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Great River of the West

Author : Professor of History William L Lang
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295802763
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Great River of the West written by Professor of History William L Lang and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Pacific Northwest, the river of dominance is the Columbia, and in ways both profound and mundane its history is the history of the region. In Great River of the West historians and anthropologists consider a range of topics about the river, from Indian rock art, Chinook Jargon, and ethnobotany on the Columbia to literary and family history, the creation of an engineered river, and the inherent mythic power of place. Since first contact between Euro-Americans and Native peoples during the late 18th century, the river's history has been characterized by dramatic demographic, social, and economic changes. The remarkable set of essays in Great River of the West investigate these changes by highlighting important episodes in the history of the river. Readers meet mariners who challenge the Columbia River bar, a family torn by insanity, Native people who preserve fishing traditions, and dam-builders who radically change the Columbia.

West of the Big River

Author : James J. Griffin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781491065112
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book West of the Big River written by James J. Griffin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tangling with rustlers, bank robbers and road agents is all in a day's work for Texas Ranger J.S. Turnbo as he fights to bring law and order to the area around Abilene and San Angelo, Texas. But solving a deadly mystery will put Turnbo's life in more danger than ever before.

Nch'i-wána, "the Big River"

Author : Eugene S. Hunn
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295971193
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Nch'i-wána, "the Big River" written by Eugene S. Hunn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mighty Columbia River cuts a deep gash through the Miocene basalts of the Columbia Plateau, coursing as well through the lives of the Indians who live along its banks. Known to these people as Nch’i-Wana (the Big River), it forms the spine of their land, the core of their habitat. At the turn of the century, the Sahaptin speakers of the mid-Columbia lived in an area between Celilo Falls and Priest Rapids in eastern Oregon and Washington. They were hunters and gatherers who survived by virtue of a detailed, encyclopedic knowledge of their environment. Eugene Hunn’s authoritative study focuses on Sahaptin ethnobiology and the role of the natural environment in the lives and beliefs of their descendants who live on or near the Yakima, Umatilla, and Warm Springs reservations.

West of the Big River

Author : Clay More
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781499714333
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book West of the Big River written by Clay More and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the town too tough to die, Dr. George Goodfellow is known as the Surgeon to the Gunfighters. Friends with the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday, his services as a doctor are needed in the aftermath of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but Goodfellow is handy with a gun and his fists, too, and he needs those skills to survive when he's stalked by a crazed miner and has to untangle a deadly murder mystery!

The Lawman

Author : James Reasoner
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781643588810
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book The Lawman written by James Reasoner and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William M. "Bill" Tilghman had one of the most illustrious careers of any Old West lawman, serving as sheriff, town marshal, and deputy United States marshal in some of the toughest places west of the Mississippi. But he faced perhaps his greatest and most dangerous challenge when he rode alone into the wild Oklahoma Territory settlement of Burnt Creek on the trail of a gang of rustlers and outlaws with some unexpected allies . . .

Big River, Big Man

Author : Thomas William Duncan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Big River, Big Man written by Thomas William Duncan and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The River is the Mississippi, enigmatic and treacherous. The Man is the American who conquered the West--the prototype of the restless, innocent and greedy nineteenth century dreamers who built the railroads and steamboats, who opened the Santa Fe Trail and despoiled the forests, who fought the Indians and each other. Here is the American Myth brought to life though men and women who matched the robust, ruthless age in which they lived. Caleb McSwasey dreamed of creating an empire in the wilderness. He ruled men but could not rule the woman of his choice. By guile and ruthlessness, Jim Buckmaster, the river hog carved a vast fortune out of virgin timber. He owned the river but not his conscience. Rolfe Torkelsen, heir to the river's treasure, finally balked at the price he would have to pay. A new era had begun. But the dark magic of one woman (there are many in this book) proved more powerful than any river hog or lumber baron. Esperanza von Zumwalt, in whom the blood of three races was fused in crucible, dominated two strong men, one who loved her and one who hated her. These are a few of the tall Americans in Thomas W. Duncan's prodigious novel of adventure and commerce, of love, war, peace and the making of a nation. Sweeping from Penobscot to Santa Fe, from the Wisconsin woods to Shiloh, Big River, Big Man is a novel with its roots in historical destiny. To read it is to capture the spirit and substance of an age -- Book jacket.

West Greenwich

Author : Kathleen A. Swann
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738575995
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book West Greenwich written by Kathleen A. Swann and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporated in 1741, West Greenwich is the least densely populated and the most heavily forested municipality in Rhode Island. Bountiful timber and streams provided raw materials and power for mills and farms. In West Greenwich, photographs of beautifully rugged landscapes, with people working and enjoying the land, show the spirit of the community. This spirit continues today, with residents' efforts to preserve the town's rural character while transforming into a modern community. Brushes with fame include a World War II flying ace, visits from President Eisenhower and the King of Nepal, a connection to the death of King Charles I, and a James Gang hanging. West Greenwich presents the entwined histories of people and their land, in the historical context of a remote village moving into the 21st century.

Miss You Like Hell

Author : Quiara Alegría Hudes
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 1559369035
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Miss You Like Hell written by Quiara Alegría Hudes and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a fresh take on the American road story, filled with people and ideas we rarely get to see onstage…It offers two seriously rich roles for women, each with important things worth singing about…Miss You Like Hell is a powerful example of what musicals do best: explore the unprotected border where individual needs and social issues intermix.” —Jesse Green, New York Times A troubled teenager and her estranged mother—an undocumented Mexican immigrant on the verge of deportation—embark on a road trip and strive to mend their frayed relationship along the way. Combined with the musical talent of Erin McKeown, Hudes artfully crafts a story of the barriers and the bonds of family, while also addressing the complexities of immigration in today’s America.

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

Author : John Perlin
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581579152
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization written by John Perlin and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2005-09-20 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. Until the ascendancy of fossil fuels, wood has been the principal fuel and building material from the dawn of civilization. Its abundance or scarcity greatly shaped, as A Forest Journey ably relates, the culture, demographics, economy, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia. The book's comprehensive coverage of the major role forests have played in human life--told with grace, fluency, imagination, and humor—gained it recognition as a Harvard Classic in Science and World History and as one of Harvard's "One-Hundred Great Books." Others receiving the honor include such luminaries as Stephen Jay Gould and E. O. Wilson. This new paperback edition will add a prologue and an epilogue to reflect the current situation in which forests have become imperative for humanity's survival.

Downriver

Author : Heather Hansman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022643267X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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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: 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.

Big River

Author : Roger Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780394553641
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Big River written by Roger Miller and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatizes the experiences of Huck Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, as they travel down the Mississippi River.

River of Red Gold

Author : Naida West
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965348720
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book River of Red Gold written by Naida West and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fates of Miwok?Indian Mary,? Elitha Donner of the Donner Party, and proud Californio Pedro Valdez entwine in a drama of passion and power on the ranch now owned by the author. 1844-1853.

Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake

Author :
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271046651
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Big River

Author : Ellis V. Lumpkins
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781607038849
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Big River written by Ellis V. Lumpkins and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big River is a fictitious Western dealing with the devastation and hardships resulting from the Civil War. Near the end of that war, there was wholesale desertion from both the Union and Confederate armies. These deserters formed murderous gangs that preyed on the helpless ranchers. The railroad needed right of way to cross some of these ranches. The bank manager formed a gang to force the ranchers off their property, hoping to overcharge the railroad for that right of way. Big River was protected by a dedicated sheriff named Bert Shaw. With the aid of a newcomer to town, Mr. Bill Travis, he was able to arrest and prosecute the bank manager and his gang. All properties were returned to the owners. Along the way to Big River, there were fist fights, gun fights, holdups, kidnappings, and murder. A must read for the reader who likes old west action stories.

River of the West

Author : Robert Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780312169879
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book River of the West written by Robert Clark and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a portrait of the river and the people who lived and died on its banks, including conquered native peoples, European adventurers, missionaries, and emigrants from the drought-ridden Midwest

Montana's Last Best River

Author : Pat Munday
Publisher : Lyons Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585743315
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Montana's Last Best River written by Pat Munday and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know of today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there. The book also presents a systematic revision of Iguanodon; new material from Spain, Romania, China, and Kazakhstan; studies of other Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems; and examinations of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas.

The Doctor

Author : Clay More
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781638080855
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Doctor written by Clay More and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the town too tough to die, Dr. George Goodfellow is known as the Surgeon to the Gunfighters. Friends with the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday, his services as a doctor are needed in the aftermath of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but Goodfellow is handy with a gun and his fists, too, and he needs those skills to survive when he's stalked by a crazed miner and has to untangle a deadly murder mystery!