The City of the Saints: Among the Mormons and Across the Rocky Mountains to California, Paperback - Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton was perhaps the most colorful British explorer of the 19th century. In 1860 he left England and his fiance to explore th...

Reducere. "Unfold a map of North America, " Keith Heyer Meldahl writes, "and the first thing to grab your eye is the bold shift between the Great Plains and ...

Reducere. Saddle up and ride the winding trails of the Sierra through the pages of this book. In the not so distant past, exploration and settlement of this ...

Reducere. This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordabl...

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This book examines the controversial role of the courts in the policymaking process and resolution of public policy conflicts by analyzing the liti...

Reducere. The Rocky Mountains are renowned for rugged grandeur, but the rivers flowing off the peaks are just as extraordinary in their beauty, nature, and a...

Reducere. The pottery industry was key for Burton-in-Lonsdale on the borders of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria for nearly three centuries until its demise...

Reducere. Over 1300 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are described and illustrated. Notes on origin of name, ecology...

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Reducere. What a story Fr. Pierre De Smet is mentioned in U.S. history books almost as a footnote, but there was in mid-19th century America no single person...

Reducere. About the AuthorGarret Romaine, an avid rockhound, fossil collector, and gem hunter, is the author of Gem Trails of Oregon, Gem Trails of Washingto...

Reducere. Each of California's Spanish and Mexican missions hard an image, a painting or statue, of its namesake saint. Where the original can be located, it...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Called by Plutarch 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors, ' Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the fir...

Novelist and traveller Jeremy Page takes a walk through the Lincolnshire fens and along the Norfolk coast, in search of something within himself, a...

For the first time, Anton Wagner's groundbreaking 1935 book that launched the study of Los Angeles as an urban metropolis is available in English.P...

An exhilarating, immersive journey into the Exclusion Zone of Chornobyl with the disaffected adventurers who illegally stalk its ruins.Publisher: P...

Reducere. Travel across America as Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer takes you on a tour of our country's great...

Reducere. "Everyone knows St. Francis but who is Clare? Kathleen Brady has made a deep dive into the Thirteenth Century to explore the lives of St. Francis o...

Reducere. 1859.War is coming.In the mounting tension all eyes turn west, to the Kingdom of Deseret. The Madman Orson Pratt's perfection of air-ship technolog...

Reducere. Humans have created art in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming for at least 3, 000 years. Journalist Bob Bahr examines why the rugged countryside o...

Reducere. Sit at the feet of Pope Francis as he preaches to you! This collection includes highlights of the Holy Father's homilies and addresses on Gospels t...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. The Eve Of The War 2. Horsell Common And The Heat Ray 3. The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine 4. Forever Autumn 5. Thunder Child CD 2...

Osborne Russell's thrilling lifetime of trapping and wilderness exploration makes for adventurous, eventful and highly readable autobiography. In t...

A description of the geography, geology, climate, productions of the country, and the numbers, manners, and customs of the natives.

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In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalis...

Reducere. This title focuses on major hazards to safety and interruption of production due to plant or processing hazards and how to balance safety concerns ...

Reducere. 'How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.'John Muir is k...

Reducere. "Journal of a Trapper" contains notes and extracts taken from Osborne Russell's journal during his time as a trapper in the Rocky Mountains between...

Reducere. These haunting tales from the high country include mysteries surrounding many well-known buildings and landmarks, some of which might be inhabited ...

Reducere. Travel author Horace Kephart discusses the culture of Appalachia he observed while living in a mountain cabin for several months at the start of th...

Publisher: Flatiron BooksAuthor(s): Steph JaggerIllustration(s): Includes one-color printed endpapersNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dime...

DescriptionMark Twain among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples is the first book-length study of the writer's evolving views regarding the ab...

DescriptionA new, full-colour guidebook for outdoor enthusiasts interested in exploring the dynamic and awe-inspiring peaks and trails of Vancouver...

Wilfred Thesiger, this century's greatest living explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia.