Primitive Travel and Transportation
Author: Otis Tufton Mason
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 357
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Primitive Travel and Transportation (Classic Reprint)
Author: Otis Tufton Mason
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-17
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9780266418054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Primitive Travel and Transportation The complete account of the human species acquiring the resources of nature and dominating and understanding her forces is the history of culture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Books and Travel
Author: Jennifer Laing
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Published: 2012-07-20
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1845413482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader's view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children's books, westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.
Premodern Travel in World History
Author: Stephen Gosch
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-12-12
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1134583702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing some of the greatest travellers in human history, this survey uses succinct accounts of the most epic journeys in the premodern world as lenses through which to examine the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange.
Paris To the Past
Author: Ina Caro
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2012-04-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0393343154
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“I’d rather go to France with Ina Caro than with Henry Adams or Henry James.”—Newsweek In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orléans to evoke the visions of Joan of Arc or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. “[An] enchanting travelogue” (Publishers Weekly), Paris to the Past has become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.
Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade
Author: Virginia Grace
Publisher: ASCSA
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780876616192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough this booklet is based on broken pottery found during the excavation of the Agora, the author ranges far beyond the confines of Athens in her discussion of the purpose and significance of different amphora types. Amphoras were used in the ancient world to transport various different types of products, including wine and oil. The author shows how chronological variations in shape and the geographical clues offered by stamped handles make amphoras a fascinating source of economic information. The booklet illustrates many different forms of amphora, all set into context by the well-written text.
Primitive Technology II
Author: David Wescott
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Published: 2001-08-20
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781586850982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Stone Age is the common denominator of mankind, and through experimental archeology—the relearning and replication of ancient skills—we take a step of discovery and understanding into this rich past. In this collection, drawn from the pages of the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, learn to create tools to fabricate more complex technologies; master the arts of the bow and arrow; build a shelter or fashion clothing from fibers or buckskin. Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills provides the guide to rediscovery of the skills and crafts that bind us all into this great human family.
How to Make Friends and Oppress People
Author: Vic Darkwood
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1466868848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo traveler to date has matched the intrepid 19th-century gentleman for his bravery, derring-do, and ability to make a perfect cup of tea in the most malarial of climes. But the sun has set on the golden age of exploration, and the records of these fearless, mustachioed adventurers have vanished from the shelves. In their place have appeared timorous travel guides written by authors who could hardly locate Rhodesia on a classroom globe let alone comment on the proper etiquette of an Italian duel. Now, with the publication of Vic Darkwood's How to Make Friends and Oppress People, at long last today's aspiring adventurers can avail themselves of the best of classic travel advice on such invaluable topics as: -Using Anthills as Ovens -Hunting Elephants and Hippos with a Javelin -Sleeping on a Billiard Table as a Means of Avoiding Vermin -Digging a Well with a Pointy Stick Fully illustrated with over 150 drawings and woodcuts, this inestimable collection of wisdom drawn from actual 19th- and early 20th-century guidebooks will prove essential to any traveler looking to enjoy his excursion abroad or hoping to avoid death at the hands of inhospitable natives.
Ancient Maya
Author: Arthur Demarest
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-12-09
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521592246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to eighth centuries. He provides a new explanation of the long-standing mystery of the ninth-century abandonment of most of the great rain forest cities. Finally, he draws lessons from the history of the Classic Maya cities for contemporary society and for the ongoing struggles and resurgence of the modern Maya peoples, who are now re-emerging from six centuries of oppression.
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Israel
Author: Josepha Sherman
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9780822530725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTakes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in Israel at the time of King Solomon, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
