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The Offshore Islanders

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780343264369
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book The Offshore Islanders written by Paul Johnson and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Offshore Islanders; England's People from Roman Occupation to the Present

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Offshore Islanders; England's People from Roman Occupation to the Present written by Paul Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Happy Isles of Oceania

Author : Paul Theroux
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547525184
Total Pages : 731 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Happy Isles of Oceania written by Paul Theroux and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Great Railway Bazaar explores the South Pacific by kayak: “This exhilarating epic ranks with [his] best travel books” (Publishers Weekly). In one of his most exotic and adventuresome journeys, travel writer Paul Theroux embarks on an eighteen-month tour of the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealand's rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. Along the way, Theroux meets the king of Tonga, encounters street gangs in Auckland, and investigates a cargo cult in Vanuatu. From Australia to Tahiti, Fiji, Easter Island, and beyond, this exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming observations and high adventure.

A History of the American People

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061952133
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book A History of the American People written by Paul Johnson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson's] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism."— Henry A. Kissinger Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts. "The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable work. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. Sometimes controversial and always provocative, A History of the American People is one author’s challenging and unique interpretation of American history. Johnson’s views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and in the end admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.

Cape Cod and the Offshore Islands

Author : Walter Magnes Teller
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Cape Cod and the Offshore Islands written by Walter Magnes Teller and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1970 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lure and legend of the Cape Cod area and the two islands--Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

The Offshore Islanders

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Offshore Islanders written by Paul Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Islanders

Author : Virginia Thorndike
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892728280
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Islanders written by Virginia Thorndike and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2005-09-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virginia Thorndike, Maine's own version of Studs Terkel, traveled to all the Maine coast islands that still maintain a year-round population and persuaded the islanders to talk openly about their lives. The result is a compulsively readable, unvarnished, and appealing portrait, much of it in the islanders? own words. The 15 islands not accessible by bridge that still have year-round populations are: Isle au Haut, Islesboro, the Cranberry Isles (near Mt. Desert Island), Eagle Island, Long Island (Frenchboro), Long Island (Casco Bay), Matinicus, Monhegan, North Haven, Swans Island, Vinalhaven, Peaks, Chebeague, Great Diamond, and Cliff.

Apparition Island

Author : Jenifer LeClair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990846109
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book Apparition Island written by Jenifer LeClair and published by . This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A chilling tale of murder unfolds during a fierce September hurricane on the Maine coast in this haunting story of two deaths mysteriously bound together by the long reach of time. As Hurricane Ivan bears down on the coast, the crew of the Maine Wind retrieves the body of a young woman from the sea. Who is she and how did she die? The search for the woman's identity thrusts Homicide Detective Brie Beaumont into an investigation on Apparition Island in the aftermath of the violent storm. A verdict of undetermined death begs the question: Was this an accidental drowning: did Claire Whitehall commit suicide, or was she murdered? As a baffling investigation unfolds, Brie is drawn back into a decades old cold case--one that has cast its shadow into the present, where she could become its next victim"--Page [4] of cover.

The Sovereignty Dispute Over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands

Author : Lowell S. Gustafson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195364729
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book The Sovereignty Dispute Over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands written by Lowell S. Gustafson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1988-04-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complex question of the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands remains far from resolved, even after the military and political events that took place from April to June 1982. The first scholarly work of its kind, this broad and dispassionate study of the causes of the South Atlantic war between Britain and Argentina addresses the larger issues raised by the Falkland crisis and untangles a web of events and attitudes that stretch back over the past century. The book begins with a close evaluation of the two pivotal arguments: Argentina's stance that international law supports their historical right to the islands, and Britain's position that the length of their occupation of the Falklands, together with the principles of self-determination, legalized their de facto control. Gustafson then discusses how potential off-shore oil reserves, diplomacy, domestic politics, and the use of force entered into the sovereignty dispute; analyzes the effects of war on international relations; and considers possible future approaches to handling the dispute.

Partners in Furs

Author : Daniel Francis
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773560815
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Partners in Furs written by Daniel Francis and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The patterns and course of contact between traders from Europe and the Indian populations are described and both English and French sources are used to reveal the competition between the two groups of traders and its impact on the native people. As the Hudson's Bay Company was the one permanent European presence during the period, this ethnohistorical study makes extensive use of unpublished HBC papers. The authors also examine such issues as the rise of a homeguard population at the trading posts, the trading captain system, the development of hamily hunting territories, and the issue of dependence and interdependence. Partners in Furs provides new insight and makes a significant contribution to current scholarly inquiry into the impact of the fur trade on the native populations.

Islandscapes and Tourism

Author : Joseph M Cheer
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1800621515
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Islandscapes and Tourism written by Joseph M Cheer and published by CABI. This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The links between islands and tourism, as sights of pleasure is embodied in the touristification of sun, sand and sea. Islandscapes are central to the tourist imaginaries that shape islands as touristified places - curated, designed and commodified for both mass tourism and more niche inclined versions. Yet while islands are parlayed for touristic pleasure seekers, islands are also home to longstanding communities that have variously battled with the tyranny of distance from metropolitan centres, as well as the everyday challenges of climate change effects, and benefitted from their isolation from modern-day pressures. This anthology of articles previously published in the journal Shima explores emergent themes that describe how island peoples adapt and respond in localised cultural islandscapes as a consequence of tourism expansion. It is aimed at researchers in island studies, tourism, sustainability, human geography, cultural studies, sociology and anthropology. The anthology will also be of interest to those with an abiding interest in the trajectories of islands and their peoples, particularly where tourism has come to shape islandscapes.

On the Edge

Author : Diarmaid Ferriter
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1782832521
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book On the Edge written by Diarmaid Ferriter and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish culture and the epitome of Irish romanticism, they have attracted generations of scholars, artists and filmmakers, from James Joyce to Robert O'Flaherty, looking for a way of life uncontaminated by modernity or materialism. But the reality for islanders has been a lot more complex. They faced poverty, hardship and official hostility, even while being expected to preserve an ancient culture and way of life. Writing in her 1936 autobiography, Peig Sayers, resident of Blaskets island, described it as 'this dreadful rock'. In 1841, there were 211 inhabited islands with a combined population of 38,000; by 2011, only 64 islands were inhabited, with a total population of 8,500. And younger generations continue to leave. By documenting the island experiences and the social, cultural and political reaction to them over the last 100 years, On the Edge examines why this exodus has happened, and the gulf between the rhetoric that elevated island life and the reality of the political hostility towards them.It uncovers, through state and private archives, personal memoirs, newspaper coverage, and the author's personal travels, the realities behind the "dreadful rocks", and the significance of the experiences of, and reactions to, those who were and remain, literally, on the very edge of European civilisation.

Rudder

Author : Thomas Fleming Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rudder written by Thomas Fleming Day and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Michelin Must Sees Hawaiian Islands

Author : Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Publisher : Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
ISBN 13 : 206718279X
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Michelin Must Sees Hawaiian Islands written by Michelin Travel & Lifestyle and published by Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook version of the Must Sees Hawaiian Islands by Michelin selects the highlights of Hawaii’s stunning archipelago for a flying visit, a week or longer. Walk through dramatic Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, or view Kauai from a helicopter. Join a Hawaii movie tour, or go snorkeling off Kee Beach. Stay in luxury hotels or go for a budget room in a B&B or a cabin. Browse Maui’s galleries and Paia’s boutiques and experience theater and classical music on Oahu. Do it all, accompanied by Must Sees detailed maps and renowned Michelin star-rating system.

Routledge Revivals: Development and Social Change in the Pacific Islands (1989)

Author : A.D. Couper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351996223
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Revivals: Development and Social Change in the Pacific Islands (1989) written by A.D. Couper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1989. The Pacific Islands are amongst the poorest countries of the developing world. The special problems of their small size, immense distance from major centres and, for many, very poor agricultural possibilities make development extremely difficult. However, recent new advances in maritime technology in a wide range of different areas present substantial new opportunities. This book surveys the new developments — including extended maritime boundaries; giant clam farming; increased exploitation of ocean minerals and new fisheries techniques — and demonstrates the potential for far-reaching economic and social development.

Archipelago Tourism

Author : Godfrey Baldacchino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317179625
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Archipelago Tourism written by Godfrey Baldacchino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the conceptual insights provided by the archipelagic 'twist' in the context of tourism principles, policies and practices, this volume draws on an international series of case studies to analyse best practice in branding, marketing and logistics in archipelago tourist destinations. The book asks and seeks to answer such questions as: How to 'sell' a multi-island destination, without risking a message that may be too complex and diffuse for audiences to grab on to? Does one encourage visitors to do 'island hopping'; and, if so, how and with what logistic facilities? How does one ascribe specific island destinations within an overall archipelago brand? Would smaller islands rebel against a composite branding strategy that actually benefits other islands? How does one read or craft transport policies as a function of the 'reterritorialisation' of a multi-island space? This book pioneers the exploration of the archipelago as tourism study focus (and not just locus); a heuristic device for rendering islands as sites of different tourism practices, industries and policies, but also of challenges and possibilities.

The Loneliest Boy in the World

Author : Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848898665
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book The Loneliest Boy in the World written by Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * 'The Loneliest Boy in the World – he has only seagulls as playmates.' 1949 newspaper article * Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin had a unique childhood – he was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands of Ireland's southwest coast. The nearest in age was his uncle who was thirty years older. In this affectionate memoir, Gearóid recalls growing up on the island without a doctor, priest, school, church or electricity. Despite public perception of this small, vulnerable fishing community, he remembers a wonderful childhood, cherished by parents and neighbours. His memories are entwined with the beliefs and customs handed down through the generations and are an insight into life on the Blaskets. He speaks with authority of the difficulties and challenges facing the final generation on the island. The Blaskets, with their deserted, crumbling cottages, will live on, in part due to the invaluable memories of the last child of the Great Blasket Island. • Also available: From the Great Blasket to America by Michael Carney