Download or read book A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World written by Andrew Kiste and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World, Andrew Kiste not only pulls back the pixie dust curtain on some of the most iconic rides in the Magic Kingdom, but also pulls back the next curtain, revealing the historical and cultural influences that inspired Walt Disney and his Imagineers. Did you ever wonder why Walt wanted a Jungle Cruise? Or how closely his pirates were based on real pirates? Or why the original conception for Tomorrowland didn't work out? Or how the Crystal Palace is really the work of a forgotten Victorian architect? Learn the history BEHIND the history of such popular Magic Kingdom locations and attractions as: Main Street, U.S.A. -- Jungle Cruise -- Pirates of the Caribbean -- Crystal Palace -- Tomorrowland. Find out where the Imagineers got THEIR ideas!" -- Amazon.com

Download or read book Saving History written by Lauren R. Kerby and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of tourists visit Washington, D.C., every year, but for some the experience is about much more than sightseeing. Lauren R. Kerby's lively book takes readers onto tour buses and explores the world of Christian heritage tourism. These expeditions visit the same attractions as their secular counterparts—Capitol Hill, the Washington Monument, the war memorials, and much more—but the white evangelicals who flock to the tours are searching for evidence that America was founded as a Christian nation. The tours preach a historical jeremiad that resonates far beyond Washington. White evangelicals across the United States tell stories of the nation's Christian origins, its subsequent fall into moral and spiritual corruption, and its need for repentance and return to founding principles. This vision of American history, Kerby finds, is white evangelicals' most powerful political resource—it allows them to shapeshift between the roles of faithful patriots and persecuted outsiders. In an era when white evangelicals' political commitments baffle many observers, this book offers a key for understanding how they continually reimagine the American story and their own place in it.

Download or read book The Sinner s Grand Tour written by Tony Perrottet and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex and travel have always been intertwined, and never more so than on the classic Grand Tour of Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today the Continent is still littered with salacious remnants of that golden age, where secret boudoirs, notorious dungeons, and forbidden artifacts lured travelers all the way from London to Capri. In The Sinner’s Grand Tour, celebrated historian and travel writer Tony Perrottet sets off to discover a string of legendary sites and relics that are still kept far from public view. In southern France, an ancient text leads him inside the château of the Marquis de Sade, now owned by fashion icon Pierre Cardin. In Paris, an 1883 prostitute guide helps him discover the Belle Époque fantasy brothel Le Chabanais and the lost “sex chair” of King Edward VII. Renaissance documents in the Vatican Secret Archives point the way to the Pope’s very own apartments in Vatican City, wherein lies the fabled Stufetta del Bibbiena, a pornography-covered bathroom painted by Raphael in 1516. With his unique blend of original research, sharp wit, and hilarious anecdotes, Perrottet brings us a romping travel adventure through the scandalous backrooms of historical Europe.

Download or read book Charleston written by Mary Preston Foster and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide book will help natives and visitors alike appreciate the history and residents of the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina, one of the South's great cultural destinations, which has endured periods of grandeur, occupation, a devastating earthquake, fires, hurricanes, and the challenges of Reconstruction. Original.

Download or read book Washington D C written by Thomas J. Carrier and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was passed in 1789, the Constitution set out the boundaries not only for a new government but for a new capital city as well. At the time, the new District of Columbia covered 5,000 acres, dominated by marshland on the south, pastureland on the area that is now the Mall, farms near the White House and Capitol Hill, and undeveloped woods throughout. Covering Capitol Hill, the Mall, the Old Downtown area, the Ellipse, Lafayette Square, and Foggy Bottom, this engaging photographic history and walking tour documents how the Federal City grew from farmland to world capital. Striking images and detailed captions tell the fascinating stories behind many of the famous and the not so famous buildings and monuments that cover the D.C. landscape, from Union Station and the Capitol to the White House and the Watergate Hotel and many important sites in between.

Download or read book A Historical Tour of the Holy Land written by Beryl Ratzer and published by Gefen Publishing House Ltd. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Keys Desert Queen Ranch A Visual Historical Tour written by Thomas Crochetiere and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an early American Indian site, to a cow camp, to a mill site, to a family ranch; Desert Queen Ranch was the home of Bill and Frances Keys. Together, they made a life and raised their children in this remote desert location. Through their hard work, they built one of the largest, most self-sustaining ranches of its kind in the area. This book will take you on a tour of the ranch, telling you of the history of nearly everything you would see there today and from a time gone by. Keys Desert Queen Ranch is a ranch like no other and is a cornerstone Joshua Tree National Park.

Download or read book A classical and historical tour through France c written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Historical Tour in Franconia in the Summer of 1852 written by Charles Tylor and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire written by Richard Fenton (F.S.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire written by William Coxe and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mexico City Metro User s Guide Cultural Historical Tour written by Kevin Fierro and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Classical and Historical Tour Through France Switzerland and Italy in the Years 1821 and 1822 written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire written by Mr. Fenton (Richard) and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ghosts of Martha s Vineyard written by Tom Dresser and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-168) and index.

Download or read book The L A Musical History Tour written by Art Fein and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PERFORMING ARTS

Download or read book Historic Houses of Philadelphia written by Roger W. Moss and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1998-05-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historic Houses of Philadelphia" brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life with maps, touring information, and historical notes on 50 distinctive homes. 160 photos, 150 in color.