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Author : Val Schroeder
Publisher : History & Guide
ISBN 13 : 9781626193642
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Exploring Camano Island written by Val Schroeder and published by History & Guide. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history and guide for Washington State's Camano Island"--
Author : Russell Shorto
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400096332
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Island at the Center of the World written by Russell Shorto and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Author : Jason Wordie
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9622095631
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Streets written by Jason Wordie and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jason Wordie takes the reader on fifty tours through the urban and historic places of Hong Kong Island ranging from Central through Wan Chai, to Shau Kei Wan then to Shek O, along the south coast from Stanley to Aberdeen, completing a circuit of the Island through Pok Fu Lam, Kennedy Town to Sheung Wan. Each place is introduced with an essay that describes the area and the way it has changed, then the reader is taken on a walk around the area's streets with the important, interesting, curious and historically illuminating sites described and illustrated.
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Author : William James Mills
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576074234
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes] written by William James Mills and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-11 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
Author : John Turner
Publisher : Harbor Electronic Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781932916348
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Exploring the Other Island written by John Turner and published by Harbor Electronic Pub. This book was released on 2011 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A singularly effective guide. Inspired concept. Highly recommended " George Plimpton noted on the first edition of John Turner's classic guide to the natural world of Long Island. Now Turner, one of New York's most knowledgeable and eloquent naturalists, has produced a new edition, greatly expanded and thoroughly updated. With more than 80 photos by leading nature photographers and 24 line drawings by artist Maria T. Hoffman, the new edition offers a rich experience of the "Other" Long Island-the one far removed from the malls and highways, developments and office parks. It's remarkable that so much of the natural world remains to explore in this limited space that is also home to nearly eight million people (as well the native fauna Turner so affectionately describes). Turner discusses nearly 300 species of flora and fauna that call Long Island home-an abundance that is due in no small part to the island's unusually varied ecology. Exploring the Other Island offers 41 chapters and 14 additional essays divided by season. But it is also truly a guidebook. Each section concludes with notes on Where to see what has been discussed, and When. The Index of Species is a valuable reference. The Index of Locations lists a remarkable 116 local, county, state, and national parks and other destinations. If you find yourself, for example, in Caumsett State Park just turn to the Locations Index to discover what to look for. There are also four appendixes to guide you to further study.
Author : Sharon Seitz
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581578865
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The Other Islands of New York City: A History and Guide (Third Edition) written by Sharon Seitz and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A well-written and comprehensive tale . . . a lively history of the people and events that forged modern-day New York City.”—The Urban Audubon Experience a seldom-seen New York City with journalists and NYC natives Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller as they show you the 42 islands in this city’s diverse archipelago. Within the city’s boundaries there are dozens of islands—some famous, like Ellis, some infamous, like Rikers, and others forgotten, like North Brother, where Typhoid Mary spent nearly 30 years in confinement. While the spotlight often falls on the museums, trends, and restaurants of Manhattan, the city’s other islands have vivid and intriguing stories to tell. They offer the day-tripper everything from nature trails to military garrisons. This detailed guide and comprehensive history will give you a sense of how New York City’s politics, population, and landscape have evolved over the last several centuries through the prism of its islands. Full of practical information on how to reach each island, what you’ll see there, and colorful stories, facts, and legends, The Other Islands of New York City is much more than a travel guide.
Author : Walter Hazen
Publisher : Good Year Books
ISBN 13 : 1596470100
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Exploration and Discovery written by Walter Hazen and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students sail the high seas with lesser-known ancient seafarers as well as more famous explorers looking for an all-water route to Asia. Beginning in the mid-1400s and closing at the end the 17th century, this story of the Age of Exploration and Discovery is a tale of European nations racing to dominate world trade and foreign markets. It is a narrative that sustains student curiosity with interesting anecdotes and exciting details of the life and times-from the fear of mythical sea monsters to the fears of family left at home.
Author : Max Quanchi
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810865289
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands written by Max Quanchi and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.
Author : Vyaan Vyas
Publisher : Perfect Writer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Jungle Adventure with Amit and Wendy written by Vyaan Vyas and published by Perfect Writer. This book was released on 2024-10-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jungle Adventure with Amit and Wendy
Author : Robin Inglis
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810864061
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America written by Robin Inglis and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-04-02 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Author : Jonathan Lamb
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226468464
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Exploration and Exchange written by Jonathan Lamb and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries.
Author : Sandhya Patel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134985207
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Exploration of the South Seas in the Eighteenth Century: Rediscovered Accounts, Volume I written by Sandhya Patel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of key voyaging manuscripts has contributed to the flourishing of enduring and prolific worldwide scholarship across numerous fields. These navigators and their texts were instrumental in spurring on further exploration, annexation and ultimately colonisation of the pacific territories in the space of only a few decades. This series will present new sources and primary texts in English, paving the way for postcolonial critical approaches in which the reporting, writing, rewriting and translating of Empire and the ‘Other’ takes precedence over the safeguarding of master narratives. Each of the volumes contains an introduction that sets out the context in which these voyages took place and extensive annotations clarify and explain the original texts. The first volume makes available Samuel Wallis’ logs of the Dolphin’s voyage 1766-68 in their original form for the first time. Captain Samuel Wallis was the first Englishman to come across the Tuamotus and the Society Isles in the South Pacific, specifically Tahiti. His writings predate the available textual sources by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the logs of the Spanish voyages and James Cook — whose text Wallis’ prefigures. The three logs attest to the very first encounter between Europeans and Tahitians, but until now comparatively little research has been conducted on the more elaborate second volume and none on the first. The Polynesian archipelagos grew into objects of discourse over the years and Wallis' logs may very well be located at the heart of these evocative constructs.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : U. S. Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah written by U. S. Army and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah written by United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the Territory of Utah ; Surveyed 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ; Drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preus.
Author : HOWARD STANSBURY
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)
Download or read book EXPLORATION AND SURVEY OF THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALD LAKE OF UTAH, INCLUDING A RECONNOISSANCE OF A NEW ROUTE THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. written by HOWARD STANSBURY and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Exploration of the World: Famous travels and travellers written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
