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Author : MICHAEL ALLIN.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780747275428
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (754 download)
Download or read book ZARAFA. written by MICHAEL ALLIN. and published by . This book was released on 2025 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Olivier Lebleu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538142252
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France written by Olivier Lebleu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging account traces the remarkable history of France's first giraffe, a diplomatic gift from Egyptian Pasha Muhammed-Ali to King Charles X in 1826. “Zarafa,” taken by boat from Egypt to Marseilles and walked all the way to Paris, was accompanied by her Arab handlers and a famous French naturalist. She drew vast crowds along her route, sparking a giraffomania that was widely documented in art and literature. Her initial journey and then long and celebrated residence in Paris encapsulates nineteenth-century French socio-political history and highlights the emerging evolutionary theories of the time. Over fifty illustrations from the period illuminate this rare encounter with a unique animal that is now endangered and deserving of our greater attention and understanding.
Author : Michael Allin
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0385334117
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Zarafa written by Michael Allin and published by Delta. This book was released on 1999-08-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1826, a ship arrived at Marseille carrying the first giraffe ever seen in France. A royal offering from Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, to King Charles X, she had already traveled 2,000 miles down the Nile to Alexandria, from where she had sailed across the Mediterranean standing in the hold, her long neck and head protruding through a hole cut in the deck. In the spring of 1827, after wintering in Marseille, she was carefully walked 550 miles to Paris to the delight of thousands of onlookers. The viceroy's tribute was politically motivated: He commanded the Turkish forces then fighting the Greeks in their war of independence, and hoped his gift would persuade the French not to intervene against him. But the viceroy and his intentions were quickly forgotten as France fell in love with its "beautiful stranger." Zarafa chronicles the full story of this remarkable animal, revealing a kaleidoscope of history, science, and culture that opens an exotic window on the early nineteenth century. From the Enlightenment's blossoming fascination with science to Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Egypt in 1798–from the eminent French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire to Bernardino Drovetti, French consul general in Egypt and tomb robber extraordinaire–the era was full of memorable events and characters. Michael Allin deftly weaves them into the story with an appreciation for detail and an uncommon affection. The giraffe's strange and wonderful journey linked Africa and Europe in mutual discovery. Although her arrival did not keep the French out of Ali's war, she became an instant celebrity in Paris and over the next eighteen years she fascinated all of Europe. Through Michael Allin's narrative skill, Zarafa stirs the imagination as it provides a new context for the history of a distant age.
Author : Mary Tavener Holmes
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761455950
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (559 download)
Download or read book A Giraffe Goes to Paris written by Mary Tavener Holmes and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2010 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A giraffe causes a sensation when he walks 500 miles to Paris
Author : Dianne Hofmeyr
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781847806611
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Zeraffa Giraffa written by Dianne Hofmeyr and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the astonishing true story of Zeraffa, a giraffe who was sent as a gift from Egypt to France in 1826. A young boy, Atir, takes care of Zeraffa on her epic journey and the sailors sing songs as she gazes down at them. In France, Atir leads her through the countryside, and thousands of people marvel at Zeraffa. Paris falls in love with Zeraffa. The King builds her a special house in the Jardin des Plantes. On warm nights, the young princess visits, while Atir whispers stories to Zeraffa of a hot land far away. The amazing story by an award-winning author of a giraffe's extraordinary voyage from Africa to Paris.
Author : Dale Peterson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520266854
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Giraffe Reflections written by Dale Peterson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a cultural, historical, and pictorial history of giraffes, describing their biology and behavior and demonstrating their grace and elegance through over one hundred photographs.
Author : Flora Tristan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780252075292
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (752 download)
Download or read book The Workers' Union written by Flora Tristan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nineteenth-century social reform proposal, available again
Author : Nancy Milton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930900677
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Giraffe That Walked to Paris written by Nancy Milton and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retells the true story of how the first giraffe ever to come to Europe was sent by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France in 1826, and the giraffe walked from the disembarkation point of Marseilles to Paris to see the King.
Author : Cara Natterson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683370260
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Guy Stuff written by Cara Natterson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real pediatrician and the author of the bestselling Care & Keeping of You series provides tips, how-tos, and facts about boys' changing bodies that will help them take care of themselves. Full color.
Author : Mary McAuliffe
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442209291
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Dawn of the Belle Epoque written by Mary McAuliffe and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humiliating military defeat by Bismarck's Germany, a brutal siege, and a bloody uprising—Paris in 1871 was a shambles, and the question loomed, "Could this extraordinary city even survive?" With the addition of an evocative new preface, Mary McAuliffe takes the reader back to these perilous years following the abrupt collapse of the Second Empire and France's uncertain venture into the Third Republic. By 1900, Paris had recovered and the Belle Epoque was in full flower, but the decades between were difficult, marked by struggles between republicans and monarchists, the Republic and the Church, and an ongoing economic malaise, darkened by a rising tide of virulent anti-Semitism. Yet these same years also witnessed an extraordinary blossoming in art, literature, poetry, and music, with the Parisian cultural scene dramatically upended by revolutionaries such as Monet, Zola, Rodin, and Debussy, even while Gustave Eiffel was challenging architectural tradition with his iconic tower. Through the eyes of these pioneers and others, including Sarah Bernhardt, Georges Clemenceau, Marie Curie, and César Ritz, we witness their struggles with the forces of tradition during the final years of a century hurtling towards its close. Through rich illustrations and vivid narrative, McAuliffe brings this vibrant and seminal era to life.
Author : Glynis Ridley
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802142337
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Clara's Grand Tour written by Glynis Ridley and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded the prestigious Institute of Historical Research Prize, Ridley's sparkling history brings vividly to life the tragicomic story of a rhinoceros named Clara who became a star in 18th century Europe.
Author : David Baldacci
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759520127
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (595 download)
Download or read book Wish You Well written by David Baldacci and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story. Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes--and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. Suddenly Lou finds herself growing up in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. When a dark, destructive force encroaches on her new home, her struggle will play out in a crowded Virginia courtroom...and determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love.
Author : Sophus Helle
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300251181
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Gilgamesh written by Sophus Helle and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace "Sophus Helle's new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read."--Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe "Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post Gilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh's deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men; loss and grief; the confrontation with death; the destruction of nature; insomnia and restlessness; finding peace in one's community; the voice of women; the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters--and more. Millennia after its composition, Gilgamesh continues to speak to us in myriad ways. Translating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic's poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. An introduction and five accompanying essays unpack the history and main themes of the epic, guiding readers to a deeper appreciation of this ancient masterpiece.
Author : William Quarmby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Zoluman, a Tragedy, and Other Poems written by William Quarmby and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Gethers
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307764400
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Cat Who Went to Paris written by Peter Gethers and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • When the world is your oyster, you need a cat to enjoy it with you. “An entertaining romp that leaves no doubt that Mr. Gethers and his cat have a most remarkable relationship.”—Kiki Olson, The New York Times Book Review At one time in his life, Peter Gethers, publisher, screenwriter, and author, was a confirmed loner and cat hater. All that changed when a Scottish Fold kitten named Norton entered his life. Peter opened his heart to Norton and soon they were inseparable. Together they rode the ferry to Fire Island, traversed the subways of Manhattan, traveled on the Concorde to Paris, dated beautiful women, and even dined in the world’s finest restaurants. Norton knows how to impress simply by being himself—an amusing and intelligent companion who understands silence, enjoys the thrill of the chase, and gladly accepts the devotion of man and womankind. He also teaches his fallible owner how to live, love, and be a compassionate human being. The Cat Who Went to Paris proves that sometimes all it takes is paws and personality to change a life.
Author : Jonathan Phillips
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588369757
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Holy Warriors written by Jonathan Phillips and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an internationally renowned expert, here is an accessible and utterly fascinating one-volume history of the Crusades, thrillingly told through the experiences of its many players—knights and sultans, kings and poets, Christians and Muslims. Jonathan Phillips traces the origins, expansion, decline, and conclusion of the Crusades and comments on their contemporary echoes—from the mysteries of the Templars to the grim reality of al-Qaeda. Holy Warriors puts the past in a new perspective and brilliantly sheds light on the origins of today’s wars. Starting with Pope Urban II’s emotive, groundbreaking speech in November 1095, in which he called for the recovery of Jerusalem from Islam by the First Crusade, Phillips traces the centuries-long conflict between two of the world’s great faiths. Using songs, sermons, narratives, and letters of the period, he reveals how the success of the First Crusade inspired generations of kings to campaign for their own vainglory and set down a marker for the knights of Europe, men who increasingly blurred the boundaries between chivalry and crusading. In the Muslim world, early attempts to call a jihad fell upon deaf ears until the charisma of the Sultan Saladin brought the struggle to a climax. Yet the story that emerges has other dimensions—as never before, Phillips incorporates the holy wars within the story of medieval Christendom and Islam and shines new light on many truces, alliances, and diplomatic efforts that have been forgotten over the centuries. Holy Warriors also discusses how the term “crusade” survived into the modern era and how its redefinition through romantic literature and the drive for colonial empires during the nineteenth century gave it an energy and a resonance that persisted down to the alliance between Franco and the Church during the Spanish Civil War and right up to George W. Bush’s pious “war on terror.” Elegantly written, compulsively readable, and full of stunning new portraits of unforgettable real-life figures—from Richard the Lionhearted to Melisende, the formidable crusader queen of Jerusalem—Holy Warriors is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval Europe, as well as for those seeking to understand the history of religious conflict.
Author : Ebby Elahi
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000331520
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Insights in Global Health written by Ebby Elahi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights in Global Health: A Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations is the most comprehensive index of critical information on healthcare facilities and nonprofits in 24 of the lowestincome countries as classified by the World Bank. Presented in an easily accessible format and organized in 24 country chapters, the compendium allows stakeholders to better identify where healthcare services are available and where additional resources are needed. Key Features: • Brief country overviews, key statistics, and country maps depicting the locations of healthcare facilities. • Curated lists of healthcare facilities as well as nonprofits, accompanied by brief descriptions and relevant medical specialties, for each country. • QR codes associated with each listing linking to a companion web platform, providing access to further information about the organizations as well as the ability to interact with the data in a customizable manner.
