Smithsonian 1990 (105 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover; in fine condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Smithsonian Institution Press, c.1990, 8vo., cloth, 286pp., NF/NF $.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Used - Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover; in near fine condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover; in near fine condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover; in fine condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover; in fine condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

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Hardcover. Etat : Used - Very Good.

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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

good dust-jacket with light wear to corners and edges, very good lightly used dark gray cloth, but a bit skewed from reading. JAKAB, PETER L. Visions of a flying machine: the Wright brothers and the process of invention. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, 1st printing number line 54321, xviii, 263pp., . Series: Smithsonian history of aviation series Explains how the Wright Brothers identified and resolved each technical obstacle to the construction of a flying machine and why they succeeded where so many had failed. - CONTENTS: Introduction -- Why Wilbur and Orville? -- Aeronautics before the airplane -- "You must mount a machine" -- Learning the art of airplane design -- Riding the winds -- Seeking answers: the Wrights build a wind tunnel -- Turning the corner -- "We now hold all records!" -- The dream fulfilled -- The meaning of invention -- Epilogue: a final accounting. 9780874744569 ISBN 0874744563.…

HC. 194pp ISBN 0874744571 This book explores the massive and sudden contact between two worlds- powerful military forces and Pacific islanders-blending oral histories recorded in the islands after World War II with more than 175 photographs gleaned from hundreds of thousands reposing in Japanese newspaper morgues, the private albums of U.S. veterans, and Allied military archives. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W photographs (illustrateur).…

Paper Back. Etat : Very Good.

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Front cover edge lightly curled, light spine slant. 208 pages.

purple full cloth hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~9"x11"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line). 5 page full color glossy plates at front. glosssy full color illustrated frontis. & title. pg. 288p. glossy pages througout. every page illustrated in full color and/or b&w. 181 full~color and 133 black~and~white photos, illustrations & maps. index. american history. american indian history. canadian history. ~ In this intimate portrait, encounter the real Indians of North America, peoples whose cherished traditions have endured a mighty upheaval~the peopling of the New World by masses of humanity from the Old. For Native Americans whose history in this hemisphere stretches back perhaps as much as 20,000 years, the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage of discovery will not be a time of celebration. Since the arrival of Columbus and the Europeans, the lifestyles, the cultures~indeed, the very existence~of Indians have been under siege. Yet despite the historic impact of the white newcomers, Indians of many tribes have survived their long ordeal. Today they retain much of their traditional culture, the legacy that defines them. Indeed, not only have Indians survived, they have reasserted their deepest values and have renewed their pride, and these victories give this book a theme and a reason for being. The story begins in the earliest days of European exploration and settlement in the New World, as the white man shattered the lives of native peoples through conquest, trade, epidemics, and the introduction and spread of the horse and gun. It continues into the Colonial era, as the various tribes became embroiled in conflicts among the French, English, and Spanish. Throughout the expansionist era of Manifest Destiny, pioneers and Presidents conspired to take Indian lands, as well~intentioned reformers and missionaries mounted crusades to assimilate the Indians into white Christian culture. Today, more than ever, Indians straddle two societies, as this rapidly growing minority increases its landholdings, builds a professional class, and experiences a cultural resurgence that has caught the interest of the American public. Since its founding, the Smithsonian Institution has been at the forefront of ethnography, ethnology, and archeology, and other scholarly aspects of Indians in North America. Historian Herman J. Viola, who has dedicated his career to the study of American Indians and the American West, draws on the Native Americans' tradition of oral history, the archeological record, and the unparalleled resources of the Smithsonian to strip away the myths and stereotypes and to reveal what the American Indians were, and are, really like. By offering many Indian stories that have never before appeared in book form ~ true stories of the meetings between the red man and the white man ~ Viola illustrates an exchange far more complex than is generally realized, an exchange that has transformed Indian lives forever as well as having added vital new dimensions to white culture. Indian traditions of individual independence, personal religion, spiritual attachment to the land, valor in battle, and self~reliance have enriched the lives of many non~Indians. Bursting with 181 full~color and 133 black~and~white photographs of artifacts, digs, Indian portraits, and landscapes, along with special maps and innovative picture stories, and boasting a highly readable text by one of America's leading historians, After Columbus is as fascinating, as intricate, and as intelligent as t.…