Isbn: 9781592580255 - west point in the making of america (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 205 pages. In this extraordinary book, you too will feel the grip of West Point. . . - -From the Foreword by Sen. Jack Reed (Class of '71)Published in associati on with the Smithsonian Institution, West Point in the Making of America, by Bar ton C. Hacker and Margaret Vining (Hydra Publishing/May 2003/$24.95), celebrates the bicentennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and ties in to a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Histor y that runs through the end of 2003.West Point in the Making of America t akes a unique approach to its subject by focusing on the influence West Point gr aduates have had on the course of American history. As the book chronicles, West Point has produced not only great leaders for the United States military, but a lso for American science, education, engineering, exploration, public works, bus iness, manufacturing, communication, and transportation.West Point in the Making of America provides historical summaries of significant periods in our h istory, as well as biographical sketches of more than 50 West Point graduates, s ome famous, others less well-known. Some 200 illustrations include historical ar t and photographs-many never before published-as well as images of objects from the museum's extensive collection, from Ulysses S. Grant's field glasses to Geor ge Armstrong Custer's buckskin coat. Leading off the book is a Forword by Jack R eed, United States Senator from Rhode Island and West Point graduate, Class of 1 971.In this extraordinary book, you too will feel the grip of West Point. . . --From the Foreword by Sen. Jack Reed (Class of '71)Published in asso ciation with the Smithsonian Institution, West Point in the Making of America, b.…