse Walker Jr. samme mand, som havde sin gang hos familien i New Rochelle.
245 sider. Paperback - Oversat fra amerikansk " American Power and the New Mandarins", (1967,1969) af Arne Herløv Petersen. - ## Beskrivelse:: Bind 2 fortsætter og uddyber analysen af den "amerikanske velfærdsimperialisme", som den liberale ideologis bannerførere, akademikerne, med deres tilbøjelighed til at give effektiv magtudøvelse deres huldskab og troskab legaliserer ved sproglige ran fra de højeste etiske forestillinger. Demonstrationsprojekter er bl. a. USA's politik over for Japan i trediverne og forfattere af imperialistiske forsvarsskrifter som Schlesinger og Kahn. Chomsky er i særklasse, en lidenskabelig stemme, der mere dybsindigt og overbevisende end nogen anden fastslår, "at de midler, man anvender, uundgåeligt smelter sammen med ens mål, og hvis midlerne er forkerte, sejrer de over en" (Bibliotekernes vurdering af Flemming Ettrup) ## Eksemplar som nyt. - Fejlfrit.
225 sider. Orig. helshirting m. illustr. smudsomslag. Engelsk (sprog) Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man er en bog skrevet af den amerikanske psykolog Mary L. Trump om hendes onkel, den tidligere amerikanske præsident Donald Trump, og hans familie. Den blev udgivet af Simon & Schuster den 14. juli 2020
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, New York, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.
A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.
Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families. --- Nyt eksemplar.
Hard Choices - 635 sider- Hardback - Smudsbind - Sprog: Engelsk.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future.
- Pris ex forsendelse -B1717 -08 -10568
380 sider. Hæftet med orig. omslag. Fejlfrit eksemplar. Originaltitel: The plot against America - på dansk ved Ole Husted Jensen. Kontrafaktisk roman - (what if..) Charles A. Lindbergh vandt præsidentvalget i1940 over Franklin D. Roosevelt
Præsidenter - Fra Washington til Trump - 719 sider- Blåt helshirting - Smudsbind - Sprog: Dansk - Rigt illustreret i s/h og farver.
Den ultimative historie om verdens mægtigste embede, fortalt gennem portrætter af de 44 mænd, der har ledet Amerikas Forenede Stater, fra George Washington til Donald Trump. Bogen er rigt illustreret med kort og billeder fra USA’s uforlignelige historie og forsynet med forord af Rufus Gifford, amerikansk ambassadør i Danmark fra 2013 til 2017.
- Pris ex forsendelse -B1717 -16 -10476
The Reagan Paradox - The Conservative Icon and Today’s GOP - 223 sider - Paperback - Sprog: Engelsk - Introduction by Joe Scarborough - Rigt illustreret i s/h.
- Pris ex forsendelse - B1716 –20 - 10461
176 sider - Dansk indbinding -
Fra Nordfyn til Elsinore i Utah.
I mormonlandet i Utah lever den største koncentration af danskere i nogen amerikansk stat overhovedet. De er efterkommere efter de Sidste Dages Hellige, som fra 1852 i stort tal udvandrede fra Danmark for at finde frelsen i Guds udvalgte land.
Mads Nielsen, David og Mette Marie, henholdsvis far, søn og svigerdatter, var mellem de hellige udvandrere. De byggede en ny tilværelse op i en lille by, de kaldte Elsinore - Helsingør. De opdyrkede ørkenlandet og satte deres børn i vej, blev amerikanere.
Deres breve hjem til det gamle land fortæller om løsrivelse og adskillelse, om savnet af en elsket hustru, om at starte et nyt liv og om den klippefaste tro, der havde ført dem så langt bort. Det blide og bredt syngende nordfynske mål går som en rød tråd gennem brevene, så man næsten selv hører Mad, David og Mette Marie fortælle.
B1765-13-506
Colorado sagaen - 770s - halv-kunstlæderbind. Smudsbind.
Amerika bliver til, i denne store fortælling om landet der rummer alt, og hvor alverdens mest forskellige mennesker lever og elsker, lider og dør.
B2210-43.1 - Pris ex forsendelse.
Pearl Harbor – America’s Darkest Day – December 7, 1941 – 224 sider –Lærredsbind - Sprog: Engelsk – Rigt illustreret i s/h.
Foreword by Senator Daniel K. Inouye – Introduction by Sir John Keegan.
- Pris ex forsendelse -B1776 – 16– 10634
Svære valg - 696 sider - Hardback - Sprog: Dansk - Oversat af Hans Larsen.
Er Hillary Rodham Clintons beretning om de kriser, valg og udfordringer, hun stod over for i de fire år, hun var udenrigsminister. Og om, hvordan oplevelserne former hendes syn på fremtiden.
- Pris ex forsendelse - B1776- 19 – 10520.1
History, old-style wool blankets, changes brought about by traders, symbolism of design and color, a Navajo weaver at work, more. Emphasis on Navajo. Includes information on the Bayeta blanket, squaw dresses, dyeing, belts, garters, hair braids, imitation blankets, the Chimayó blanket, and reliable dealers. 254 illustrations, 32 in color.
Heftet bind, fin og velholdt stand. 240 illustrationer heraf 32 i farver.
Sprog: Dansk
Originaltitel: Of Mice and Men
Originalsprog: Engelsk
Sideantal: 144
Med "Mus og mænd" cementerede Steinbeck sin status som en af de mest betydningsfulde amerikanske forfattere.
Californien, under depressionen i 1930'erne: To venner og daglejere vandrer fra ranch til ranch i håb om at finde arbejde. George er lille og kvik, Lennie er stor og stærk, men retarderet. George har brug for Lennies kræfter, Lennie for den beskyttelse, George kan give ham. Deres håb er en dag at få fod under eget bord og dyrke deres eget stykke jord. Men Lennie forstår ikke, hvor stærk han faktisk er, og det fører en tragedie med sig.
ANMELDELSER FRA DANSKE DAGBLADE OG HJEMMESIDER
En stærk, intens, berørende, historisk relevant og i det hele taget bare pissegod historie.
★★★★★ K's bognoter
Historien er stærk og hjerteskærende
Bogblogger.dk
★★★★★ Bogrummet.dk
Gribende
★★★★★ This Fictional Life
En smukt skrevet og stadig gribende historie
★★★★★★ Berlingske
En stor fortælling
Ruskjærs bøger
Utrolig rørende historie
Ruskjærs bøger
Langt stærkere end Vredens Druer
★★★★★ Trolderier
Vinter i Prag - En personlig rejse gennem krigens Europa 1937-1948 - 489 sider – Hardback - Sprog: Dansk - Oversættelse: Frank Esmann - Rigt illustreret i s/h.
Madeleine Albright er tidligere udenrigsminister i USA. Dette er hendes erindringer og personlige historie om krigens Europa.
-Pris ex forsendelse -B1708 -22-10277
John F. Kendedy - Chefen på PT-109 - 205 sider - Paperback.
Løjtnant Kennedy sad ved roret, da den kæmpemæssige destroyer ramte motortorpedobåden midtskibs. En katastrofe blandt mange. Han viste her den beslutsomhed der siden skulle føre ham til Det Hvide Hus.
B2023-20-152 - Pris ex forsendelse.
Hæftet. 351 sider. Sprog: Engelsk. A Process of Ongoing Improvement. The novel that is changing American business. Ved hjælp af moderne management-filosofi effektiviserer en amerikansk virksomhedsleder sin fabrik og redder den hermed fra lukning på grund af for lav produktivitet. (2304-0291).
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today" (James Dean).
He died in 1955. 24 years old.
It is the ultimate portrait of the ultimate screen icon. A richly illustrated biography celebrates a remarkable career of actor James Dean, drawing on personal commentary from friends, colleagues, and family members to provide an authorized portrait of Dean's personal life and film legacy.
The only fully illustrated chronological biography authorized by the Dean family. With images from his classic movies, family archives, and private collections.
240 pages.
Very good condition, new book!.
