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"A guide to the best ghost towns of California. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to explore these sites, including maps, directions, history, and photos"--Provided by publisher.
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With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate...
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A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free—not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual...
Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free—not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual...
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How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries? That is the basic question local historians seek to answer. The answer is to be found in the sources of information that previous generations have left us. The records of parish, county, and diocesan administration, of the courts, of the national government, and of private estates, all have something to tell us about the history of the locality we are interested in. So...
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Invisible Ink Studio
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2023.
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English
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As I was researching my my book about wolves, I stumbled across the compelling story of Lobo, a legendary wolf, and Ernest Thompson Seton, the man hired to capture the cunning creature. This graphic novel, beautifully illustrated by Australian artist Daniel Becker, tells the tale of the historic encounter that transforms the wolf, the man, and America, forever.
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[Createspace Independent Publishing Platform]
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[2016]
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English
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"Explores our relationship with nature embodied by trees within the [Pacific Northwest] region, where trees resonate within our collective consciousness. Each chapter resurrects the story of a real tree held sacred by communities in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California ... [and] answers the basic question: What is the nature of relationship with this tree and what is the result? The author's keen observation and telling of...
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Publisher Annotation: A lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind—until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating. Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydia’s town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days—a week when Henley...
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Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and...
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