Tales of the New England Coast
Tales of the New England Coast

Author: Frank Oppel

Publisher: Castle Books

Published: 2008-05-15

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780890098738

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Come along on a fascinating journey back to Turn of the Century New England; to Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Old York, the Great Shell Mounds of Damariscotta, Newport, Old Saybrook, Cuttyhunk and dozens of other areas. Reproduced with illustrations from the actual turn-of-the-century New England magazines in which they first appeared, these articles by the well-known authors of that era bring the magic of the New England Coast to life as no modern-day author can achieve. Sail on into “living” history with Tales of the New England Coast.

Shamans and Kushtakas
Shamans and Kushtakas

Author: Mary Giraudo Beck

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2003-06-01

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0882409719

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Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit as well as see into the future. In his struggles to protect his people, he fought the kushtaka an evil spirit being who was half human and half land hotter for the souls of dying persons. Theirs was a battle between the forces of good and evil, and today it remains a cornerstone in Tlingit and Haida mythology. Mary Giraudo Beck provides a powerful mix of history, legend, and adventure to dramatize the values and traditions of Tlingit and Haida societies. The heroic and wondrous incidents in these stories transcend time and culture and, as tales of myth and magic, provide compelling reading for young and old alike.

Tales from the Left Coast
Tales from the Left Coast

Author: James Hirsen

Publisher: Forum Books

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0307421732

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When Barbra Streisand sends Dick Gephardt a personal fax, it makes headline news. When international relations expert Sean Penn leads his own "tour of peace" in Baghdad, every news desk across the country reports it. It's no secret that Hollywood has a leftward tilt when it comes to politics. But what the celebrity-fawning media fail to show is how Hollywood's liberal bias affects actors, movies, and even public policy. In Tales from the Left Coast, author and political commentator James Hirsen digs deep into the liberal underbelly of Hollywood to reveal how biased politics have corrupted the entire entertainment industry. Through extensive research and scores of interviews, Hirsen uncovers some of the most ridiculous, infuriating, and damning political stunts pulled by celebrities of yesterday and today, and he traces the tangled web of influence the Hollywood elite have over politicians in Washington, D.C.

Coast Tales
Coast Tales

Author: Larry Hobbs

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-22

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781096417873

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Recognized by the Georgia Press Association as among the state's best features/lifestyle columns, Larry Hobbs' weekly take on the fascinating history of Coastal Georgia's Golden Isles has become a reader favorite in The Brunswick News. In this compendium of the first year's worth of History columns, readers can acquire further insight into the region's storied past. Learn about the real-life folks who inspired a best-selling historical romance trilogy, discover the source behind the U.S.S. Constitution's nickname as "Old Ironsides," and get to know the men and women who fought World War II from the homefront at a shipyard on the Brunswick River. These and many more stories are covered in a casual, fact-filled style. It is all inside this followup to Hobbs' little book with the big title: A Historical Crash Course on Coastal Georgia and the Golden Isles. Also, there just might be a ghost story or two inside Coast Tales.

Florida Nature Coast
Florida Nature Coast

Author: W. Horace Carter

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company (NC)

Published: 1993-04

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780937866405

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About early settlers & today's wildlife & fishermen on the Florida West Coast.

Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast
Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast

Author: Charles Colcock Jones

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0820343552

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In 1888, Charles Colcock Jones Jr. published the first collection of folk narratives from the Gullah-speaking people of the South Atlantic coast, tales he heard black servants exchange on his family's rice and cotton plantation. It has been out of print and largely unavailable until now. Jones saw the stories as a coastal variation of Joel Chandler Harris's inland dialect tales and sought to preserve their unique language and character. Through Jones' rendering of the sound and syntax of nineteenth-century Gullah, the lively stories describe the adventures and mishaps of such characters as "Buh Rabbit," "Buh Ban-Yad Rooster," and other animals. The tales range from the humorous to the instructional and include stories of the "sperits," Daddy Jupiter's "vision," a dying bullfrog's last wish, and others about how "buh rabbit gained sense" and "why the turkey buzzard won't eat crabs."

Tales of the Malayan Coast
Tales of the Malayan Coast

Author: Rounsevelle Wildman

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Tales of the Malayan Coast is a well-written and vivid depiction of Consul General Rounsevelle Wildman's travels through the Malay peninsula. Contents: "Baboo's Good Tiger9 Baboo's Pirates28 How we Played Robinson Crusoe47 The Sarong66 The Kris74 The White Rajah of Borneo81 Amok!101 Lepas's Revenge130 King Solomon's Mines147 Busuk181 A Crocodile Hunt200 A New Year's Day in Malaya219 In the Burst of the Southwest Monsoon230 A Pig Hunt on Mount Ophir254 In the Court of Johore270 In the Golden Chersonese293 A Fight with Illanum Pirates."

Ferry Tales
Ferry Tales

Author: Phillip Vannini

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-04-23

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1136486135

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The purpose of this rich and innovatively presented ethnography is to explore mobility, sense of place and time on the British Columbia coast. On the basis of almost 400 interviews with ferry passengers and over 250 ferry journeys, the author narrates and reflects on the performance of travel and on the consequences of ferry-dependence on island and coastal communities. Ferry Tales inaugurates a new series entitled Innovative Ethnographies for Routledge (innovativeethnographies.net). The purpose of this hypermedia book series is to use digital technologies to capture a richer, multimodal view of social life than was otherwise done in the classic, print-based tradition of ethnography, while maintaining the traditional strengths of classic, ethnographic analysis. Visit the book's website at ferrytales.innovativeethnographies.net

Texas Gulf Coast Stories
Texas Gulf Coast Stories

Author: C. Herndon Williams

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-12-03

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1614232466

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The middle Texas coast, known locally as the Coast Bend, is an area filled with fascinating stories. From as early as the days of de Vaca and La Salle, the Coastal Bend has been a site of early exploration, bloody conflicts, legendary shipwrecks and even a buried treasure or two. However, much of the true history has remained unknown, misunderstood and even hidden. For years, local historian C. Herndon Williams has shared his fascinating discoveries of the area's early stories through his weekly column, "Coastal Bend Chronicle." Now he has selected some of his favorites in Texas Gulf Coast Stories. Join Williams as he explores the days of early settlement and European contact, Karankawa and Tonkawa legends and the Coastal Bend's tallest of tall tales.