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Author : Alex I. Inglis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (469 download)
Download or read book Northern Vagabond written by Alex I. Inglis and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061801798
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book Vagabond written by Bernard Cornwell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail. Among the flames of the Hundred Years War, a sinister enemy awaits the fabled archer and mercenary soldier: a bloodthirsty Dominican Inquisitor who also seeks Christendom's most holy relic. But neither the horrors of the battlefield nor sadistic torture at the Inquisitor's hands can turn Thomas from his sworn mission. And his thirst for vengeance will never be quenched while the villainous black rider who destroyed everything he loved still lives. "Cornwell writes the best battle scenes of any writer I've read past or present."—George R.R. Martin
Author : Jim Christy
Publisher : Feral House
ISBN 13 : 162731086X
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)
Download or read book Rough Road to the North written by Jim Christy and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it about the desolate far North American wilderness that calls the intrepid traveler to uncover its sanctifying and deadly secrets? From Jack London (Call of the Wild) to Christopher McCandless (chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild) souls have found solace in the silent, frozen northern kingdom at the top of the world, the Ultima Thule. The forested flatlands give way to the frozen Rocky Mountains over millions of acres nominally in the dominion of both the United States and Canada and accessible by its 1532 mile shared umbilical cord—The Alcan Highway. Legendary vagabond, Jim Christy, a Canadian now but born an American travels this road throughout his life. First as a young man in the early 1960s hungry for rugged adventure then revisiting the journey every few years both observing and reflecting on the growth of Northwest in the Rough Road to the North. Christy vividly describes the history of the indigenous people and the hearty (and often foolhardy) pioneers who built the Alcan highway and opened the northern road. Christy’s lyrical text weaves fulsome magic about the siren call of the last unconquered land of North America. The forested flatlands give way to the frozen Rocky Mountains over millions of acres nominally in the dominion of both the United States and Canada and accessible by its 1532 mile shared umbilical cord—The Alcan Highway. Legendary vagabond, Jim Christy, a Canadian now but born an American travels this road throughout his life. First as a young man in the early 1960s hungry for rugged adventure then revisiting the journey every few years both observing and reflecting on the growth of Northwest in the Rough Road to the North.
Author : Olga Morrill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998415109
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (151 download)
Download or read book Vagabond Quakers written by Olga Morrill and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quakers refrain from violence, but this new historical adventure proves they bear it with courage and passion, when it is brought against them. The heroines of Olga R. Morrill's new historical saga bravely face brutal discrimination and horrific punishments simply for being missionaries for the Society of Friends in Puritan New England. In 1662 missionaries Mary Tomkins and Alice Ambrose leave England for Dover, Massachusetts. They are missionaries for the Society of Friends, a religion that is shunned and persecuted, particularly in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Quakers have been hanged in Boston-indeed, the women's friend and mentor Mary Dyer was one of those executed for her beliefs. The two young Friends are barely on American soil before they are confronted by Dover's Puritan minister, John Reyner. The humiliated clergyman arranges their arrest, and the women are brought before the magistrate Richard Walderne. In alternating chapters, Morrill also tells Richard's story, narrating his harsh early years in the colonies. He is now one of the most powerful men in the New World, and he plans an especially cruel penalty for the Quaker women. The destinies of Mary, Alice, and Richard entwine in this complex look at faith and brutality in early Colonial American history.
Author : Edward Albert Pollard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Observations in the North written by Edward Albert Pollard and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David F. Pelly
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 155488361X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)
Download or read book Thelon written by David F. Pelly and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1996-06-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Pelly tells the Thelon’s story, exploring the mystery of Man’s relationship with this special place in the heart of Canada’s vast Arctic barrenlands. From Thanadelthur and Telaruk to J.W. Tyrrell, John Hornby and Eric Morse, the history is detailed, complete and exciting. The Thelon is the setting for a compelling Canadian adventure tale – with all its drama, intrigue, joy and tragedy. But the writer goes beyond that to contemplate the significance of the Thelon wilderness, and to examine its uncertain future. "It is the richness of human experience, layered on top of the natural splendour of the river valley and its wildlife, that really sets the Thelon apart. The place has a history, both Native and non-Native, which gives it standing beyond the intrinsic value of wilderness itself." David Pelly writes as one who has been there time and again. He knows the Thelon from personal experience. As a freelance writer for 20 years, he has travelled many parts of the Arctic, but claims that "nowhere draws me back more powerfully than the Thelon."
Author : Neville Kirk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351914294
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Northern Identities written by Neville Kirk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have witnessed an explosion of academic and popular interest in the issue of social identity. Yet the subject areas of regional and sub-regional identities, and historical engagements between ’the regional’, ’the local’ and ’the national’, remain very neglected. Seeking to make a contribution towards redressing these areas of neglect and to further advancing our knowledge and understanding of the general issue of social identity, this volume of essays offers the reader an exploration of some of the rich and varied, historical interpretations of ’the North’ and ’Northernness’. The focus rests mainly, but not exclusively, upon the North of England. Taken as a whole, the essays highlight the contingent, fluid, and ambiguous nature of ’Northenness’, its complex and shifting interplay with feelings of localism and nationalism, and the profound, if varying, influences of class, race, gender, sport, tourism, music and political and economic structures and concerns upon ’northern’ identities. This book will hold a general appeal to readers interested in the issue of social identity, especially in its regional and local manifestations and engagements. It will find a wide readership across the humanities and social sciences. It should be compulsory reading for those in New Labour addressing the issue of the ’North-South divide’.
Author : Bruce W. Hodgins
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459713559
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Nastawgan written by Bruce W. Hodgins and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1987-06-30 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich history of Canadian wilderness travel, "an utterly compelling collection," said The Globe and Mail, and "a gem -- it absolutely sparkles," according to Canadian Geographic. Declared by the Canadian Historical Association to be the best book published of its year on the regional history of Canada's North. With essays by William C. James, C.E.S. Franks, George Luste, Margaret Hobbs, John Jennings, Shelagh Grant, Gwyneth Hoyle, Bruce W. Hodgins, Jamie Bendickson, Craig Macdonald, Jean Murray Cole, John Marsh and John Wadland.
Author : Gordon E. Tolton
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 192752766X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Healy's West written by Gordon E. Tolton and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his incredibly varied fifty-year career, John J. Healy left an indelible mark on the Canadian and American west. At different points in his storied life, Healy was a soldier, a trapper, a prospector, a free trader, an explorer, a horse dealer, a scout, a lawman, a newspaper editor, a speculator, a merchant, a capitalist, a historian, and a politician. He defied classification while defining the lifestyle of a frontier adventurer and buccaneer capitalist in the late nineteenth century. In Healy’s West, Gordon E. Tolton cuts through the mythology and controversy of this larger-than-life character, giving us the most complete and truly balanced account of Healy’s life ever published. From Irish famine to army saddle; from scouting on the Oregon Trail to digging for mountain gold in Idaho; from taking on powerful monopolies to trading with the Blackfoot; from political manoeuvring to hunting down rustlers behind a sheriff’s badge, Healy challenged life, nature, enemies and, governments head on—in print, in business, and in physical combat. An entertaining and critical portrayal of the west’s most charismatic figure, Healy’s West is a must-read for any history buff.
Author : Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479845256
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Vagrants and Vagabonds written by Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting story of control over the mobility of poor migrants, and how their movements shaped current perceptions of class and status in the United States Vagrants. Vagabonds. Hoboes. Identified by myriad names, the homeless and geographically mobile have been with us since the earliest periods of recorded history. In the early days of the United States, these poor migrants – consisting of everyone from work-seekers to runaway slaves – populated the roads and streets of major cities and towns. These individuals were a part of a social class whose geographical movements broke settlement laws, penal codes, and welfare policies. This book documents their travels and experiences across the Atlantic world, excavating their life stories from the records of criminal justice systems and relief organizations. Vagrants and Vagabonds examines the subsistence activities of the mobile poor, from migration to wage labor to petty theft, and how local and state municipal authorities criminalized these activities, prompting extensive punishment. Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan examines the intertwined legal constructions, experiences, and responses to these so-called “vagrants,” arguing that we can glean important insights about poverty and class in this period by paying careful attention to mobility. This book charts why and how the itinerant poor were subject to imprisonment and forced migration, and considers the relationship between race and the right to movement and residence in the antebellum US. Ultimately, Vagrants and Vagabonds argues that poor migrants, the laws designed to curtail their movements, and the people charged with managing them, were central to shaping everything from the role of the state to contemporary conceptions of community to class and labor status, the spread of disease, and punishment in the early American republic.
Author : Alex Inglis
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Northern Vagabond written by Alex Inglis and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 1978 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of well-known Canadian geologist who surveyed much of northern Canada.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The North American Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
Author : United States. Coast Guard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States... written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Finkelstein
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1770707387
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Paddling the Boreal Forest written by Max Finkelstein and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2004-11-29 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador – some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada – has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life surveying the area. Employing Aboriginal canoemen and guides, he travelled by canoe, snowshoe and sailing vessel to map and document much of this vast territory. Challenged by the mystique of this extraordinary Canadian, canoeists Max Finkelstein and James Stone retraced Low’s routes – by their admission, their toughest canoe trip ever! Using archival sources, oral history and personal experience, they tell the story of A.P. Low and, in the process, reveal the environmental issues now facing this much threatened Canadian wilderness. "Once again Max Finkelstein has blessed us with his incredible ability to make history of exploration come alive. Rather than sit behind a desk and try to imagine the ’misadventures’ Low would have had, he goes out and duplicates them, and along the way creates a few tales of his own. This is one great read and we should be thankful that people like Max and Jim Stone exist in this world of ours." - Kevin Callan, well-known author and canoeist "From A.P. Low’s logs and reports, Max Finkelstein and Jim Stone give vitality to that great geological surveyor. Interspersed are vivid accounts of their own challenging canoe voyages on the same rivers and portages of the boreal forest and rock in the James Bay/Ungava/Labrador country of the Cree, Innu and Inuit. What emerges is an eloquent testimonial for the wilderness canoe trip in the Canadian experience." Bruce W. Hodgins, Emeritus Professor of History, Trent University; President, Camp Wanapitei; Member, Advisory Council, Canadian Canoe Museum
Author : Rolf Potts
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0812992180
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Vagabonding written by Rolf Potts and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2002-12-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • “Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest of your life.”—Tim Ferriss, from the foreword There’s nothing like vagabonding: taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two years—to discover and experience the world on your own terms. In this one-of-a-kind handbook, veteran travel writer Rolf Potts explains how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Now completely revised and updated, Vagabonding is an accessible and inspiring guide to • financing your travel time • determining your destination • adjusting to life on the road • working and volunteering overseas • handling travel adversity • re-assimilating back into ordinary life Updated for our ever-changing world, Vagabonding is an indispensable guide for the modern traveler.
Author : Bernard Moitessier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493042815
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book A Sea Vagabond's World written by Bernard Moitessier and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I would like now to write a practical book that will cover three topics: boats, the sea, and the beachcombing life." These were the thought of Bernard Moitessier after he finished writing his last book, Tamata and the Alliance, while in Polynesia. The great master died in 1994 and never completed the book, but here it is, meticulously collected from his many writings, published and unpublished, by his companion, Véronique Lerebours Pigeonnière. Moitessier's notebooks include all the know-how and the 1,001 tips of this legendary sailor, the knowledge he acquired on the water, in meeting with sailors, during long passages, and during his many years living on various islands. The first part of the book details how to prepare for an extensive cruise, what kind of boat to choose, the rigging, the sails, the anchors, on deck, and below deck. The second part describes the passage: the weather, navigation, watch-keeping, and heavy weather. In the third part, Moitessier takes us to the South Sea islands and shows how to adapt to living on an atoll, gardening, fishing, and attaining self-sufficiency.
Author : Barbara Stefanie Giehmann
Publisher : Königshausen & Neumann
ISBN 13 : 3826044592
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Writing the Northland written by Barbara Stefanie Giehmann and published by Königshausen & Neumann. This book was released on 2011 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
