Download or read book Bitter Waters written by David Haward Bain and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intriguing, thorough study of a little-known scientific expedition to the Dead Sea by a mid-19th-century U.S. Navy lieutenant” (Kirkus Reviews). With customary depth and insight, David Haward Bain illumines the United States’s nineteenth-century exploration of the Holy Land. To lead the expedition, the navy tabbed William Francis Lynch, an officer eager to enter the esteemed yet dangerous field of Victorian exploration. Like many of his successful contemporaries, Lynch was well read and possessed an independent nature, but a man who also preferred organization to chaos, and with a character that tended toward the obsessive. The expedition would force a juxtaposition of the ancient world with the modern, as the world’s newest power attempted an exhaustive scientific study of the waters of the cradle of civilization. Beyond its fascinating topic, Bitter Waters is full of broad allusions from the period that demonstrate Bain’s deep understanding of America, and serve to make the work appealing for general scholars and lay readers. Heroically engaging unfamiliar terrain, hostile Bedouins, and ancient mysteries, Lynch and his party epitomize their nation’s spirit of Manifest Destiny in the days before the Civil War. “An engrossing narrative of the expedition that richly positions the mission’s incidents within Lynch’s Western perspective on the Near East. Wonderfully realized, Bain’s account will enthrall seekers of history off the beaten path.” —Booklist (starred review) “David Haward Bain, author of Empire Express, paints a vivid picture of the ambitious, visionary seafarers and their bold adventure . . . Bitter Waters captures this fascinating moment in American history.” —History Book Club (official selection)
Download or read book Hidden Waters of New York City written by Sergey Kadinsky and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the forgotten waterways hidden throughout the five boroughs Beneath the asphalt streets of Manhattan, creeks and streams once flowed freely. The remnants of these once-pristine waterways are all over the Big Apple, hidden in plain sight. Hidden Waters of New York City offers a glimpse at the big city’s forgotten past and ever-changing present, including: Minetta Brook, which ran through today's Greenwich Village Collect Pond in the Financial District, the city's first water source Newtown Creek, separating Brooklyn and Queens Bronx River, still a hotspot for urban canoeing and hiking Filled with eye-opening historical anecdotes and walking tours of all five boroughs, this is a side of New York City you’ve never seen.
Download or read book Forgotten Waters written by Randolph Leigh and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aesop s Forgotten Fables written by Aesop and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology revitalizes 40 of Aesop's lesser-known fables, such as The fisherman and his music and The vain crow.
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Colorado written by Stephanie Waters and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.
Download or read book Stolen Water Forgotten Liberties written by Jenny Barnes Butler and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STOLEN WATER, FORGOTTEN LIBERTIES is a fascinating memoir detailing the life and experiences of Joe Barnes--husband, father, WWII veteran, and the owner of the largest canoe and fishing rental service on Arkansas' Buffalo River. More than a personal memoir, however, it also tells the larger story of a community bound together by a river that provided sustenance and livelihood, only to see it all threatened when, in 1972, the National Park Service took control of the river, designating it a "national river." Along with the designation came tough new rules and regulations, which many living along the river found ill-conceived and unfair, and a struggle to maintain a way of life that had remained largely unchanged for generations. Awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2015 Los Angeles Book Festival.
Download or read book The Water Is Wide written by Pat Conroy and published by Dial Press Trade Paperback. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “miraculous” (Newsweek) human drama, based on a true story, from the renowned author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence unless, somehow, they can learn a new way. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher—until one man gives a year of his life to the island and its people. Praise for The Water Is Wide “Miraculous . . . an experience of joy.”—Newsweek “A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail . . . and you will learn to love the man.”—Charleston News and Courier “A hell of a good story.”—The New York Times “Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully.”—Lexington Herald-Leader “[Pat] Conroy cuts through his experiences with a sharp edge of irony. . . . He brings emotion, writing talent and anger to his story.”—Baltimore Sun
Download or read book The Lost Fleet written by Marc Songini and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arctic disasters, rogue whales, ambush by Confederate ships--the true saga of one captain's struggle to survive the demise of the Yankee whaling fleet It's the mid-ninteenth century and the American whaling fleet is struck by one hammer blow after the other. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Many whalers give up the life—but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a captain from Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, he even takes on board with him his tiny wife, Eliza, and his infant son and daughter. The Lost Fleet's thrilling narrative recounts Williams' remarkable career, including a daring escape from the Confederate cruiser Alabama and a daring rescue and salvage of lost ships off Alaska's coast. Songini has crafted a historical masterpiece in recording a family saga, a true narrative of adventure and death on the high seas, and a detailed and well-researched look at the demise of Yankee whaling.
Download or read book Camping s Forgotten Skills written by Cliff Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camping has changed since the days of pine bough beds and bonfires. "No longer is it ethical to shape the land to suit our whims." Keeping this in mind, Jacobson explores the advances in modern camping, distinguishing high tech from high hype, and concludes that we can still make do without buying out the stores if we use a little ingenuity. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Meade and Lee After Gettysburg written by Jeffrey Wm Hunt and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “very satisfying blow-by-blow account of the final stages of the Gettysburg Campaign” fills an important gap in Civil War history (Civil War Books and Authors). Winner of the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Book Award This fascinating book exposes what has been hiding in plain sight for 150 years: The Gettysburg Campaign did not end at the banks of the Potomac on July 14, but deep in central Virginia two weeks later along the line of the Rappahannock. Contrary to popular belief, once Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia slipped across the Potomac back to Virginia, the Lincoln administration pressed George Meade to cross quickly in pursuit—and he did. Rather than follow in Lee’s wake, however, Meade moved south on the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a cat-and-mouse game to outthink his enemy and capture the strategic gaps penetrating the high wooded terrain. Doing so would trap Lee in the northern reaches of the Shenandoah Valley and potentially bring about the decisive victory that had eluded Union arms north of the Potomac. The two weeks that followed resembled a grand chess match with everything at stake—high drama filled with hard marching, cavalry charges, heavy skirmishing, and set-piece fighting that threatened to escalate into a major engagement with the potential to end the war in the Eastern Theater. Throughout, one thing remains clear: Union soldiers from private to general continued to fear the lethality of Lee’s army. Meade and Lee After Gettysburg, the first of three volumes on the campaigns waged between the two adversaries from July 14 through the end of July, 1863, relies on the official records, regimental histories, letters, newspapers, and other sources to provide a day-by-day account of this fascinating high-stakes affair. The vivid prose, coupled with original maps and outstanding photographs, offers a significant contribution to Civil War literature. Named Eastern Theater Book of the Year byCivil War Books and Authors
Download or read book The Sugarspear Chronicles written by Nicole Arlyn and published by Full Fathom Five Digital. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 2482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sugarspear Chronicles, the incredible twenty-six-novella saga that started with a little girl and her willow tree, is finally available in one complete collection. The Sugarspear Chronicles: The Complete Collection is the story of young Sadie Sugarspear, a girl who endures intolerable abuse by reading about a fantasy world filled with incredible sights and outlandish people—a place she’s only ever encountered through her real father’s storybook. One day, when the cruelty becomes too much to bear, Sadie runs away and hides inside her beloved willow tree. To her surprise, the tree opens, sending Sadie down into the abyss, into a land she’s only ever read about—where she must being a long, terrifying, and heartbreaking journey home. Readers can now enjoy the entirety of author Nicole Arlyn’s dark fantasy saga in one complete book. This complete collection also includes a note from the author detailing the inspiration and events that led to The Sugarspear Chronicles. This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy…just like Sadie.
Download or read book Sleep No More written by Greg Iles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series explores the dangers of obsession in this gripping psychological thriller. John Waters is a successful businessman and a happy family man—but his life comes crashing down around him with one word from a beautiful stranger: “Soon.” Suddenly, he is face to face with a memory from his past—of an obsession that he thought he had escaped. One that now plunges him into the darkest side of love and passion... “This novel should come with a red wrapper marked DANGER: HIGH EXPLOSIVES.”—Stephen King
Download or read book Portman Shoals the Forgotten Settlement written by Furman Beck and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portman Shoals Through The Eyes Of A 10 Year Old Imagine a kid happy as a lark, that spent his days roaming throughout the little village called Portman Shoals. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have to leave this place. I couldn't fathom anyone in their right mind ever wanting to depart. We had everything a person could ever want or need. Here I am barefooted, holes in both knees of my jeans and as happy as a lark. Now you tell me, what could be better?
Download or read book The Naytnal Chronicles written by Elias J. Connor and published by FINN Books Edition FireFly. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 1930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantasy novel series by Elias J. Connor about the fabulous dream world of Naytnal now in one anthology with all three novels. Kitty and Jojo live in a boarding school in the mountains of the Rocky Mountains. One girl seems to have been forgotten by her mother, the other is an orphan. One day, when they discover a secret door in the basement and walk through it, they can't believe their eyes. A magical, mystical world opens up before them on the other side - a world full of magic, riddles and secrets for which these two girls are said to have great meaning. The journeys of Kitty, Jojo and their friends to Naytnal, the unique dream world on the other side of the cellar door, carry all the adventures and dangers, the mystical places and all the heroes of a fantastic story, of which every girl and every boy already knows once dreamed. Here in Naytnal, those dreams come true. Accompany Kitty and Jojo with their friends on their journeys into the distant, distant world, which seems closer to us than we think. See with them fantastic worlds, fairies, magicians and magical beings. Experience things with them that you never thought possible and be prepared for many surprises that you would not have expected. Naytnal, also called the star of realms - magical, dangerous, dark, but also fantastic, wonderful and unique. This anthology (my first work, written over many years) contains all three novels of the fantasy series.
Download or read book The final mystery written by Elias J. Connor and published by FINN Books Edition FireFly. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all looks like it was a mistake when Kitty and Jojo receive another cry for help from the legendary world of Naytnal, the star of the empires. When they set out on their third journey there, they did not encounter the slightest hint of possible danger. Nevertheless, during their search, mysterious incidents pile up, and soon Kitty and Jojo discover that a dark force has entered Naytnal, more dangerous and darker than anything they have encountered before. The two girls and their friends embark on a long, exhausting search for the only person who can tell them who or what is behind this power. But as if that wasn't all, Kitty learns of a very big secret that is to be confided to her. But the fact that she knows it can mean the end for Naytnal ... The last, final novel from Elias J. Connor's fantasy series THE NAYTNAL CHRONICLES. Join Kitty and Jojo on their most difficult, darkest journey to the star of empires.
Download or read book Forchheimer s Therapeusis of Internal Disease written by Frederick Forchheimer and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Therapeusis of Internal Diseases written by Frederick Forchheimer and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
