Download or read book A Maritime Christmas written by Clary Croft and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Magic of Christmas is always felt strongly in the Maritimes. This collection of yuletide stories is a mixture of true seasonal remembrances and fictional imaginings of the holiday season. Contributions are from over 20 Maritime writers, and touch on all the things that make Christmas so special: traditions, reunions with family and friends, the humour, and sometimes, the hardships. Some of the collection's contributions are familiar, many are heartwarming, but every story shares the same spirit of the season. This yuletide collection includes many well-known writers such as Harry Thurston, Steve Vernon, David Goss, Chris Mills, Heidi Jardine Stoddart, David Divine, and more.
Download or read book Maritime Christmas True Stories written by Hazel Firth Goddard and published by Dartmouth, N.S. : Seashell Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maritime Christmas Treasury written by Nimbus Publishing, Limited and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of best-loved Maritime Christmas stories in one beautiful book for children. From the hilarious Gadzooks the Christmas Goose to the heartwarming A Christmas Dollhouse, each carefully selected story highlights another aspect of the Christmas season. Love, family, the natural world, and yes, even Christmas presents, are all celebrated in this gorgeous treasury. Interspersed with the stories are classic poems and Christmas carols (including Bruce Nunn’s Bluenose version of “Twelve Days of Christmas”!), as well as beautiful and lively illustrations from a range of artists. A Maritime Christmas Treasury is sure to be cherished by Christmas lovers of all ages.
Download or read book OUR DECEMBER GUEST written by WAYNE. CURTIS and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christmas Memories Book written by Applewood Books and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 20 year diary has fine calligraphy and drawings by Lynn Anderson. Each year features a pen and ink drawing of a different 19th century tradition, accompanied by an explanation of the holiday custom featured. Record visitors, special Christmas cards, family photographs and other memories.
Download or read book The Christmas Chiave written by J. P. Polidoro and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Night Before Christmas written by Jacquin Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SS Leopoldville was a 11,000-ton passenger line, converted into a troopship for World War II. On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1944, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat, U-486. Over 800 lives were lost, including 763 soldiers. The Leaopoldville sinking is the second greatest loss of life in a single incident after the loss of the American battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) at Pearl Harbor in 1941. At the time of her sinking the troop ship was just 5 miles off the coast of Cherbourg, France. Author Jacquin Sanders tells the shocking truth behind the most tragic and mysterious blunders of World War II. The facts about this sinking were not released until 1961. Here you will learn about the bravery and heroism of a few great men who tried to save their comrades.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Humanities in Maritime and Border Area SHIMBA 2022 18 20 September 2022 Tanjung Pinang Kep Riau Province Indonesia written by Poowin Bunyavejchewin and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are delighted to introduce the proceedings of the first International Conference on Social-Humanities in Maritime and Border Area (SHIMBA) 2022. This conference has brought researchers, developers and practitioners around the world who are interested in issues around maritime and border area. smart grid technology for a smarter and more resilient grid. The theme of SHIMBA 2022 was “Acceleration Strategy for Maritime and Border Area”. The technical program of SHIMBA 2022 consisted of 32 full papers. The conference clusters were: Cluster 1 - Acceleration Strategy for Public Administration and Governance; Cluster 2 - Acceleration Strategy for Sociology and Culture; and Cluster 3 - Acceleration Strategy for Law and International Relations. Aside from the high quality paper presentations, the program also featured nine invited speeches. We strongly believe that SHIMBA conference provides a good forum for all researcher, developers and practitioners to discuss all aspects that are relevant to maritime and border area. We also expect that the future SHIMBA conference will be as successful and stimulating, as indicated by the contributions presented in this volume.
Download or read book The Christmas Tree Ship written by Rochelle M. Pennington and published by The Guest Cottage, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year Captain Herman Schuenemann and his 'Christmas Tree Ship' would bring a load of fresh Christmas trees from Michigan to Chicago. But in 1912, the fully loaded ship was unable to withstand a winter storm and sank in Lake Michigan near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Download or read book Christmas at Sea By the Author of Christmas in New York Etc written by CHRISTMAS. and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waterford Harbour written by Andrew Doherty and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.
Download or read book Christmas in the Maritimes a Treasury of Stories and Memories written by Elaine Ingalls Hogg and published by Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus Pub.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas in the Maritimes is a heartwarming look at Christmas traditions from Maritimers both at home and away. This is a collection of favourite yuletide memories written by readers of the Times & Transcript, the Daily Gleaner and the Telegraph Journal who contributed to the canadaeast.com website, as well as by writers, editors, historians, researchers and other wordsmiths working throughout the Maritime Provinces. Humorous and heartfelt, these are stories of love and family coming together at the best time of the year to make it special, often in spite of hardships. The magic of the season comes alive in every story, reminding us about the history of our region as well as what is truly important about the Christmas season.
Download or read book Maritime Education and Training written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Chistrmas Ship written by Lilian Bell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marine Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christmas Encyclopedia 4th ed written by William D. Crump and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
