Exploring Camano Island
Author: Val Schroeder
Publisher: History & Guide
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781626193642
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A history and guide for Washington State's Camano Island"--
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Author: Jason Wordie
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2002-03-01
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9622095631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, Jason Wordie takes the reader on fifty tours through the urban and historic places of Hong Kong Island ranging from Central through Wan Chai, to Shau Kei Wan then to Shek O, along the south coast from Stanley to Aberdeen, completing a circuit of the Island through Pok Fu Lam, Kennedy Town to Sheung Wan. Each place is introduced with an essay that describes the area and the way it has changed, then the reader is taken on a walk around the area's streets with the important, interesting, curious and historically illuminating sites described and illustrated.
Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]
Author: William James Mills
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2003-12-11
Total Pages: 844
ISBN-13: 1576074234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
The Other Islands of New York City: A History and Guide (Third Edition)
Author: Sharon Seitz
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Published: 2011-06-06
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 1581578865
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A well-written and comprehensive tale . . . a lively history of the people and events that forged modern-day New York City.”—The Urban Audubon Experience a seldom-seen New York City with journalists and NYC natives Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller as they show you the 42 islands in this city’s diverse archipelago. Within the city’s boundaries there are dozens of islands—some famous, like Ellis, some infamous, like Rikers, and others forgotten, like North Brother, where Typhoid Mary spent nearly 30 years in confinement. While the spotlight often falls on the museums, trends, and restaurants of Manhattan, the city’s other islands have vivid and intriguing stories to tell. They offer the day-tripper everything from nature trails to military garrisons. This detailed guide and comprehensive history will give you a sense of how New York City’s politics, population, and landscape have evolved over the last several centuries through the prism of its islands. Full of practical information on how to reach each island, what you’ll see there, and colorful stories, facts, and legends, The Other Islands of New York City is much more than a travel guide.
Exploring the Other Island
Author: John Turner
Publisher: Harbor Electronic Pub
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781932916348
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A singularly effective guide. Inspired concept. Highly recommended " George Plimpton noted on the first edition of John Turner's classic guide to the natural world of Long Island. Now Turner, one of New York's most knowledgeable and eloquent naturalists, has produced a new edition, greatly expanded and thoroughly updated. With more than 80 photos by leading nature photographers and 24 line drawings by artist Maria T. Hoffman, the new edition offers a rich experience of the "Other" Long Island-the one far removed from the malls and highways, developments and office parks. It's remarkable that so much of the natural world remains to explore in this limited space that is also home to nearly eight million people (as well the native fauna Turner so affectionately describes). Turner discusses nearly 300 species of flora and fauna that call Long Island home-an abundance that is due in no small part to the island's unusually varied ecology. Exploring the Other Island offers 41 chapters and 14 additional essays divided by season. But it is also truly a guidebook. Each section concludes with notes on Where to see what has been discussed, and When. The Index of Species is a valuable reference. The Index of Locations lists a remarkable 116 local, county, state, and national parks and other destinations. If you find yourself, for example, in Caumsett State Park just turn to the Locations Index to discover what to look for. There are also four appendixes to guide you to further study.
Exploration and Discovery
Author: Walter Hazen
Publisher: Good Year Books
Published: 2004-05
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 1596470100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudents sail the high seas with lesser-known ancient seafarers as well as more famous explorers looking for an all-water route to Asia. Beginning in the mid-1400s and closing at the end the 17th century, this story of the Age of Exploration and Discovery is a tale of European nations racing to dominate world trade and foreign markets. It is a narrative that sustains student curiosity with interesting anecdotes and exciting details of the life and times-from the fear of mythical sea monsters to the fears of family left at home.
Jungle Adventure with Amit and Wendy
Author: Vyaan Vyas
Publisher: Perfect Writer Publishing
Published: 2024-10-22
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 936081458X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce upon a time, a body washed on a beach. It was of a girl. She lied there for 24 hours. She almost died, but then a boy came and rescued her. As she was regaining her consciousness she said in a feeble voice: H-hel-llo?"
Exploration and Exchange
Author: Jonathan Lamb
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780226468464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America
Author: Robin Inglis
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2008-04-02
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 0810864061
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands
Author: Max Quanchi
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005-10-18
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0810865289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.
