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Historic America: The Heartland

Categorie	Verenigde Staten & Canada
Boeknummer	#369019-AF1
Titel	Historic America: The Heartland
Auteur	Robards, Brooks
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	San Diego : Thunder Bay Press
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	1571458581
ISBN13	9781571458582
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting	The story of America's Heartland, still unfolding, is a vivid and epic tale of hopes, dreams, and sometimes harsh realities; of the migrant's spirit of adventure and curiosity; of humming factories and expansive fields of golden corn; of small, close-knit communities and sophisticated cities, evolving since prehistoric times in a landscape of rare beauty. The nation's geographical center and crossroads, this region also drives America's economy with both industry -- leading the world in automobile manufacturing and introducing household names like Ford and Kellogg -- and agriculture, from the breadbasket state of Kansas to the green fields of Wisconsin, America's Dairyland. The people of the Heartland have long been considered the unofficial keepers of the national conscience, providing a ... (Lees verder)kind of moral anchor by preserving solid, honest values in the face of sometimes bewildering social change.
Pagina's	144
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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