Download or read book Snow Island written by Katherine Towler and published by Riverrun Select. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel set on a small island off the coast of Rhode Island, following the lives of several inhabitants.
Download or read book Snow Falling on Cedars written by David Guterson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful tale of the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s, reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird. Courtroom drama, love story, and war novel, this is the epic tale of a young Japanese-American and the man on trial for killing the man she loves.
Download or read book The Islands of Boston Harbor written by Edward Rowe Snow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date.
Download or read book Snow Falling on Cedars written by David Guterson and published by Longman. This book was released on 2008 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary / British English It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered?
Download or read book The Ellis Island Snow Globe written by Erica Rand and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-07 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Ellis Island Snow Globe, Erica Rand, author of the smart and entertaining book Barbie’s Queer Accessories, takes readers on an unconventional tour of Ellis Island, the migration station turned heritage museum, and its neighbor, the Statue of Liberty. By pausing to reflect on what is and is not on display at these two iconic national monuments, Rand focuses attention on whose heritage is honored and whose obscured. She also reveals the shifting connections between sex, money, material products, and ideas of the nation in everything from the ostensible father-mother-child configuration on an Ellis Island golf ball purchased at the gift shop to the multi-million dollar July 4, 1986 Liberty Weekend extravaganza celebrating the Statue’s centennial just days after the Supreme Court’s un-Libertylike decision upholding the antisodomy laws challenged in Bowers v. Hardwick. Rand notes that portrayals of the Statue of Liberty as a beacon for immigrants tend to suppress the Statue’s connections to people brought to this country by force. She examines what happened to migrants at Ellis Island whose bodies did not match the gender suggested by the clothing they wore. In light of contemporary ideas about safety and security, she examines the “Decide an Immigrant’s Fate” program, which has visitors to Ellis Island act as a 1910 board of inspectors hearing the appeal of an immigrant about to be excluded from the country. Rand is a witty, insightful, and open-minded tour guide, able to synthesize numerous diverse ideas—about tourism, immigration history, sexuality, race, ethnicity, commodity culture, and global capitalism—and to candidly convey her delight in her Ellis Island snow globe. And pen. And lighter. And back scratcher. And golf ball. And glittery pink key chain.
Download or read book An Ultimate Martial Art written by Wu YueChuBa and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In previous life, in order to save his sister, Su Ye volunteered to sacrifice for the gods of nine heavens. He did not expect that all this is the man's trick to let him die in vain. Su Ye had learned the truth, was unacceptable for a moment, and died with hatred.At the moment Su Ye in the previous life died , another young boy named Su Ye crossed over him. At a dangerous time between life and death, He replaced the previous Su Ye to start a new life.He inadvertently obtained a book of martial arts, gained a spcial power, and used this power to escape out of chaos. Since then, he has relied on this cheat book to improve his ability through cultivation, to avenge Su Ye of the previous life.As a soul that from another world came through, he eventually dominated the world!☆About the Author☆Wu Yue Chu Ba, a well-known online novelist. He has a wealth of creative experience and has authored many novels, most of them are fantasy types. His novels have deeply attracted most readers.一句话
Download or read book Partisans Guerillas and Irregulars written by Steven D. Smith and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays that explore the growing field of conflict archaeology Within the last twenty years, the archaeology of conflict has emerged as a valuable subdiscipline within anthropology, contributing greatly to our knowledge and understanding of human conflict on a global scale. Although archaeologists have clearly demonstrated their utility in the study of large-scale battles and sites of conventional warfare, such as camps and forts, conflicts involving asymmetric, guerilla, or irregular warfare are largely missing from the historical record. Partisans, Guerillas, and Irregulars: Historical Archaeology of Asymmetric Warfare presents recent examples of how historical archaeology can contribute to a better understanding of asymmetric warfare. The volume introduces readers to this growing study and to its historic importance. Contributors illustrate how the wide range of traditional and new methods and techniques of historiography and archaeology can be applied to expose critical actions, sacrifices, and accomplishments of competing groups representing opposing philosophies and ways of life, which are otherwise lost in time. The case studies offered cover significant events in American and world history, including the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, Indian wars in the Southeast and Southwest, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Prohibition, and World War II. All such examples used here took place at a local or regional level, and several were singular events within a much larger and more complex historic movement. While retained in local memory or tradition, and despite their potential importance, they are poorly, and incompletely addressed in the historic record. Furthermore, these conflicts took place between groups of significantly different cultural and military traditions and capabilities, most taking on a “David vs. Goliath” character, further shaping the definition of asymmetric warfare.
Download or read book Strange South Carolina written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Carolina is well known for beaches, barbecue and palmetto trees, but plenty of mystery lies behind the idyllic façade. Some residents once claimed to be tormented by a creature that was part lizard and part man. South of the Border is one of the more famous and unique tourist attractions in the state--complete with a giant sombrero. Lynches River is the only river in the nation that crosses under the same bridge three times. Peachtree Rock Heritage Preservation in Lexington County is home to one of the most unusual natural formations in the United States. Author Sherman Carmichael details these and more in a collection of stories that can be found only in the Palmetto State.
Download or read book Special Publication written by United States Board on Geographic Names and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geographic Names of the Antarctic written by Fred G. Alberts and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Utrata Fachw rterbuch Geographie Englisch Deutsch Deutsch Englisch written by Jürgen Utrata and published by Utrata Fachbuchverlag. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utrata Fachwörterbuch: Geographie Englisch-Deutsch Unser Fachwörterbuch bietet Ihnen ein umfassendes deutsch-englisches Fachvokabular der Geographie. Die Weltsprache Englisch ist in diesem Bereich im wissenschaftlichen, beruflichen aber auch privaten Gebrauch unentbehrlich geworden. Vertiefen Sie Ihren Fachwortschatz über Ozeane, Meere, Kontinente, Staaten, Regionen, Landschaften, Inseln, Gebirge, Flüsse, Binnen- und Seewasserstraßen, Seegebiete, Meeresströmungen u.v.m. unserer Erde. Sie finden zudem wichtige Fachbegriffe aus den angrenzenden Bereichen Meteorologie, Verkehr und Schifffahrt sowie aus dem allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch. Viele Stichwörter sind mit zusätzlichen Kurzerklärungen, fachspezifischen Abkürzungen und geographischen und politischen Zuordnungen versehen, die Ihnen helfen werden, die Begriffe besser in den Gesamtkontext einzuordnen. Unsere Wörterbücher sind bewusst sehr übersichtlich gestaltet und besonders effektiv in der Handhabung u.a. durch ein alphabetisches Register am Rand bzw. ein navigierbares Inhaltsverzeichnis bei den E-Books, so dass Sie alle Vokabeln schnell und einfach auffinden und zuordnen können. Unsere Taschenbücher sind selbst bei widrigen Lichtverhältnissen gut lesbar und sind der ideale Begleiter auch unterwegs. "Es ist nichts, was den geschulten Verstand mehr kultiviert und bildet, als Geographie." - Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) Englisch-Deutsch/Deutsch-Englisch mit über 11.000 Stichwörtern und zahlreichen zusätzlichen Kurzerklärungen, fachspezifischen Abkürzungen sowie geographischen und politischen Zuordnungen
Download or read book South America Pilot written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Ocean Calls written by Tina Cho and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world. Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea--generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma's abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. A scary memory of the sea keeps Dayeon clinging to the shore, but with Grandma's guidance, Dayeon comes to appreciate the ocean's many gifts. Tina Cho's The Ocean Calls, with luminous illustrations by muralist Jess X. Snow, is a classic in the making.
