Download or read book Lands of the Inner Sea the West Indies and Bermuda written by Walter Adolphe Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lands of the Inner Sea the West Indies and Bermuda written by Walter Adolphe Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The One Cent Magenta written by James Barron and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and often bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, told through the journey of the world’s most sought-after stamp. When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby’s for nearly $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the one-cent magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect. One-cent magentas were provisional stamps, printed quickly in what was then British Guiana when a shipment of official stamps from London did not arrive. They were intended for periodicals, and most were thrown out with the newspapers. But one stamp survived. The singular one-cent magenta has had only nine owners since a twelve-year-old boy discovered it in 1873 as he sorted through papers in his uncle’s house. He soon sold it for what would be $17 today. (That’s been called the worst stamp deal in history.) Among later owners was a fabulously wealthy Frenchman who hid the stamp from almost everyone (even King George V of England couldn’t get a peek); a businessman who traveled with the stamp in a briefcase he handcuffed to his wrist; and John E. du Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, who died while serving a thirty-year sentence for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. Recommended for fans of Nicholas A. Basbanes, Susan Orlean, and Simon Winchester, The One-Cent Magenta explores the intersection of obsessive pursuits and great affluence and asks why we want most what is most rare.
Download or read book General History of the Caribbean written by Brereton, Bridget and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12-31 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major objective of this publication is to provide an account and interpretation of the historical development of the region from around 1930 to the end of the century. Within its compass are the "turbulent thirties", including the Cuban Revolution of 1933 and the labour protests in the British Caribbean of 1934; the strategic position occupied by the region during the Second World War; the development of proletarian movements and trade unions and their links with political parties; decolonization; political evolution in the French and Dutch Caribbean, and the "turn to the left" made in the 1970s by a number of Anglophone Caribbean countries, notably Grenada. Also examined are the Castro Revolution and its aftermath to the 1990s; ethnicity and race consciousness and their effects in uniting or dividing communities and nations; international relations and regional co-operation; changes in social and demographic structures (including the role and status of women); education, migration and urbanization; and the beliefs and cultural experiences which underpin Caribbean identity. The final chapter provides an overall survey of changes in the quality of life in the Caribbean during the twentieth century.
Download or read book A L A Catalog 1926 written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pocket Guide to the West Indies British Guiana British Honduras Bermuda the Spainish Main Surinam and the Panama Canal written by Sir Algernon Edward Aspinall and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General History of the Caribbean UNESCO Volume 5 written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 5 provides an account and interpretation of the historical development of the region from around 1930 to the end of the twentieth century. Its wide ranging study of the economic, political, religious, social and cultural history of this period brings the series to the authorial present. Highlights include the 'turbulent thirties;' decolonization; the 'turn to the left' made in the 1970s by anglophone Caribbean countries; the Castro Revolution; and changes in social and demographic structures, including ethnicity and race consciousness and the role and status of women.
Download or read book The American Peoples Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A L A Catalog written by American Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project written by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A L A Catalog 1926 Supplement 1926 31 written by Isabella Mitchell Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roraima and British Guiana With a Glance at Bermuda the West Indies and the Spanish Main written by J. W. Boddam-Whetham and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the author's voyage and exploration of Roraima, a modern-day Brazil state, and Guyana, which was a colony of the British Empire at the time. It also touches upon the countries located at Bermuda, the West Indies, and the Spanish Main.
Download or read book OLR Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Indies written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Indies written by United States. Naval Oceanographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Management of Federal Coal Resources 43 CFR 3041 and Coal Mining Operating Regulations 30 CFR 211 written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
