Amos doss harriet (15 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Reprint. a nice, clean copy, no creasing, octavo paperback, 311 pages, reprint edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Condition is AS NEW in a soft cover. The book is a historical and economic study of Mobile, Alabama, between 1819 and 1861. It explores how the city grew into a major urban center due to its heavy reliance on the cotton trade, which made it the third-largest export port in the United States by 1860. Amos Doss examines the city's infrastructure development, its economic dependence on Northern business interests, and the social tensions involving slavery and class during the antebellum period.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Reprint (first published 1985) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xviii, 311, [1] pages. Paperback: H 22.75cm x L 15.25cm. Blue glossy paper covers. Author's sox-line ink inscription "To Sarah | My esteemed friend | With best wishes, | Fondly, | Harriet | August 23, 2001" on half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. Also lad-in at half-title is typed letter signed (TLS) from author to Sarah W. Wiggins dated August 22, 2001 on UAB stationery thanking Wiggins for her assistance with the book's new Preface. The inscribee and letter recipient is Dr. Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins (1934-2020) who earned her doctorate at Louisiana State University under the tutelage of Professor T. Harry Williams before her illustrious career as the first female professor in the history department at the University of Alabama, served as editor of "The Alabama Review" for two decades, and authored two books regarding Alabama history. {AL-Shelf#1|PB-Box88} ISBN 0817311203.…

Reprint (originally published 1950) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR OF THE INTRODUCTION. xxviii, 426 pages. Paperback: H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. Pale green paper covers lightly rubbed with slight wear at fore-edge corners; slight vertical crease to spine. Touch of soiling to text block's top edge and bottom edge. Seven-line ink inscription "To Sarah | With deep appreciation | for advice, friendship, | and encouragement | Fondly, | Harriet | July 22, 1994" upon half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. The inscribee is Dr. Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins (1934-2020) who, upon earning her doctorate at Louisiana State University under the tutelage of Professor T. Harry Williams, enjoyed an illustrious career as the first female professor in the history department at the University of Alabama, served as editor of "The Alabama Review" for two decades, and authored two books regarding Alabama history. ISBN 0817305947.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x360.00 inches. In Stock.

First edition (not stated) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xviii, 311, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Blue dust jacket; some scuff/nicks and slight bumping at edges. Blue cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Text block edges foxed. Author's six-line ink inscription "Dr. Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins | My friend and fellow | scholar | With sincere best wishes, | Harriet E. Amos | 28 April 1990" on half-title page; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. Inscribee Dr. Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins (1934-2020) earned her doctorate at Louisiana State University under the tutelage of Professor T. Harry Williams before her illustrious career as the first female professor in the history department at the University of Alabama, served as editor of "The Alabama Review" for two decades, and authored two books regarding Alabama history. {AL-Shelf#2} ISBN 0817302182.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A really nice copy of this title. Dedication to front endpaper, blue ink on blue background is barely visible. THe d /w. is complete and just has a little unobtrusive rubbing.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorKenneth W. Noe is Alumni Professor and Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University and author of several books, including Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army after 1861 .

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Cotton City | Urban Development in Antebellum Mobile | Harriet E Amos Doss | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2001 | University of Alabama Press | EAN 9780817311209 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Antebellum Mobile was a cotton port city, and economic dependence upon the North created by the cotton trade controlled the cityu2019s development. Mobileu2019s export trade placed the city third after New York and New Orleans in total value of exports for the nation by 1860. Because the exports consisted almost entirely of cotton headed for Northern and foreign textile mills, Mobile depended on Northern businessmen for marketing services. Nearly all the cityu2019s imports were from New York: Mobile had the worst export-import imbalance of all antebellum ports. As the volume of cotton exports increased, so did the cityu2019s populationfrom1,500 in 1820 to 30,000 in 1860. Amosu2019s study delineates the basis for Mobileu2019s growth and the ways in which residents and their government promoted growth and adapted to it. Because some of the New York banking, shipping, and marketing firms maintained local agencies, a significant number of Northern-born businessmen participated widely in civic affairs. This has afforded the author the opportunity to explore the North-South relationship in economic and personal terms, in one important city, during a period of increasing sectional tension. 330 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Antebellum Mobile was a cotton port city, and economic dependence upon the North created by the cotton trade controlled the cityu2019s development. Mobileu2019s export trade placed the city third after New York and New Orleans in total value of exports for the nation by 1860. Because the exports consisted almost entirely of cotton headed for Northern and foreign textile mills, Mobile depended on Northern businessmen for marketing services. Nearly all the cityu2019s imports were from New York: Mobile had the worst export-import imbalance of all antebellum ports. As the volume of cotton exports increased, so did the cityu2019s populationfrom1,500 in 1820 to 30,000 in 1860. Amosu2019s study delineates the basis for Mobileu2019s growth and the ways in which residents and their government promoted growth and adapted to it. Because some of the New York banking, shipping, and marketing firms maintained local agencies, a significant number of Northern-born businessmen participated widely in civic affairs. This has afforded the author the opportunity to explore the North-South relationship in economic and personal terms, in one important city, during a period of increasing sectional tension.…