Rivertown

Author : Peter Hessler
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062028983

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River Town by Peter Hessler Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.

Author : Paul Stanton Kibel
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780262612197

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Rivertown by Paul Stanton Kibel Pdf

"Each case study in Rivertown considers the critical questions of who makes decisions about our urban rivers, who pays to implement these decisions, and who ultimately benefits or suffers from these decisions." --book cover.

Author : Alice Bradley Haven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : American fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433076087968

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The Gossips of Rivertown by Alice Bradley Haven Pdf

Author : Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Children
ISBN : WISC:89007380710

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The Double-runner Club, Or, The Lively Boys of Rivertown by Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber Pdf

Author : Ira Don Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Little Rock (Ark.)
ISBN : UVA:X000403623

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Story of a Rivertown by Ira Don Richards Pdf

Author : Keith Graham,Veita Jo Hampton,Stephan Emanuel Savoia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89067435297

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Glasgow, Story of a Missouri Rivertown by Keith Graham,Veita Jo Hampton,Stephan Emanuel Savoia Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Telecommunication
ISBN : MINN:31951P00297221W

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FCC Record by United States. Federal Communications Commission Pdf

Author : Jean Bunnell
Publisher : Walch Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 0825142814

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Living on Your Own by Jean Bunnell Pdf

Builds solid skills in finding the right job, choosing a place to live, managing expenses, and more Includes activities on the Internet for information about jobs and housing, electronic banking, and up-to-date health and nutrition information Features daily lesson plans, reproducibles, and answers to all activities See Living on Your Own student book

Author : Sam Calagione,Todd Alstrom,Jason Alstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781631592874

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Project Extreme Brewing by Sam Calagione,Todd Alstrom,Jason Alstrom Pdf

Learn to make extreme beer from Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Jason and Todd Alström of BeerAdvocate in Project Extreme Brewing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : UFL:31262071226400

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031862949

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Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (MN, WI), Cooperative Management Plan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Clesson S. Bush
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438440330

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Episodes from a Hudson River Town by Clesson S. Bush Pdf

The story of New Baltimore, New York, a small Hudson River town, and how outside pressures and local hard work have combined to forge a lasting community

Author : Bonnie Geisert
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547562193

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River Town by Bonnie Geisert Pdf

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, small towns sprouted up along the banks of America's rivers. Through a year of changing seasons the reader is transported to the days when people's livelihoods were directly connected to the river. The life of the townsfolk is shown to be an accumulation of events both large and small, from a joyous Halloween parade to the frozen river in winter to the threat of damaging springtime floods. Children and adults alike will pour over these pages of intricate etchings, noticing the changes and happenings of day-to-day, season-to-season life lived along a river. As they did in Prairie Town, the Geiserts have once again created a stunning tribute to small-town America as it once was and, to an extent, still remains today.

Author : Justin Endres
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781365317187

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Base Ball in a River Town by Justin Endres Pdf

Base Ball in a River Town seeks to answer how our national pastime started in New Albany. Who were its founders? Who got the ball rolling across the New Albany fields? The answers to these questions open a window into the past-the lively and booming post-Civil War New Albany. From steamships to railroads, the first team experienced the end of one era and the start of another. The growth of baseball in New Albany also mirrors the rise of baseball across the country. From its infancy to national past time in no time. Learn about the first pitch thrown at the first official game on September 29, 1866, and join that unbroken line of young Southern Indiana men and women who have embraced our national past-time.

Author : David Joseph
Publisher : Shook Up
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781936463060

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Exodus from the River Town by David Joseph Pdf