West Over the Seas to the Orient
West Over the Seas to the Orient

Author: Betty Ravenholt

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2009-12

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1426918704

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When Ansgar and Kristine lost their Wisconsin farmstead to foreclosure in April of 1935, Albert Victor Ravenholt, the oldest of nine surviving children, stepped up and provided the family with invaluable resources. This biography tells the story of Albert's remarkable life beginning on a small Wisconsin dairy farm, to his travels abroad and his work as a writer and foreign correspondent in the Orient. West over the Seas to the Orient begins as Albert emerges from his boyhood a stellar student, and it details the journey of his fascinating career-attending Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa; working as a steward at the New York World's Fair; becoming chief cook on the MS Agra, a Swedish vessel bound for the Orient; working as a convoy leader for Red Cross trucks hauling medical supplies from Lashio on the Burma Road; and becoming a United Press war correspondent for China/Burma/India. Containing a detailed family history, many photographs, and copies of Albert's publications, this biography tells the story of a man who applied his remarkable talents to help the Ravenholt family escape poverty; a man who guided, intervened, and supported the developmental activities of his siblings.

Within the Four Seas
Within the Four Seas

Author: Joseph Needham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1136574697

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First published in 1969. Contains some of Joseph Needham's most significant essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Also included are some more personal thoughts stimulated by his own travels and experiences in China, including a number of poems. The book discusses the valuable social and intellectual influences which have flowed to Europe from South as well as East Asia, and suggests that the events of the twentieth century were a natural development of Chinese history, not a deviation from it.

West of the Mountains, East of the Sea
West of the Mountains, East of the Sea

Author: Brian Sibley

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 9780007312702

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Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback he will take you to the First Age of Middle-earth, many thousands of years before the events chronicled in The Lord of the Rings. This was the setting for the great War of the Jewels, as recounted in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown on the full-colour illustrated map which accompanies the book. The Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North is faithfully reproduced in full colour by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit film. The map is based on the original map by Christopher Tolkien. Embellished with heraldic emblems and dramatic scenes from The Silmarillion, it completes the trio of authorized Tolkien maps by John Howe which can be removed for reference or even for framing. Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.

The History of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan
The History of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan

Author: Jeongbo Shim

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-09-07

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 3031070445

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This monograph discusses the dispute in geographical naming of the sea between Korea and Japan, which has been a long-lasting issue in East Asia and beyond. The book covers the modern history of the dispute, reveals the origin of the names for the sea between Korea and Japan, and the historical change of the name on ancient maps of Korea, Japan, and the West, and tracks the naming trends of the East Sea in geography textbooks in the pre-modern and modern times. The book also contains suggestions for some tangible solutions for the issue. This book is a useful resource for students and scholars in the fields of political geography, historical geography, cartography, diplomatic history, international relations, politics, and other related disciplines. It also appeals to international experts in hydrographic organizations and the United Nations, and geography and history teachers. The book is also interesting for the general readers interested in the topic of geographical naming disputes.

East by Sea and West by Rail
East by Sea and West by Rail

Author: Cynthia Neal Rantoul

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-09-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1462037909

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Sailing off to the War of 1812, in a large ship wihis Salem buddies, Neal was destined for a life of adventure and intrigue. Captured a and put in Dartmoor Prison th many of for a year, he sacrificed some fingers when he failed to escape once and he paid the price! After he set out on numerous trips around the world in pursuit of riches in the Spice Trade and eventually became the Captain of his own ship. Later when he felt his ship was no longer profitable on the advice of his friend Senator Abraham Lincoln of Illinois he traveled west and visited short mining train routes before he sunk a small fortune in property down the future path of the Illinois Central Railroad that made him successful well before his time.

West Over the Seas to the Orient
West Over the Seas to the Orient

Author: Reimert Ravenholt

Publisher:

Published: 2013-08-02

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781491096284

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This book follows the exciting life and works of the adventurer, writer, and entrepreneur Albert Ravenholt

Bilbo's Last Song
Bilbo's Last Song

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0385752962

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Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind. Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.