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Author : Susan Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780854563555
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (635 download)
Download or read book The Footprints of Elephant Bill written by Susan Williams and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan Margaret Rowland Williams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Footprints of Elephant Bill written by Susan Margaret Rowland Williams and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a year in the Burmese jungle by the widow of Elephant Bill.
Author : Lt.-Col. J. H. Williams O.B.E.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786259362
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Elephant Bill written by Lt.-Col. J. H. Williams O.B.E. and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book comes along like this once in a lifetime. You read it as a small child, or even an adult, and never forget the images it conjures up of a wonderful Englishman who lives in the mysterious forests of faraway Burma and of the kind native people who teach him about their lovely country. But most of all, you never forget the elephants! For this is a story about those magnificent creatures. Though he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J. H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as Elephant Bill. That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them to haul teak logs out of the isolated jungles. Yet this is also a story of great courage, because when the Second World War struck it also came to Burma. The Japanese Imperial Army planned to confiscate the Burmese elephants, drafting them to make the bridges and railways they needed to invade India. When he learned of these plans to put his beloved animals to a war-like purpose, Elephant Bill knew what had to be done. The mighty kings of the jungle had to be evacuated to safety. This is thus the story not only of the peaceful days in the jungle, starting in 1921, but also the story of the largest elephant rescue in history. It tells the amazing account of how Elephant Bill, along with his friends and family, rode 45 of the great beasts across the mountains of Burma, before reaching safety in faraway India. A classic then. A classic now. Elephant Bill is a blessing to any library and a literary treasure.
Author : Vicki Croke
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812981650
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Elephant Company written by Vicki Croke and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill In 1920, Billy Williams came to colonial Burma as a “forest man” for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence and character of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungle, he became a gifted “elephant wallah.” In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williams’s growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. Elephant Company is also a tale of war and daring. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped build bridges, and transported the sick and elderly over treacherous mountain terrain. As the occupying authorities put a price on his head, Williams and his elephants faced their most perilous test. Elephant Company, cornered by the enemy, attempted a desperate escape: a risky trek over the mountainous border to India, with a bedraggled group of refugees in tow. Part biography, part war epic, Elephant Company is an inspirational narrative that illuminates a little-known chapter in the annals of wartime heroism. Praise for Elephant Company “This book is about far more than just the war, or even elephants. This is the story of friendship, loyalty and breathtaking bravery that transcends species. . . . Elephant Company is nothing less than a sweeping tale, masterfully written.”—Sara Gruen, The New York Times Book Review “Splendid . . . Blending biography, history, and wildlife biology, [Vicki Constantine] Croke’s story is an often moving account of [Billy] Williams, who earned the sobriquet ‘Elephant Bill,’ and his unusual bond with the largest land mammals on earth.”—The Boston Globe “Some of the biggest heroes of World War II were even bigger than you thought. . . . You may never call the lion the king of the jungle again.”—New York Post “Vicki Constantine Croke delivers an exciting tale of this elephant whisperer–cum–war hero, while beautifully reminding us of the enduring bonds between animals and humans.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time
Author : Michael D. Leigh
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441163948
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma written by Michael D. Leigh and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma.
Author : Vicki Croke
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679603999
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)
Download or read book Elephant Company written by Vicki Croke and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill In 1920, Billy Williams came to colonial Burma as a “forest man” for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence and character of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungle, he became a gifted “elephant wallah.” In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williams’s growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. Elephant Company is also a tale of war and daring. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped build bridges, and transported the sick and elderly over treacherous mountain terrain. As the occupying authorities put a price on his head, Williams and his elephants faced their most perilous test. Elephant Company, cornered by the enemy, attempted a desperate escape: a risky trek over the mountainous border to India, with a bedraggled group of refugees in tow. Part biography, part war epic, Elephant Company is an inspirational narrative that illuminates a little-known chapter in the annals of wartime heroism. Praise for Elephant Company “This book is about far more than just the war, or even elephants. This is the story of friendship, loyalty and breathtaking bravery that transcends species. . . . Elephant Company is nothing less than a sweeping tale, masterfully written.”—Sara Gruen, The New York Times Book Review “Splendid . . . Blending biography, history, and wildlife biology, [Vicki Constantine] Croke’s story is an often moving account of [Billy] Williams, who earned the sobriquet ‘Elephant Bill,’ and his unusual bond with the largest land mammals on earth.”—The Boston Globe “Some of the biggest heroes of World War II were even bigger than you thought. . . . You may never call the lion the king of the jungle again.”—New York Post “Vicki Constantine Croke delivers an exciting tale of this elephant whisperer–cum–war hero, while beautifully reminding us of the enduring bonds between animals and humans.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Prentiss Ingraham
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 336891653X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (689 download)
Download or read book Buffalo Bill Entrapped; or, A Close Call written by Prentiss Ingraham and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Author : Denise Dietz
Publisher : Delphi Books
ISBN 13 : 9780966339727
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Footprints in the Butter written by Denise Dietz and published by Delphi Books. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William D. Haywood
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789124093
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Bill Haywood’s Book written by William D. Haywood and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ‘BIG BILL’ HAYWOOD This is William D. Haywood’s own story, written during the last year of his life. An heroic giant of the American labor movement during its most turbulent years, “Big Bill” was a Socialist and a founder and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Born in Salt Lake City, he went into the Nevada metal mines at the age of 15, and joined the Western Federation of Miners in 1896 at 25. At 31, he was Secretary-Treasurer of the WFM, and led its epic struggles against the mining trusts. He became the storm center of many other great labor struggles on the eve of the First World War, including the strikes of textile workers in Lawrence, Mass., and in Paterson, N.J. He also led the militant Wobbly “Free Speech” fights, and was prosecuted for opposing U.S. entry into World War I. His story, a swift moving narrative as absorbing as a novel, should be known to the present generation.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New York Times Book Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1963-10 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1260 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1965 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals July - December)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2820 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Publishers' Trade List Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 2820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Legg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108598870
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)
Download or read book South Asian Governmentalities written by Stephen Legg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyses the ways in which the works of one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, Michel Foucault, have been received and re-worked by scholars of South Asia. South Asian Governmentalities surveys the past, present, and future lives of the mutually constitutive disciplinary fields of governmentality - a concept introduced by Foucault himself - and South Asian studies. It aims to chart the intersection of post-structuralism and postcolonialism that has seen the latter Foucault being used to ask new questions in and of South Asia, and the experiences of post-colonies used to tease and test the utility of European philosophy beyond Europe. But it also seeks to contribute to the rich body of work on South Asian governmentalities through a critical engagement with the lecture series delivered by Foucault at the Collège de France from 1971 until his death in 1984, which have now become available in English.
Author : A. G. S. Enser
Publisher : Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, VT, USA : Gower
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Subject Bibliography of the Second World War, and Aftermath written by A. G. S. Enser and published by Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, VT, USA : Gower. This book was released on 1990 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books published in various countries in the English language, arranged alphabetically by subject. Lists 25 entries under "Holocaust" (pp. 120-122) and 76 under "Jews" (pp. 141-146).
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Whitaker's Cumulative Book List written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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