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Download or read book Powder Pioneers written by Chic Scott and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chic Scott covers all aspects of the sport, ranging from the ski jumpers at Rossland in the 1890s to the birth of ski lodges and ski resorts to the heliskiers, loppet racers and snowboarders of today.
Download or read book Downriver written by Heather Hansman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning journalist rafts down the Green River, revealing a multifaceted look at the present and future of water in the American West. The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles from the glaciers of Wyoming to the desert canyons of Utah. Over its course, it meanders through ranches, cities, national parks, endangered fish habitats, and some of the most significant natural gas fields in the country, as it provides water for 33 million people. Stopped up by dams, slaked off by irrigation, and dried up by cities, the Green is crucial, overused, and at-risk, now more than ever. Fights over the river’s water, and what’s going to happen to it in the future, are longstanding, intractable, and only getting worse as the West gets hotter and drier and more people depend on the river with each passing year. As a former raft guide and an environmental reporter, Heather Hansman knew these fights were happening, but she felt driven to see them from a different perspective—from the river itself. So she set out on a journey, in a one-person inflatable pack raft, to paddle the river from source to confluence and see what the experience might teach her. Mixing lyrical accounts of quiet paddling through breathtaking beauty with nights spent camping solo and lively discussions with farmers, city officials, and other people met along the way, Downriver is the story of that journey, a foray into the present—and future—of water in the West.
Book Synopsis Ski Pioneers of Stowe, Vermont by : Haslam, Lord and Ruschp
Download or read book Ski Pioneers of Stowe, Vermont written by Haslam, Lord and Ruschp and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the development of the ski industry on Mt. Mansfield in Stowe, VT, the Ski Capitol of the East. Details and anecdotes of the process are told by two of the major players, Sepp Ruschp and Charlie Lord, (in their own words). Each trail, each building and each lift are chronicled. Through these documents donated to the Stowe Historical Society, we learn how trails were cut by hand, men were carried by horse and wagon, buildings (dorms, ski huts, camps, shelters, etc.) were erected as the needs became obvious and how Austrian, Scandinavian, and local natives carved a place in the style of skiing and ski instruction in Stowe, and how safety on the mountain drove the development of the first ski patrol. This is a very compelling story of passion, creativity, engineering, employing state and federal programs available at the time and hard work by a lot of people who came to work and settle in Stowe. There are 35 mini biographies of people who were there. Each are fascinating, educational, and entertaining.
Download or read book Powder Days written by Heather Hansman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A Boston Globe Bestseller!* *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick!* *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award!* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.
Book Synopsis History of the Explosives Industry in America by : Arthur Pine Van Gelder
Download or read book History of the Explosives Industry in America written by Arthur Pine Van Gelder and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the explosives industry in the United States and Canada that discusses the technical development of the industry as well its commercial history.
Download or read book The Fra written by Elbert Hubbard and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outing written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Skiing Heritage Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skiing Heritage is a quarterly Journal of original, entertaining, and informative feature articles on skiing history. Published by the International Skiing History Association, its contents support ISHA's mission "to preserve skiing history and to increase awareness of the sport's heritage."
Download or read book The California Ranger written by and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis My Own Pioneers 1830-1918 by : Kathryn J. Kappler
Download or read book My Own Pioneers 1830-1918 written by Kathryn J. Kappler and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the fascinating true stories of one family through the Mormon pioneer era—stories that follow four generations and several of the author’s family lines as they and their fellow pioneers help shape the early history of the Mormon Church, the American West, and even Mexico. This memorable journey is the culmination of fifteen years of painstaking research as the author carefully reconstructs the pioneer struggles from before 1830 to 1918 using information from family journals, memoirs, histories and letters. Volume II (Pioneering the West/Defending Zion, 1847-1880) continues the history by recounting the family’s involvement in the opening and colonization of the Great Basin. It recounts in detail the dangerous crossing of the plains in covered wagons, with handcarts, and on foot. It tells of explorations, of planting tiny settlements in remote regions, eating roots and rawhide to survive, and fighting insect hordes and hostile Indians. Volume II also tells how the Mormons faced off the U.S. Army, and how they helped build the railroad across the plains. My Own Pioneers is an important work illuminating the legacy of the Mormon pioneers. It is a compilation of true chronological accounts through which their lives, their sacrifices, and their considerable accomplishments, despite terrible hardship, may be honored. With its extensive index, this book provides an excellent research tool for academics as well as history enthusiasts; and it uplifts every reader by showcasing the enduring strength and mighty faith of these pioneers.
Download or read book Field and Stream written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amateur Sportsman written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Upper Peninsula Pioneers written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest and Stream written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The West and Beyond by : Sarah Carter
Download or read book The West and Beyond written by Sarah Carter and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central aim of "The West and Beyond" is to evaluate and appraise the state of Western Canadian history, to acknowledge and assess the contributions of historians of the past and present, to showcase the research interests of a new generation of scholars, to chart new directions for the future, and stimulate further interrogations of our past.-- The book is broken into five sections and contains articles from both established and new scholars that broadly reflect findings of the conference "The West and Beyond:-- Historians Past, Present and Future" held in Edmonton, Alberta in the summer of 2008.-- The editors hope the collection will encourage dialogue among generations of historians of the West and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past.-- The collection also reflects a broad range of disciplinary and professional interests suggesting a number of different ways to understand the West.
Book Synopsis Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment) by : Henry Walrond
Download or read book Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment) written by Henry Walrond and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pioneer History of Indiana by : William Monroe Cockrum
Download or read book Pioneer History of Indiana written by William Monroe Cockrum and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
