Download or read book Journey in North America 1831 written by Sándor Bölöni Farkas and published by Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio. This book was released on 1978 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cabot written by Robin S. Doak and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the English explorer who set sail for Asia and eventually discovered Newfoundland. Chronicles the life of explorer John Cabot, describing his expeditions to the Orient and Newfoundland.
Download or read book Report on a Journey to the Western States of North America and a Stay of Several Years Along the Missouri during the Years 1824 25 26 and 1827 written by Gottfried Duden and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's intent was to promote and describe the midwest, specifically Missouri. His audience was the people of his native Germany.
Download or read book Journey to the United States of North America Viaje a los Estados Unidos del Norte de Am rica written by Lorenzo de Zavala and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in Paris in 1834, Journey to the United States of America / Viaje a los Estados Unidos del Norte América, by Lorenzo de Zavala, is an elegantly written travel narrative that maps de Zavala's journey through the United States during his exile from Mexico in 1830. Embracing U.S., Texas, and Mexican history; early ethnography; geography; and political philosophy, de Zavala outlines the cultural and political institutions of Jacksonian America and post-independence Mexico. de Zavala's commentary rivals Alex de Tocqueville's classic travel narrative, Democracy in America, which was published in Paris one year after de Zavala's. The narrative presents the first account of U.S. political culture from a Mexican point of view and constructs the first comparative political and historical framework for the relationship between Mexico and the United States. In passionate prose, de Zavala argues for the incorporation of the true democratic ideals of the enlightenment in the fledgling Republic of Texas. He hoped Texas would meld the best of both Mexican and American cultures. de Zavala believed that if his colleagues who helped frame the Texas Constitution understood the complexities of democracy and the ideals that their state could achieve through a liberal, federal government that gave equal rights to all of its constituents: Native Americans, Mexicans, Euro-Americans, and free African Americans. The original text is accompanied by eight pages of maps and historical photos, John-Michael Rivera's critical introduction, and an English translation based upon Wallace Woolsey's deft translation, expanded and revised for the purposes of this volume.
Download or read book Journey in North America written by Joseph John Gurney and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devout Quaker and baker travels through the Mid-Atlantic and New England, with a few short jaunts into Southern states; he is mostly concerned with religious matters and politics as they relate to religious belief (namely, slavery).
Download or read book A Journey Into the Ocean written by Rebecca L. Johnson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes readers on a journey into the ocean, showing examples of how the animals and plants of the ocean are connected and dependent on each other and the ocean's saltwater environment.
Download or read book A Journey in North America Containing a Survey of the Countries Watered by the Mississippi Ohio Missouri and Other Affluing Rivers written by Georges-Henri-Victor Collot and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travel North America written by Pavia Rosati and published by Hardie Grant Books. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where to go next in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean? Look no further than this stunning new book from the founders of travel website Fathom--it has all the answers The future of travel is set to keep us closer to home, encourage us to slow down, expand our minds and bring us closer to nature. Following the success of their first book Travel Anywhere, Fathom's latest book Travel North America pays homage to the stories, histories, landscapes and cultures of the vast and diverse North American continent. Tapping into a treasure trove of time-tested recommendations (both classic and little-known) and a network of interesting people (chefs, novelists, designers, innkeepers, musicians), Fathom's founders Jeralyn Gerba and Pavia Rosati provide inspiration and practical trip-planning advice for modern travelers looking to rediscover North America in the wake of the coronavirus. With a focus on the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, Travel North America includes chapters such as "Brave New World--The post-pandemic travel mindset", "Follow Nature's Lead", "Second Cities Take First Place", "Road Tripping" and "Giving Back--Humanitarian travel in North America'. Presented in a beautifully designed package, Travel North America will show you that now has never been a better time to plan your next vacation, not too far from home.
Download or read book A Journey Into an Estuary written by Rebecca L. Johnson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes readers on a walk at a sheltered bay, showing examples of how the animals and plants of estuaries are connected and dependent on each other and the estuary's mix of fresh and salt water.
Download or read book In Search of Ancient North America written by Heather Pringle and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1996-04-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost unimaginably immense, North America stretches from a fewdegrees short of the North Pole to a few degrees shy of theequator. Archaeologists are now racing to unravel the mysteriouspast of the forgotten peoples who once inhabited this sprawlingland. In Search of Ancient North America explores many of thesescientists' most fascinating findings as Heather Pringle chroniclesher journeys among the ancient sites of Canada and the UnitedStates. Her enthralling voyage of discovery uncovers the richnessof now-vanished cultures and illuminates the intriguing world ofarchaeology itself. Journeying from the mosquito-infested forests of the far north tothe bleak deserts of the American Southwest, Pringle accompaniesleading archaeologists and their crews into the field. At theBluefish Caves in the northern Yukon, Jacques Cinq-Mars chases downclues to an Ice Age mystery; at the "immense geometric riddle" thatis Hopeton Earthworks, Mark Lynott scours the countryside forvestiges of ancient village life; in the thorny wilderness of theLower Pecos, Solveig Turpin deciphers the enigmatic rock artpainted more than 3,000 years ago. What emerges from Pringle's accounts are surprising portraits oflong-lost cultures--the rapacious mariners of southern Californiawho nearly wiped out one of the world's most productive ecosystems;the wealthy nobles of British Columbia who wore salmon-skin shoesand counted their wealth in bottles of salmon oil; the powerfullords of the Mississippi River who won the adoration of theirfollowers with a mysterious medicinal tonic. Equally intriguing arethe controversial new theories that the author presents on a hostof subjects, from the origins of art and hallucinogenic drugs tothe rise of private property, the identities of the earliest NewWorld migrants, and the astonishing extent of trade in prehistoricNorth America. Complemented by superb color and black-and-white photographs, InSearch of Ancient North America blends incisive science journalismwith evocative travel writing to bring the latest archaeologicalfindings and interpretations to light. Delving into the previouslyunmined saga of this vast continent's lost and extinct cultures,this captivating book is a thrilling invitation to endlessdiscovery. "Drawing on some of the latest archaeological research, Pringle'sbook is vivid, witty, and responsible in a field too often filledby cranks and bores. All who are curious about life in NorthAmerica before the European invasion will find the book astimulating introduction." -- Ronald Wright author of StolenContinents "In Search of Ancient North America brings the distant past muchcloser and its inhabitants almost become neighbors to us onceagain. A first-rate examination of the mystery and fascination ofmodern archaeological research in North America." -- Farley Mowatauthor of The People of the Deer "Captures the essence of what archaeologists are learning aboutNorth American prehistory. The book is a pleasure to read and willinspire a new awareness of the importance of the history of NorthAmerica prior to European contact." -- Bruce Trigger author of TheChildren of Aataentsic
Download or read book Abroad at Home written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book takes you on a trip around the United States and Canada. Presenting experiences in villages, neighborhoods, and regions that cover the breadth of North America's great global diversity - Chinatowns and Little Italys, of course, but also Polish, German, French, Russian, and Japanese enclaves - as well as landscapes that make you think you could very well be in New Zealand or Provence or Tuscany.
Download or read book Sacred Places in North America written by Courtney Milne and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1999-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the 1990 autumn equinox, Courtney Milne climbed into the bucket of a hydraulic lift and was hoisted forty feet into the air beside the Big Horn Medicine Wheel in northern Wyoming. From that perspective, it seemed to him as though the Big Horn wheel linked the distant plains with the heavens. And so, the wheel became the starting point of his photographic journey as he followed each spoke across the continent in search of sacred landscapes.
Download or read book A Journey Into a Wetland written by Rebecca L. Johnson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes readers on a walk in a swamp, showing examples of how the animals and plants of wetlands are connected and dependent on each other and the wetland's watery environment.
Download or read book American Nations written by Colin Woodard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West, to Yankeedom to El Norte, Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today, with results that can be seen in the composition of the U.S. Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of any hotly contested election in our history.
Download or read book All Aboard written by Jim Loomis and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive guide to North American train travel, complete with booking procedures, on-board etiquette, maps, floor plans for typical coach and sleeping cars, and more. This new edition reflects all the recent changes at Amtrak, North America's largest passenger rail system.
Download or read book Turtle Island written by Eldon Yellowhorn and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time. A wide variety of topics are featured, from the animals that came and disappeared over time, to what people ate, how they expressed themselves through art, and how they adapted to their surroundings. The importance of story-telling among the Native peoples is always present to shed light on how they explained their world. The end of the book takes us to modern times when the story of the Native peoples is both tragic and hopeful.
Download or read book Breaking the Limit written by Karen Larsen and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2004-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: reaking the Limit is one woman's account of riding her motorcycle from New Jersey to Alaska and back. Realizing that years of work and travel in other people's countries made her a stranger in her own, and with an invitation to meet her biological father for the first time, Karen Larsen set out on a fifteen-thousand-mile trip with nothing but her motorcycle and the barest of essentials. Larsen's journey tests the limits of her own endurance, challenges her long-held beliefs and values, and asks what it means to belong to a family. Through the the fields of Iowa and the deserts of the Southwest, over the Rockies and across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Larsen confronts questions of femininity, family, independence, and personal identity. Her journey speaks to the immense space and over-whelming beauty of North America, as well as to the diversity and vitality of the people she meets along the way. Breaking the Limit invites you to join her as she braces against the wind, trades security for freedom, sacrifices stability for motion, and opens herself up to the vast canopy of a continent.
