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Book The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates

Download or read book The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates written by Joseph Bates and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sea Voyages and Beyond

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  • Author : Vernon K. Robbins
  • Publisher : SBL Press
  • Release : 2018-09-14
  • ISBN : 0884143228
  • Pages : 424 pages

Download or read book Sea Voyages and Beyond written by Vernon K. Robbins and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore insights, methodologies, and advances in socio-rhetorical interpretation Essays in this volume from Vernon K. Robbins merge social and rhetorical strategies of interpretation and set the stage for how socio-rhetorical interpretation has developed in the context of research into the rhetoric of religious antiquity. This book contains “By Land and By Sea: The We Passages and Ancient Sea Voyages” (1978), which initially received widespread praise and then became an object of significant criticism. The volume includes Robbins’s varied, detailed responses to both encouragement and critique of his approach. Features: Introduction to the collection by David B. Gowler Twelve essays that programmatically study early Christian texts using resources from the social sciences Reflections on the future of socio-rhetorical criticism

Book The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

Download or read book The Voyages of Joshua Slocum written by Joshua Slocum and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 1985 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive edition of all of Captain Joshua Slocum's writings is now being reissued in time for the 100th anniversary of Slocum's epic singlehanded voyage.

Book The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866

Download or read book The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866 written by Wayne Neely and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1866, a powerful Category 4 hurricane struck the Bahamian Islands. With winds well over 140 miles per hour and even higher gusts that toppled trees, sank ships, peeled away rooftops, and destroyed vital infrastructures, the massive storm battered the islands with great ferocity. When the seas finally calmed and the winds died down, the massive storm had killed more than 387 people in the Bahamas alone and left a massive trail of destruction. Author Wayne Neely, a leading authority on Bahamian and Caribbean hurricanes, shares an engaging account of how the hurricane of 1866 not only devastated the islands, but also altered the course of Bahamian history forever. While demonstrating how the hurricane significantly impacted the wrecking and salvaging industry, Neely also educates others about the complex set of weather conditions that contribute to hurricanes. He includes fascinating stories of survival and heroism as the storms victims struggled to move forward in the midst of tragedy. Hurricanes are no novelty to the Bahamas, but all who were lucky enough to live through the howling winds and the terror of a sky filled with flying debris surely never forgot The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866.

Book August Gale

Download or read book August Gale written by Barbara Walsh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning journalist’s voyage into her family history and her quest to face the storms she encounters there. In August Gale, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barbara Walsh—who has interviewed killers, bad cops, and crooked politicians in the course of her career—faces the most challenging story of her lifetime: asking her father about his childhood pain. In the process, she takes us on two heartrending odysseys: one into a deadly Newfoundland hurricane and the lives of schooner fishermen who relied on God and the wind to carry them home; the other, into a squall stirred by a man with many secrets: a grandfather who remained a mystery until long after his death. Sixty-eight years after the hurricane that claimed several of her ancestors, Walsh searches for memories of the August gale and the grandfather who abandoned her dad as a young boy. Together, she and her father journey to Newfoundland to learn about the 1935 storm, and along the way her dad begins to talk about the man he cannot forgive. As she recreates the scenes of the violent hurricane and a small boy's tender past, she holds onto a hidden desire: to heal her father and redeem the grandfather she has never met.

Book Storm Warning

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  • Author : Elizabeth Raum
  • Publisher : Reycraft Books
  • Release : 2021-12-30
  • ISBN : 9781478870586
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Storm Warning written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Reycraft Books. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how hard twelve-year-old North Olson tries to do what's right, he can't seem to please his dad. When a major flood threatens to destroy his hometown, North is left in charge of his little sister Rosie. A blizzard blows in and his great-grandmother disappears. Can North find his great-grandmother and keep Rosie safe as the flood waters continue to rise? Will he finally make his dad proud?

Book Hannah s Journey

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  • Author : Ralph Coonrod
  • Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
  • Release : 2012-10-02
  • ISBN : 1622872118
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book Hannah s Journey written by Ralph Coonrod and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HANNAH'S JOURNEY is a masterfully written account of immigration from the Black Forest area of Germany to the New World by the author's ancestor, Hannah Conrad Author Bio: Ralph graduated from high school in Frankfort, Ohio. Frankfort was the former site of a Shawnee Indian village and, even earlier, a village of the Mound Builders, an ancient Indian tribe. Some of the mounds are still visible today. It was a village where Joseph was kept during part of the time he was a captive of the Shawnee. Ralph's father was born and grew up near the town of Knockemstiff, Ohio (yes, it's on the map).

Book The Ship and the Storm  Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome

Download or read book The Ship and the Storm Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome written by Jim Carrier and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2000-11-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Utterly compulsive and unputdownable--the most exciting, authentic, and humanly moving of all the recent Storm books. Brilliantly paced and perfectly balanced. . . . Carrier is a marvelously trustworthy narrator. . . . A terrific book."--Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings and Bad Land: An American Romance "A wonderful story. An extremely well-written account of the events as I knew them. I commend Jim Carrier for a magnificent job."--Jerry D. Jarrell, Director, National Hurricane Center In October 1998, the majestic schooner Fantome came face-to-face with one of the most savage storms in Atlantic history. The last days of the Fantome are reconstructed in vivid and heartbreaking detail through Jim Carrier's extensive research and hundreds of personal interviews. What emerges is a story of courage, hubris, the agony of command, the weight of lives versus wealth, and the advances of science versus the terrible power and unpredictability of nature.

Book Voyages and Descriptions

Download or read book Voyages and Descriptions written by and published by . This book was released on 1699 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928

Download or read book The Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 written by Wayne Neely and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you live in the Caribbean or Florida, youve probably heard tales about the Great Okeechobee Hurricane, which killed thousands and left behind wide swaths of destruction. Also known as the Saint Felipe (Phillip) Segundo Hurricane, it developed in the far eastern Atlantic before making its way over land and taking the lives of Bahamian migrant workers and Florida residents. This thoroughly researched history considers the storm and its aftermath, exploring an important historical weather event that has been neglected. Through historical photographs of actual damage and personal recollections, author and veteran meteorologist Wayne Neely examines the widespread devastation that the hurricane caused. Youll get a detailed account on: workers who were caught unprepared on the farms in the Okeechobee region of Florida; challenges that those involved in the recovery effort faced after the hurricane passed; personal and community turmoil that took decades to fully overcome. This massive storm killed at least 2,500 people in the United States of which approximately 1,400 were Bahamians migrant workers, becoming the second deadliest hurricane in the history of the United States, behind only the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. To this day, it remains the deadliest hurricane to ever strike the Bahamas.

Book The Journal of Geography

Download or read book The Journal of Geography written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Voyages and Works of John Davis  the Navigator

Download or read book The Voyages and Works of John Davis the Navigator written by John Davis and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Foreign Quarterly Review

Download or read book The Foreign Quarterly Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Church School Journal

Download or read book The Church School Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929

Download or read book The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 written by Wayne Neely and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929, also known as the Great Andros Island Hurricane of 1929, was the only major hurricane during the very inactive 1929 North Atlantic hurricane season. The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 was perhaps one of the greatest and deadliest hurricanes to impact the Bahamas and is often regarded as the greatest Bahamian hurricane of the twentieth century. It was the only storm on record to last for three consecutive days over the Bahamas, with pounding torrential rainfall and strong, gusty winds. The storm killed 134 persons in the Bahamas, mostly mariners and sponge fishermen, as it directly hit the islands of Nassau and Andros. This thoroughly researched history considers this intense storm and its aftermath, offering an exploration of an important historical weather event that has been neglected in previous study. Also included is a harrowing account of a dog called Speak Your Mind who rescued a sponge fisherman at sea. Through unique historical photographs of actual damage, author and veteran meteorologist Wayne Neely shows the widespread devastation left in the wake of this tremendous storm. Drawing upon many newspaper accounts, ship reports, and Family Island Commissioners reports from throughout the Bahamas, the author provides a fascinating glimpse of this hurricane and the devastation it caused the Bahamas.

Book A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels     in Europe  Asia  Africa and America      Also the Manners and Customs of the Several Inhabitants

Download or read book A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels in Europe Asia Africa and America Also the Manners and Customs of the Several Inhabitants written by and published by . This book was released on 1745 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Download or read book The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus written by Washington Irving and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: