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Elberton, Georgia, chartered in 1803 and chosen as the seat of Elbert County, earned fame as the "Granite Capital of the World" with an industry that dates back to the late 19th century. Along with the pioneering residents who first settled the area and...

From Plotzk to Boston is an American women's biography by Mary Antin., Mary Antin's vivid description of all she and her dear ones went through, enables us to see almost with our own eyes how the invasion of America appears to the impecunious invader....

Author: Conradin PernerISBN-10: 1524571881ISBN-13: 9781524571887Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2017Pages: 814Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.80dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 04/23/2018

"Scrambles amongst the Alps" from Edward Whymper. British illustrator, climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 (1840-1911).Author: The Perfect Library, Edward WhymperISBN-10: 1523224991ISBN-13: 9781523224999Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2016Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x...

Create a cherished keepsake of your favorite journey with this elegant and inspiring travel journal. Record your observations and insights, travel plans, accommodations, companions, memorable moments, interesting people met, and favorite sights, meals, and adventures. Includes packing and travel tips, conversion charts, a point...

Create a cherished keepsake of your favorite journey with this elegant and inspiring travel journal. Record your observations and insights, travel plans, accommodations, companions, memorable moments, interesting people met, and favorite sights, meals, and adventures. Includes packing and travel tips, conversion charts, a point...

Create a cherished keepsake of your favorite journey with this elegant and inspiring travel journal. Record your observations and insights, travel plans, accommodations, companions, memorable moments, interesting people met, and favorite sights, meals, and adventures. Includes packing and travel tips, conversion charts, a point...

Create a cherished keepsake of your favorite journey with this elegant and inspiring travel journal. Record your observations and insights, travel plans, accommodations, companions, memorable moments, interesting people met, and favorite sights, meals, and adventures. Includes packing and travel tips, conversion charts, a point...

Safer Journeys and Happier Holidays in FranceAuthor: Christopher Anthony MaldenISBN-10: 1512381675ISBN-13: 9781512381672Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2015Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d

A chance sailing trip with a friend from work led me to wonder if I could learn to sail. After all, I'm a woman, and the sailing world seems to favor men. I am not athletic; I didn't grow up in a family where...

Mexico City has always been a seat of empire. With its grandiose pretensions, sheer swagger, and staggering proportions, it gives the impression of power exercised over great time and distances. And yet this power has frequently been contested, lending the city a tough, battle-hardened...

A travel guide for single people wanting to see the world! We all have places we want to see, things we want to do and items we want to cross off our bucket list. Sure, it would be fun to do them with someone,...

The people of Waxahachie, Texas, have always been at the heart of a thriving community that was once the largest cotton-producing county in the nation. As county seat, Waxahachie burgeoned into a bustling center for business and education and carved out a unique niche...

An accessible guide to the ideas and technologies underlying such applications as GPS, Google Maps, Pok mon Go, ride-sharing, driverless cars, and drone surveillance.Billions of people around the globe use various applications of spatial computing daily--by using a ride-sharing app, GPS, the e911 system,...

"No one dies anymore in Vucciria. Time runs suspended in Purgatory, with a moth-colored rain that corrupts souls and stones the same way."--Giosu CalaciuraVucciria is the oldest and most famous market in Palermo. Long the living heart of Sicily's colorful capital, portrayed by masters...

Hidden Gems of America. Best of the Best Wines of America you never knew existed Informative, entertaining and interesting, Hidden Gems of America: Wineries and Vineyards 2019 is a unique compilation of American wineries and vineyards that produce high quality wines but are not...

This is an inspirational tale of one family's international achievement in the face of adversity. In 2014, the Mundell family embarked on a spectacular adventure. After introducing their children to the thrills of mountaineering, they ascended to the Mt. Everest Base Camp in Tibet....

"On the last leg of our flight back from Vietnam," writes the author of this scintillating collection, "I check my watch and do some fast math: twenty-eight hours since we left the hotel in Hoi An, three flights, five hours of dead time in...

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations...

We can never shake the back-to-school feeling that September brings. As predictable as the urge to hunker down in winter, then travel in the warmer months, the fall stirs up memories of sharp pencils and blank slates. Rather than dragging our heels reluctantly into...

As a seven-year-old boy, Jon Coile dreamed of spending the summer sailing Author of Evolution of an Xmas Letter the Atlantic. He just couldn't get his friends to cooperate. Coile grew up and spent time on the water, and in Adventures in the Ditch,...

Many of us dream of travelling the ancient Silk Route. This book takes you on a journey visiting the Silk Road countries of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. You will feel the intense heat, the chilling cold and the drenching rain for yourself as you...

After the death of her mother Sue was determined to never be an old person who said "I wish I had..." so in her 40s she quit her dream job, rented her house out and started exploring the world. She went to Botswana for...

Geography Education in the Digital World draws on theory and practice to provide a critical exploration of the role and practice of geography education within the digital world. It considers how living within a digital world influences teacher identity and professionalism and is changing...

History of Qatar. The Economy, The Politics, Government, People, Environment and Tourism. Great were among the best known kings who led warring armies in the 2,500 years before the birth of Christ. During the centuries of Greek and Roman domination, the gulf region was...

History of Uruguay, from Early Columbian times to the Conquest. 1811-20, The Great War, Artigas's Revolution, 1843-52, The Society, The Government, Economy, Culture, Tourism. URUGUAY WAS ONCE KNOWN as the "Switzerland of South America" as a result of its relative governmental stability, advanced level...

Early History and Culture of French Guiana. A Travel guide for Tourism. French Guiana's population is principally Creole (mixed descent), with minorities of metropolitan French, Haitians, Surinamese, Antilleans, Chinese, Brazilians, South Asians, and others. The principal languages spoken are French (official); Guianese Creole French;...

A Place More Void takes its name from a scene in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, wherein an elderly soothsayer has a final chance to warn Caesar about the Ides of March. Worried that he won't be able to deliver his message...

Author: Ute RitzenhofenISBN-10: 3422982388ISBN-13: 9783422982383Publisher: Deutscher KunstverlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2020Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbs

Do you dream of traveling around the world without dealing with airports and crowded flights?Do you have plans to travel overland by car, bicycle, horse, vespa or motorcycle but don't know where to start?What You Will Learn in this Book: ==> What kind of...

This booklet will show you how to get to San Lorenzo de El Escorial, just 65 km near Madrid, and spend a day there. It is the ideal destination to combine nature and history and your kids, if you have any, will love it...

Serendipity happens when people, places, time and events intersect and something inexplicably good emerges. Serendipity intrigues, as it brings good fortune. Those who embrace it are often considered idealistic and wishful, or even wacky. In We Built the Bridge, author Grace Fala makes serendipity...

My first six months in Thailand were frustrating. When I dreamt about retiring in Thailand, I thought that when I arrived, I would get my retirement visa, rent a condo, buy a vehicle, then spend my time exploring my new country, going to the...

This book features our favorite 20 outdoors trips in the Mid-Atlantic, including Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. The area offers over 300,000 acres of wilderness in a mere 2-4 hour drive from Washington D.C., with an unique variety of activities and beauties. Plan your...

From a palace to a mysterious tomb, The Masonic Tour Guide will take readers on an adventure from the must-see Wonders of the Masonic World, to the nearly unknown and almost impossible to find. Designed to challenge the seasoned traveler, and assist the apprentice,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

A road trip with two brothers, Mike and Pat Muri, heading to The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona while they share stories, anecdotes and fables about growing up and living in Montana of America during the last of the 20th and the beginning of...

Ghost stories from the Victorian seaside town of Eastbourne and it's surrounding areas. Local author, Tina Brown has led the Hastings Old Town ghost walk since 1993, and has now produced this book on the Ghostly tales from the Eastbourne area compiled from her...

In early 2015, Ultimate Book Of began reaching out to travel lovers. This is a collective book of travel stories, told by real travellers from around the globe.Author: Jake RyanISBN-10: 1326291521ISBN-13: 9781326291525Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2015Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.32d

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...

This second edition of Rodrick's Guide to Vermont Waterfalls, Cascades and Gorges, is a guide to over 280 natural features making it the most comprehensive waterfall, cascade and gorge guide in Vermont. You will find no-nonsense descriptions explaining each location (written and GPS) as...

Albanian communities have been in existence in Sicily for over 500 years. Albanians have been living in Sicily since the 15th century. They have preserved their language and and traditions that pre-date the arrival of the Ottomans in the Balkans. This volume is about...

Title: The Great Lone Land: a narrative of travel and adventure in the North-West of America ... With illustrations and route map. Second edition.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the...

The marketing landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, especially for tourism and hospitality practitioners. Marketing for these industries is now a multi-dimensional, collaborative venture driven by technological change and the growing demand for authentic co-created experiences.Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality provides students with...

Covers the latest developments in PNT technologies, including integrated satellite navigation, sensor systems, and civil applications Featuring sixty-four chapters that are divided into six parts, this two-volume work provides comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art in satellite-based position, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies and civilian...

Covers the latest developments in PNT technologies, including integrated satellite navigation, sensor systems, and civil applications Featuring sixty-four chapters that are divided into six parts, this two-volume work provides comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art in satellite-based position, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies and civilian...

A wide-ranging and knowledgeable guide to the history of radical geography in North America and beyond. Includes contributions from an international group of scholars Focuses on the centrality of place, spatial circulation and geographical scale in understanding the rise of radical geography and its...

An army officer and politician, Richard William Howard Vyse (1784-53) also made his mark as an Egyptologist. This three-volume work, published in 1840-2, has remained an instructive resource in Egyptology up to the present day. Adopting the style of a journal, with illustrations and...

Samuel Kneeland (1821-88), educated at Harvard and in Paris as a doctor, served as an army surgeon during the American Civil War. After the war, he returned to lecturing on physiology, and expanded his academic interests to zoology and to natural history in general....