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Author: Colin Duncan TaylorISBN-10: 1789015839ISBN-13: 9781789015836Publisher: Troubador PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2018Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d

Get a first-hand account and fascinating new details of the story behind The Finest Hours, the film portraying the harrowing rescue of the SS Pendleton in 1952.On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503-foot...

Four centuries ago, English explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611), commanding the yacht *Halve Maen* for the Dutch East India Company, sailed into a New World tidal estuary near the landmass the local Lenape Indians called the "island of many hills." The island was Manhattan, and...

An authentic account of the Titanic's disaster with mesmerizing first-hand account of survivors.***** "He led Mrs. Astor to the side of the ship and helped her to the life-boat to which she had been assigned. I saw that she was prostrated and said she...

Spanish explorer and historian PEDRO SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA (1532-1592) spent more than twenty years in Peru. During that time he collected what was, at the time of its writing in 1572, the most accurate history of Incan civilization. De Gamboa personally interviewed many Incas...

The waters of coastal Virginia swirl with tales both tragic and heroic. Join Virginia Beach native Alpheus Chewning as he recounts harrowing stories of storms at sea, loss of life and fortune and the heroism of the United States Life-Saving Service. Marvel at the...

From valiant rescues to sorrowful disasters, the eastern shore of Long Island is home to a riveting collection of maritime lore.Since the mid-1600s, eastern Long Island's shoals, sandbars and assorted submerged hazards have caused many an unlucky vessel to become shipwrecked. The frequency of...

"One of the most awful tragedies of modern times has visited Galveston. The city is in ruins, and the dead will number possibly 6,000. The wreck of Galveston was brought about by a tempest so terrible that no words can adequately describe its intensity,...

This one volume contains two pioneering works of outdoor adventure and study from celebrated naturalist John Tyndall. A physicist and educator by profession, Tyndall began visiting the Alps annually in 1849 to explore the glaciers: he climbed Mont Blanc several times, made the first...

Sir John Franklin's Narrative of the Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 recounts a hair-raising adventure of the "Golden Age of Discovery," the period from 1800 to 1847 when sailing ships from around the world feverishly searched for...

This book has the answers to all questions on what to do to get a visa to any country of your choice and what to do when you get there to avoid becoming illegal or stranded. Most foreign countries will give you a visa...

This book is a collection of trips that were taken with my family and friends. It is a random sampling of some of the trips we took over many years. It is a collection of journal entries that were recorded at the time of...

This book is a collection of trips that were taken with my family and friends. It is a random sampling of some of the trips we took over many years. It is a collection of journal entries that were recorded at the time of...

RV Camping 50 RV Tips To Make Your Trips Safe And Interesting Recreational vehicles (often shortened to RVs) are a brilliant, cost-effect means of travel; both for its own sake and for special occasions such as festivals, concerts and sporting events. Although the risk...

RV Lifestyle 50 Life Hacks On How To Live In A Car, Van Or RV If you find yourself in a situation in which you are living, either short or long term in your car, then this guide is for you. It includes advice...

Thousands flock to the beautiful coastline along Penobscot Bay every year, but the dark sea has often turned treacherous. Temperamental skies become stormy without notice; violent gales challenge even the most seasoned captains. Craggy rocks can be virtually invisible to oncoming vessels, like the...

Author: Benjamin D. Hill, Winfield S. NevinsISBN-10: 1540218562ISBN-13: 9781540218568Publisher: History Press Library EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2008Pages: 98Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this fun and funky coloring book that celebrates the beautiful and unique city of Asheville, NC. Nestled away in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Asheville is known far and wide as a happy and creative place to live and visit....

Here comes a coloring book that is seriously cute! Each spread features a colored animal pattern on the left, and a black and white version on the right. From the jungle treetops, to the ocean floor, there's a fabulous choice of animals to create...

Emily Grosholz weaves elements of philosophy, mathematics and the sciences into her experience of the social and natural world, to produce wise and cosmopolitan poetry of high lyricism. The Stars of Earth starts with new poems chronicling the months of a year lived and...

Humorous, entertaining and real air traveling tips that will help you next time you fly. A must travel guide before your flight. Whether you are a jetsetter who travels frequently or someone who has never been inside of an airport, this travel guide is...

Singing is the key to opening the mysteries of the Psalm writers' historic faith.Mysterious truths are from everlasting to everlasting. This means that singing the Psalms are full of power for living today's life. For navigating its complexities, for being the change in your...

Peanut Butter and Passports is a rollicking account of author Tom Gose's journeys to Hawaii, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland with an irreverent, "laugh out loud" and self-deprecating narrative. He describes the cultures and customs encountered as he tries to navigate...

Did you ever dream about setting sail on your own yacht and exploring the most beautiful spots on our blue planet? If you are toying with the idea of taking a temporary break from the daily grind or planning to sail away to paradise...

Journey into the world of international culture with artist Heather Valentin's City Girls Adult Coloring Book. Every page is full of Heather's most beloved ladies... Geishas, Belly Dancers and other gorgeous international beauties will take you on a global journey while relaxing and coloring...

COMPLETE CALISTHENICS GUIDE FOR RUNNERS will have you running at your best pace ever. Using no machinery, just your own bodyweight to work out you will achieve an incredible physique, boost your metabolism and become an amazing runner. From legs, back and chest, to...

Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. It was written in 1870-71 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first travel book The Innocents Abroad (1869). The book follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the...

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt...

A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and...

A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and...

Outlandish Scotland Journey is designed to guide Outlanderites to a variety of real-world places in Scotland: * Locations mentioned in Diana Gabaldon's first three novels (Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, and Voyager). * Scottish sites that inspired--or resemble--Diana's grandly-evocative, fictional location descriptions. * Scottish film...

Having a tough time travelling?Relax BUSINESS TRAVEL CAN BE FUN "Business travel has been my main activity for the past 45 years. I really never thought about it as "fun," but I must admit that, in his superb writing style, Robert Naggar has the...

It's the perpetual question: Are we there yet? We've probably asked and answered it countless times. But impatience can cloud the real question: Where are we right now? Are We There Yet? shows a way to turn travel into a spiritual practice.From the Gully...

Drive beyond the dusty provincial towns and the Chilean landscape is carpeted with 1?4 million acres of grapes that ripen perfectly in bright sunlight, warm days, and cool evenings. Labor, land, and grape prices are low, so Chilean wineries can make high quality wines...

One Sunday afternoon in a secluded valley in Normandy, Robert Dessaix chanced upon the castle where the 20th-century French writer Andre Gide spent his childhood. Recalling the excitement he felt when he first read Gide as a teenager, Dessaix sets off to recapture what...

This cookbook is different to most. Whilst some of the dishes will be familiar to you, many will not. Wherever possible, I sought to bring something different to these pages. The other way in which this book differs is that I am not a...

The Alhambra: Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. ROUGH draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written...

This book is designed to help travel agents like you, tap into a dual career opportunity that others can only dream about: Travel Writing as a Travel Agent. Truly, this is the ULTIMATE dual career. Writing about your travel passions and increasing travel sales...

You remember better when you're traveling because the new experience will only boost your brain health. As you meet new people and cultures, you learn. As you hear new languages, you absorb. And as you do new exciting adventures, you take risks. All these...

Andrea Granahan has served as a journalist on California's north coast for four decades. She describes the rural area she worked in as "QuirkUtopia" because of the varied and interesting people (and animals) she has met there. She revisits the roots of some of...

Most people who love to travel have a "bucket list" of places or events they would like to visit or attend. For fifty years one at the top of my personal list has been the 24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance Race in France....

Author: Mary Georgina Emma Dawson DamerISBN-10: 1535803398ISBN-13: 9781535803397Publisher: Gale and the British LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1841Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.67d

Author: Trailokyanatha MukhopadhyaISBN-10: 1535800399ISBN-13: 9781535800396Publisher: Gale and the British LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1889Pages: 420Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.86d

The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They host an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic era. Over a twelve-day...

The Labow Rules of Travel are not for everyone: carryon luggage only, money and passports must be stowed on your body, and you only make hotel reservations on the day of your arrival.These rules have, however, served Roz and her husband, Stanley, well since...

Lynn was settled only nine years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. It quickly became renowned for its shoe shops (or "ten footers"), and almost every family in town became involved in some way in the shoe-manufaturing process. Lynn's citizens have always...

It has been over 40 years since the trinity of Crisman, McCool, and Garyton united to become Portage, Indiana. Located 50 miles from downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, Portage Township has emerged as a growing residential, commercial, and industrial center. Portage...

McDonough County Historic Sites depicts a remarkable agricultural region steeped in 19th-century tradition and community spirit. Originally set aside by Congress for veterans of the War of 1812 as part of the Illinois Military Tract, the land that is now McDonough County was settled...

Once a small settlement at the junction of the Tittabawassee and Chippewa Rivers, Midland began as a humble community and grew to become a testament to industrialization. Settlers populated the city and ambitiously founded a tiny lumbering village, which soon developed into a regional...

The Morelands and Bryn Athyn brings the four communities of Bryn Athyn, Hatboro, and Lower and Upper Moreland townships into focus through many rare and unpublished photographs. Settled in the early 1700s and located on Old York Road, Hatboro was an early center of...