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Voyage to a Stricken Land

Author : Sara Daniel
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781559707855
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Voyage to a Stricken Land written by Sara Daniel and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in June 2002, when war clouds loomed but Saddam Hussein was still in power, Sara Daniel has followed the fast-evolving events in Iraq with a keen eye and probing mind. She has traveled the country from one end to the other, interviewing people from all sides, from the Kurds in the North to the rising new politicians in Baghdad and beyond; from the insurgents in Sadr City and Falluja to the police chief in Basra; from the hospital doctors tending the maimed and wounded to the directors of museums whose collections have been ruthlessly pillaged; from ordinary men and women in the streets to those vying to fill the void of power; from American soldiers on deadly street patrol to middle- and high-ranking officers, both those still stationed there and those discharged and back in the States. Through their voices, the reader will find, perhaps for the first time, an intimate, accurate portrait of Iraq as it evolves from month to month. Female reporters in Iraq have been few: Sara's in-depth accounts over three years offer an intimate, personalized portrait of this controversial war. A woman of rare courage (and some folly), Sara is the only foreign journalist invited into the inner sanctum of the insurgents' headquarters. The author humanizes a war whose face we've known almost exclusively from hard statistics and daily body counts. Among her exposes was the revelation that for almost two years insurgents had been looting the Qaqaa munition depot south of Baghdad, which the coalition forces had failed to secure.

The Stricken Land

Author : Alice Askew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book The Stricken Land written by Alice Askew and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Stricken Land as We Saw It...

Author : Claude Askew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Stricken Land as We Saw It... written by Claude Askew and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

From Paris to New York by Land

Author : Harry De Windt
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722700003
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Paris to New York by Land written by Harry De Windt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Paris to New York by Land by Harry De Windt The success of my recent land expedition from Paris to New York is largely due to the fact that I had previously essayed the feat in 1896 and failed, for the experience gained on that journey was well worth the price I paid for it. On that occasion I attempted the voyage in an opposite direction-viz., from America to France, but only half the distance was covered. Alaska was then almost unexplored and the now populous Klondike region only sparsely peopled by poverty-stricken and unfriendly Indians. After many dangers and difficulties, Alaska was crossed in safety, and we managed to reach the Siberian shores of Bering Straits only to meet with dire disaster at the hands of the natives of that coast. For no sooner had the American revenue cutter which landed us steamed away than our stores were seized by the villainous chief of the village (one Koari), who informed us that we were virtually his prisoners, and that the dog-sleds which, during the presence of the Government vessel, he had glibly promised to furnish, existed only in this old rascal's fertile imagination. The situation was, to say the least, unpleasant, for the summer was far advanced and the ice already gathering in Bering Straits. Most of the whalers had left the Arctic for the southward, and our rescue seemed almost impossible until the following year. When a month here had passed away, harsh treatment and disgusting food had reduced us to a condition of hopeless despair. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

The Cry of a Stricken City, Or the Last Trip of the S. S. Victoria (Classic Reprint)

Author : Rose Marham
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243541133
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Cry of a Stricken City, Or the Last Trip of the S. S. Victoria (Classic Reprint) written by Rose Marham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cry of a Stricken City, or the Last Trip of the S. S. Victoria Ark! A sound of woe and wailing Comes upon the evening air, While groups around, of friends and neighbors, Meet the sad eye everywhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Drought stricken land

Author : C. E. Bryant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Drought stricken land written by C. E. Bryant and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey through border country north-west N.S.W. & adjourning portions of S.A. & Qld.; Reference to Aboriginal middens at Oonabootra & many artefacts to be found.

The Vinland Sagas

Author : Leifur Eiricksson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141991550
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Vinland Sagas written by Leifur Eiricksson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Written down in the early thirteenth century, they recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik’s son Leif the Lucky’s perilous voyages to explore it. Wrecked by storms, stricken by disease and plagued by navigational mishaps, some survived the North Atlantic to pass down this compelling tale of the first Europeans to talk with, trade with, and war with the Native Americans.

In the Track of the Russian Famine

Author : Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book In the Track of the Russian Famine written by Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voyage of Mercy

Author : Stephen Puleo
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250200482
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Voyage of Mercy written by Stephen Puleo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Puleo has found a new way to tell the story with this well-researched and splendidly written chronicle of the Jamestown, its captain, and an Irish priest who ministered to the starving in Cork city...Puleo’s tale, despite the hardship to come, surely is a tribute to the better angels of America’s nature, and in that sense, it couldn’t be more timely.” —The Wall Street Journal The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America's tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world More than 5,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and the destitute away from their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other direction, to help the millions unable to escape, was the USS Jamestown, a converted warship, which left Boston in March 1847 loaded with precious food for Ireland. In an unprecedented move by Congress, the warship had been placed in civilian hands, stripped of its guns, and committed to the peaceful delivery of food, clothing, and supplies in a mission that would launch America’s first full-blown humanitarian relief effort. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and the crew of the USS Jamestown embarked on a voyage that began a massive eighteen-month demonstration of soaring goodwill against the backdrop of unfathomable despair—one nation’s struggle to survive, and another’s effort to provide a lifeline. The Jamestown mission captured hearts and minds on both sides of the Atlantic, of the wealthy and the hardscrabble poor, of poets and politicians. Forbes’ undertaking inspired a nationwide outpouring of relief that was unprecedented in size and scope, the first instance of an entire nation extending a hand to a foreign neighbor for purely humanitarian reasons. It showed the world that national generosity and brotherhood were not signs of weakness, but displays of quiet strength and moral certitude. In Voyage of Mercy, Stephen Puleo tells the incredible story of the famine, the Jamestown voyage, and the commitment of thousands of ordinary Americans to offer relief to Ireland, a groundswell that provided the collaborative blueprint for future relief efforts, and established the United States as the leader in international aid. The USS Jamestown’s heroic voyage showed how the ramifications of a single decision can be measured not in days, but in decades.

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (Dear America)

Author : Kathryn Lasky
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545414962
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (Dear America) written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple ("Mem" for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the MAYFLOWER. Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Despite harsh conditions, Mem is fearless. She helps to care for the sick and wants more than anything to meet and befriend a Native American.

The Places in Between

Author : Rory Stewart
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0156031566
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book The Places in Between written by Rory Stewart and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the author's 2002 journey by foot across Afghanistan, during which he survived the harsh elements through the kindness of tribal elders, teen soldiers, Taliban commanders, and foreign-aid workers whose stories he collected along his way. By the author of The Prince of the Marshes. Original. 20,000 first printing.

The Land of Yesterday

Author : K. A. Reynolds
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062673947
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book The Land of Yesterday written by K. A. Reynolds and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender and fantastical adventure story perfect for fans of Coraline. After Cecelia Dahl’s little brother, Celadon, dies tragically, his soul goes where all souls go: the Land of Yesterday—and Cecelia is left behind in a fractured world without him. Her beloved house’s spirit is crumbling beyond repair, her father is imprisoned by sorrow, and worst of all, her grief-stricken mother abandons the land of the living to follow Celadon into Yesterday. It’s up to Cecelia to put her family back together, even if that means venturing into the dark and forbidden Land of Yesterday on her own. But as Cecilia braves a hot-air balloon commanded by two gnomes, a sea of daisies, and the Planet of Nightmares, it’s clear that even if she finds her family, she might not be able to save them. And if she’s not careful, she might just become a lost soul herself, trapped forever in Yesterday.

Desperate Voyage

Author : John Caldwell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493049372
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Desperate Voyage written by John Caldwell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadn't seen for more than a year. Eager to reach his destination and unable to secure any other form of transport, he had to resort to singlehanded seamanship. After an ignominious scene in the harbor, where a tangled anchor led him to take an early dip, he spent ten days learning the rudiments of navigation and sailing from a book, before embarking on the 9,000 mile journey aboard the 20-foot Pagan. Ahead lay a mission that was to reveal in him elements not only of astounding courage and determination, but also of incredible foolhardiness. Within 500 miles of Panama John Caldwell had already been shipwrecked once and had his boat's engine and cockpit destroyed by an angry shark. Indefatigable, he decided to press on towards his goal.He endured the terrors and discomforts of life on the high seas and enjoyed the triumphs of fighting and winning against the elements. This is more than an exciting tale of sea-adventure. It is as compelling and unpredictable as a thriller. It is the story, witty and moving, of a man, motivated initially by love, and ultimately by his own fierce determination to survive.

The New Negro

Author : Jeffrey C. Stewart
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019508957X
Total Pages : 945 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The New Negro written by Jeffrey C. Stewart and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro--the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama would inspire Black people to greatness. [The author] offers the definitive biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance, based on the extant primary sources of his life and on interviews with those who knew him personally"--Amazon.com.

The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Novels, Short Stories, Memoirs, Travel Books & More (Illustrated)

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7928 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Novels, Short Stories, Memoirs, Travel Books & More (Illustrated) written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 7928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Novels, Short Stories, Memoirs, Travel Books & More (Illustrated) is a comprehensive collection of the iconic author's most famous works. Mark Twain's literary style is characterized by wit, humor, and a keen observation of human nature. This collection includes classics such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' and 'The Prince and the Pauper,' showcasing Twain's ability to capture the spirit of his time. With its rich storytelling and unforgettable characters, this book is a testament to Twain's enduring legacy in American literature. Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, was a renowned American author and humorist known for his sharp wit and social commentary. Twain's personal experiences, including his time as a Mississippi riverboat pilot, greatly influenced his writing and shaped his distinctive storytelling voice. His works continue to resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds, making him a beloved figure in literary history. I highly recommend The Complete Works of Mark Twain to readers who appreciate classic literature and timeless storytelling. Twain's works offer a unique glimpse into 19th-century America while addressing universal themes that remain relevant today. Whether you are a longtime fan of Twain or new to his writing, this collection is sure to captivate and entertain.

The Crescent and the Cross; Or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel

Author : Eliot Warburton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crescent and the Cross; Or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel written by Eliot Warburton and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Memory and Remembering in Early Irish Literature

Author : Sarah Künzler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110799138
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Memory and Remembering in Early Irish Literature written by Sarah Künzler and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland possesses an early and exceptionally rich medieval vernacular tradition in which memory plays a key role. What attitudes to remembering and forgetting are expressed in secular early Irish texts? How do the texts conceptualise the past and what does this conceptualisation tell us about the present and future? Who mediates and validates different versions of the past and how is future remembrance guaranteed? This study approaches such questions through close readings of individual texts. It centres on three major aspects of medieval Irish memory culture: places and landscapes, the provision of information about the past by miraculously old eye-witnesses, and the personal, social and cultural impact of forgetting. The discussions shed light on the relationship between memory and forgetting and explore the connections between the past, present and future. This shows the fascinating spatio-temporal identity constructions in medieval Ireland and links the Irish texts to the broader European world. The monograph makes this rich literary sources available to an interdisciplinary audience and is of interest to both a general medievalist audience and those working in Cultural Memory Studies.