Island Boy Photobook: The U.S. Virgin Islands

Island Boy Photobook: The U.S. Virgin Islands

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-09-17

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1312094702

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In the 1600s, Denmark established settlements on the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. They became known as the Danish West Indies. In the early days of World War I, the United States took a keen interest in the islands because of their location and the possibility they might fall under control of Germany. Denmark agreed to sell the islands to the United States and, on March 31, 1917, the Danish West Indies were officially transferred to the United States, becoming the U.S. Virgin Islands. This first of a series of Island Boy Photobooks presents a visual history of the U.S. Virgin Islands in 311 stunning photographs (267 in full color). This ""one of a kind"" book showcases the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John over a period of 115 years - from 1900 to 2014. The photos not only highlight the islands as they were but also as they are today, making this book a great souvenir for anyone who wants a keepsake of a treasured visit to the islands or a fulfilling lifetime there.


Island Boy Photobook: Pacific Island Tours

Island Boy Photobook: Pacific Island Tours

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-10-19

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1312474793

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For 35 years (1971 to 2006), Arnold was an auditor with the U.S. Department of the Interior. His office audited the revenues, expenditures, and operations of the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. From 1997 to 2001, Arnold also supervised Interior's audit office on the island of Guam. That office audited the finances of the Pacific islands that receive Federal grants. In this second in a series of Island Boy Photobooks, Arnold presents a visual tour of the Pacific islands with more than 340 stunning, full color photographs and 13 maps. This photobook includes stops in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Palau, and the Hawaiian island of Oahu. This photobook not only highlights the beauty of these islands, but it also contains short histories of the sometimes violent history of the islands. The photobook would be a great souvenir for anyone who wants a keepsake of a treasured visit to the Pacific islands or a ""wish list"" for a future visit.


Island Boy Photobook: My Life in Pictures 1

Island Boy Photobook: My Life in Pictures 1

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-11-20

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1312615796

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In a trio of Island Boy Photobooks subtitled ""My Life in Pictures,"" Arnold presents a visual history of his family and that of his wife, Helena. Through hundreds of family photos - most in full color - ""My Life in Pictures 1"" presents Arnold's and Helena's grandparents, parents, and other family members. The story continues through 70 years of family and island history, from 1910 to 1979. That period had its personal and community tragedies, including the fatal crashes of two jet airliners and a massive, but thankfully non-fatal, fire aboard a visiting cruise ship. The 1970s also had its happy events, including Arnold and Helena's wedding and the birth of their daughter, Selene. Future installments in the trilogy will focus on the 1980s and 1990s in ""My Life in Pictures 2"" and bring things up to date in the 21st Century in ""My Life in Pictures 3.""


Island Boy Photobook: Air and Space

Island Boy Photobook: Air and Space

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1329093143

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During business trips and family vacations over the years, Arnold has been able make repeated visits to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This addition to his series of "Island Boy Photobooks" takes you on a photographic visit to those shrines to mankind's adventures in air and space. With more than 700 full color photographs taken by Arnold and his brother Steven, this book catalogs the collection of the National Air and Space Museum and the historic exhibits at the Kennedy Space Center, showing how the displays have changed over the years. If you have any interest in aviation and spaceflight, this is a "must have" addition to you library.


The Ventures Essential Albums Discography

The Ventures Essential Albums Discography

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-02-07

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1312785829

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The Ventures are recognized as the most popular and successful instrumental rock and roll band in the world. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, the 50th anniversary of the band's formation by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. This book offers my suggestions for what I consider to be an ""essential albums collection"" of The Ventures' music. I limited the listings to albums (LPs, EPs, and CDs) released in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom that would provide a reasonably complete library of the almost 1,200 different songs recorded by The Ventures during their 55 years of existence to date (1959 to 2014). If you have all of these albums, you'll have virtually the entire recorded and officially-released library of The Ventures' music. Please note that this book contains album cover art, label information, and track list for each album listed. It does not include review commentary on the albums.


Island Boy Meets Island Girl: Our Life on the Rock

Island Boy Meets Island Girl: Our Life on the Rock

Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-02-24

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 136578102X

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Black & White Edition -- In the 1670s, a Dutch settler named Claudius van Beverhoudt arrived on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. He married a woman named Elizabeth deWindt and made St. Thomas his home. Arnold van Beverhoudt, Jr. is a direct 8th generation descendant of Claudius and Elizabeth. His paternal grandparents, Ernest and Elisa, were living on St. Thomas in 1917 when the Danish West Indies became the U.S. Virgin Islands. They eventually moved to Venezuela, but Arnold's father remained on St. Thomas, where he became an auto repairman and raised his family. This book presents - in words and photos - Arnold's memories of life growing up and eventually meeting his "Island Girl" Helena on the tiny Caribbean island that its residents affectionately call "the Rock." It's a story that's been over 340 years in the making.


The Photography Book

The Photography Book

Author: Editors of Phaidon Press

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Published: 1997-02-10

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0714836346

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An introduction to 500 photographers from the mid-19th century to today.


Abba-- Zappa

Abba-- Zappa

Author: Gijsbert Hanekroot

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789086901289

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"Gijsbert Hanekroot started his career as a rock music photographer in the late sixties. He has photographed nearly every performing pop singer or rock band all around the world. Most of his pictures where published in the Dutch rock magazine Oor. This book consists of a wide selection of these photographs, reintroducing us to the images of those stars that where great then, and maintaining their influence up untill now." "Designer Sybren Kuiper (-SYB-) and Gijsbert selected 286 black and white photographs. Sybren Kuiper created a unique design for the book. The books pages in various sizes is according to the original print versions of Hanekroot's photography. Beautifully printed in duo-tone. You will be immersed in a rare compilation of pictures: seventies rock photography as you never saw it before."--BOOK JACKET.


Vanished

Vanished

Author: Wil S. Hylton

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1101616253

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From a mesmerizing storyteller, the gripping search for a missing World War II crew, their bomber plane, and their legacy. In the fall of 1944, a massive American bomber carrying eleven men vanished over the Pacific islands of Palau, leaving a trail of mysteries. According to mission reports from the Army Air Forces, the plane crashed in shallow water—but when investigators went to find it, the wreckage wasn’t there. Witnesses saw the crew parachute to safety, yet the airmen were never seen again. Some of their relatives whispered that they had returned to the United States in secret and lived in hiding. But they never explained why. For sixty years, the U.S. government, the children of the missing airmen, and a maverick team of scientists and scuba divers searched the islands for clues. With every clue they found, the mystery only deepened. Now, in a spellbinding narrative, Wil S. Hylton weaves together the true story of the missing men, their final mission, the families they left behind, and the real reason their disappearance remained shrouded in secrecy for so long. This is a story of love, loss, sacrifice, and faith—of the undying hope among the families of the missing, and the relentless determination of scientists, explorers, archaeologists, and deep-sea divers to solve one of the enduring mysteries of World War II.


The Advocate

The Advocate

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2003-08-19

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.