New Historical Atlas and General History
Author: Labberton
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 316
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Author: Labberton
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Derek Hayes
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781553652052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.
Author: Eric Homberger
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2005-07
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0805078428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis rich selection of maps, drawings and charts offers a new perspective on the growth of New York, and provides a vivid history of the city.
Author: Derek Hayes
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781926812571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing, the BC Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, and the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. Over 900 maps tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province. When gold was discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia, the interior of the province was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by fur traders. Thirteen years later, British Columbia became a province of Canada, and a transcontinental railway was built to connect the land west of the Rocky Mountains with the rest of the country. The efforts of these explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and railway builders involved the production of maps that showed what they had found and what they proposed to do -- the plans and the strategies that created the province we know today. Master map historian Derek Hayes continues his renowned Historical Atlas Series with a richly rewarding treasure trove, bringing to light the dramatic history of British Columbia. Ranging from maps by early Aboriginal inhabitants and by the Europeans who arrived to explore and exploit the province's vast resource wealth -- to the maps drawn by those who, decades later, prepared for war, built dams and tracked murders -- the over 900 maps in this collection, two-thirds of which are published for the first time, reveal the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia. This is a history of both the dreams that came true and those that didn't -- yet all are part of the dramatic tale of the forging of Canada's western frontier.
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780870449703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Author: Colin McEvedy
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780140511284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of North America from the first appearance of man to 1870, with maps showing the development of native civilization, the arrival of European settlers, and the formative years of the U.S.
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780816042487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of the age of exploration includes short biographies of explorers and their accomplishments, and profiles of cultures such as the Japanese and Inca, and their response to foreign invaders.
Author: Karen Farrington
Publisher: Mercury Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781904668145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates the background of the Bible, not only re-telling the classic stories but looking at the latest archeological evidence to provide a thoroughly up-to-date account.
Author: Elie Barnavi
Publisher: Schocken
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780805241273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of the Jews spans more than two millenia and encompasses most parts of the globe--an extraordinary saga which is set forth pictorially in this comprehensive, and richly illustrated and designed volume. With hundreds of brilliantly detailed maps, photographs, and drawings, and chronologies and commentaries by leading experts, A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People is both an authoritative reference work and a sumptuous gift volume.
Author: Greville Stewart Parker Freeman-Grenville
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 294
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes 115 two-color maps, accompanied by clear, concise text, providing a stunning and intriguing visual overview of the Middle East spanning the period from 2050 B.C. to the present.