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Author : Melissa L. Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1956413057
Melissa Cook shares her Alaska adventures, joys, struggles, and daily life in the Last Frontier with heart-pounding excitement and humor.
Author : Grey Owl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-25
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 9791222411446
In 'The Men of the Last Frontier, ' a captivating tale of courage, resilience, and adventure, you'll step into the boots of the unsung heroes who conquered the untamed wilds of the Canadian frontier. This book is a thrilling tribute to the indomitable spirit of the men who carved out a life in one of the world's harshest and most unforgiving landscapes. Journey through rugged mountains, vast forests, and icy rivers as you follow these men in their quest for survival and success. Written with gripping detail, this book offers a front-row seat to their heart-pounding encounters with nature's raw power, including battles with wild animals and the merciless elements. 'The Men of the Last Frontier' is more than just an adventure story; it's a testament to the human will and the enduring connection between humanity and the wild. Through tales of trappers, hunters, and homesteaders, this book delves into the essence of what it means to be truly self-reliant in the midst of boundless wilderness. As you turn the pages of this enthralling narrative, you'll be transported to an era where men lived by their wits and grit, and where life was an unending challenge. This is a story of triumph, of the indomitable spirit, and of the lasting legacy these remarkable men left on the untamed land. 'The Men of the Last Frontier' is a timeless classic, inviting you to explore the triumphs and tribulations of the men who dared to venture into the last frontiers of the great North. It's a thrilling and evocative read that will leave you in awe of the human spirit and inspire you to embrace the call of the wild.
Author : Julia Assante
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781608681600
"An exploration of the afterlife and communication with the dead. Author's career has included being both a professional psychic and a professional scholar. Addresses questions about God, heaven, and hell and gives evidence for existence beyond death. Explores historical accounts, religious scholarship, near-death experiences, and after-death communication"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Grey Owl
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446547250
“The Men of the Last Frontier” is a 1922 work by Grey Owl. Part memoir, part chronicle of the vanishing Canadian wilderness, and part collection First Nations lore and stories. His first book, “The Men of the Last Frontier” is an impassioned cry for the conservation of the natural world that is as poignent now as when first published. Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888–1938), also known as Grey Owl, was a British-born Canadian fur trapper, conservationist, and writer. In life, he pretended to be a First Nations person, but it was later discovered that he was in fact not Indigenous—revelations that greatly tarnished his reputation. Other notable works by this author include: “The Men of the Last Frontier”, “Pilgrims of the Wild”, and “Tales of an Empty Cabin”. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with specially curated introductory material.
Author : Karl S. Guthke
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501745874
The existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life has been a subject of debate since the dawn of recorded history. The Last Frontier, originally published in German in 1983 and now available in Helen Atkins's sensitive English translation, traces the development of the idea that Earth is not the only planet inhabited by intelligent beings, but that there might be a plurality or even an infinity of "worlds" with human or humanoid life. Focusing on the seventeenth to the twentieth century and taking into account theological, philosophical, scientific, popular, and literary writings from American, British, French, and German sources, Karl S. Guthke demonstrates the continuing importance of this question to the process of human self-definition.
Author : J.H. Croix
Publisher : J.H. Croix
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
3 standalone romances from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! If you like smoking hot romance with alpha men and sassy women, you’ll love this series! Take a visit to a small town filled with hot heroes & sassy heroines who bring them to their knees! This boxed set contains three full-length romances from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix – Take Me Home, Love At Last, and Just This Once. Take Me Home A Navy SEAL, a computer geek, an abandoned ski lodge, and Christmas right around the corner. Gage Hamilton. Smoldering, sexy and single. Entirely uninterested in anything resembling romance. His hot new neighbor is definitely not part of his plan. Marley Adams is waytoo distracting for Gage’s peace of mind. Control is the name of the game for an ex-military operative like Gage. Yet, he finds control hard to come by with Marley. In fact, he’d like nothing more than to get his hands on every inch of her. Just once and that might be enough. The last thing on Marley’s mind is romance. She’s returned home to Alaska and is busy trying to forget the past. Yet, the past comes knocking and puts her safety at risk. Gage will do anything to protect her. He never considered his own heart might be at risk. Love At Last A billionaire & a single mother? Uh, no. Not exactly meant to be together. Garrett Hamilton is the quintessential ladies man, a sexy, wealthy corporate lawyer whose work keeps him far too busy for romance. Delia Peters is a single mother who learned the hard way that lust often doesn’t translate to love. Love is the stuff of dreams, not real life. Garrett’s hoping an unplanned escape will refresh him. He didn’t count on Delia nearly bringing him to his knees. One kiss and he’s lost. A man whose career was built on his ability to spin any situation can’t spin this one. Delia has way too much to do to think about romance. Garrett may be H-O-T, but she doesn’t have time. Except time doesn’t seem to care what she thinks. Bad timing, the most improbable match ever, and then some should doom Garrett & Delia. There’s what we plan, and what happens. Sometimes it’s crazy. Just This Once Friends can’t be lovers, especially when one of them is best friends with the protective older brother. That’s the bad kind of complicated. The altar can kiss Becca Hamilton’s a**. She only had to be left right before a wedding once to learn her lesson. Aidan McNamara is dreamy—a tall, dark, sexy-as-h*ll Navy SEAL who tends to save the day so often it’s annoying. Of course, he just has to go and save Becca when she’s stranded on the side of the road. Cue the annoying. One scorching hot kiss on a rainy night, and Becca can’t ignore the spark that burns every time Aidan is near. So she gambles she can have just one night with him. Once is definitely not enough. Keywords: These stories are perfect for readers who love small town romance, hotshot firefighters, second chances, friends to lovers, smart sassy heroines, frenemies to lovers, hate to love, opposites attract, slow burn, surprise pregnancy, emotional romances with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and protective grumpy heroes. *All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels.
Author : V. V. Masterson
Publisher : University of Missouri
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : History
ISBN : 0826206689
History of the first railroad built across Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Author : David Weatherly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945950153
Author : Charles Haven Ladd Johnston
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547721475
The Heroes of the Last Frontier is a collection of biographies of valiant and daring adventurers, who were among the early settlers of the Wild West. These men were real scouts and trappers, for they lived in the wilds and had to know how to shoot a rifle; how to trap; and how to camp in whatever place night happened to overtake them. Biographies presented in this book are accurate histories of several important frontiersmen and heroes of the border. These stories are all true and are vouched for by early historians. Content: Daniel Morgan: The Famous Virginian Rifleman, and His Adventures with the Indian Bear James Harrod: Founder of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Famous Scout of the Frontier Robert McLellan: Pluckiest of the Early Pioneers Colonel Benjamin Logan: The Intrepid Fighter of the Kentucky Frontier George Rogers Clarke: Famous Leader of the Borderland of Kentucky John Slover: Scout under Crawford and Hero of Extraordinary Adventures Lewis Wetzel: Heroic Virginia Frontiersman and Implacable Enemy of the Redskins Samuel Colter: And His Wonderful Race for Life Meshack Browning: The Celebrated Bear Hunter of the Alleghanies "Bill" Bent: Hero of the Old Santa Fé Trail Thomas Eddie: The Last of the Old School Trappers Jim Bridger: Founder of Bridger, Wyoming, and Famous Indian Fighter "Old Bill" Williams: The Famous Log Rider of Colorado "Big Foot" Wallace: Noted Ranger on the Texan Frontier Captain Jack Hays: Famous Texan Ranger and Commander of Valiant Border Fighters Bill Hamilton: Famous Trapper, Trader, and Indian Fighter Uncle Job Witherspoon: And His Exciting Adventures with the Blackfeet Henry Shane: Heroic Scout of the plain of Teas Poor Jerry Lane: The Lost Trapper of Wyoming The Song of the Moose
Author : Daman Singh
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788185419176
The last frontier: people and forests in Mizoram details the relationship between the people and their environment, and between the environment and development. It is set in Mizoram, one of the seven states of the ecologically complex north-eastern region, a land where society and culture present a fascinating blend of tradition and modernity whose history and polity varies from that of most other parts of India. The book traces the environmental history of Mizoram, beginning in the nineteenth century, through colonial rule and into the post-Independence period. It examines the nature of biophysical resources and the influence of human activities on them. Finally, the management of forests by people and the state is analysed, including a detailed discussion on the system of shifting cultivation. Table of Contents: List of figures List of tables Foreword by Dr T N Khoshoo Preface Introduction: The last frontier Part I: An environmental history of Mizoram Chapter 1: The regime of village republics Settlement in the Lushai hills The supremacy of the village chief Forests: abode of the spirits Shifting cultivation or jhum The influence of people on their environment Parameters of resource use Chapter 2: British occupation of the Lushai Hills Compulsions for conquest Economic importance of the Lushai Hills Instruments of insulation The system of administration The new socio-religious order Ecological implications of political events Chapter 3: Forests and fields: colonial land use policy State control over forests The system of commercial extraction of forest produce Revenue from forests The traders’ lobby Game versus vermin The continuance of shifting cultivation New farming methods The drift of public policy Chapter 4: The creation of Mizoram The route to self rule A limited taste of freedom The struggle for Independence From Union Territory to State Isolation, alienation, and regionalism Public participation in governance Legitimizing shifting cultivation Forests for the people Implications for resource use Chapter 5: The roots of environmental change Religion Education Community relations Growth and distribution of population Occupational mobility Urbanization Land use policies Part II: Management of resources: between people and the State Chapter 6: Physiography, land cover, and land use Geomorphology Land forms Climate Soils Types of vegetation cover Land use Chapter 7: Forests, their form and features The extent of forests Basic characteristics The quality of forest resources The wood and bamboo balance Chapter 8: Keepers of the forest The existence of village forest reserves Norms governing village forests Changes in area of village forests Availability of forest produce Control by the village council Imperatives of local management Forests in the hands of the State The incidence of encroachment Regulating commercial use of forests Afforestation programmes Imperatives of governmental management Chapter 9: How shifting cultivation works The element of collectivity Community management of shifting cultivation Preferred sites for j humming Allotment of jhum plots Clearing the forest Burning Sowing Weeding Harvesting The element of uncertainty Chapter 10: The tenacity of shifting cultivation The village scenario The dependence on shifting cultivation The duration of jhum cycles Levels of productivity Chapter 11: The environmental impact of shifting cultivation The post-jhum ecosystem Effect on biodiversity Climatic change due to deforestation Floods in the plains The role of fire - Soil erosion and run-off Sustainability of productivity Myth, conjecture, and reality Chapter 12: The new land use policy · A review of past strategies · The old New Land Use Policy · The Jhum Control Project · Changes in the New Land Use Policy · The alternative to shifting cultivation Conclusion: People and forests in Mizoram Appendices 1. Reserved tree species in the Lushai Hills 2. Domestic animals killed by wild animals in the North Lushai Hills as reported by village writers 3. The Lushai Hills District (Jhumming) Regulation, 1954 4. The Mizo District (Forest) Act, 1954 5. Socio-economic data of Mizoram 6. Agricultural statistics 7. Distribution of slope categories for select river catchments 8. Physical characteristics of soils in Mizoram 9. Tree species found in major forest types 10. Nature of slopes used in shifting cultivation 11. Percentage shares of land use categories in Mizoram 12. General characteristics of vegetation cover in Mizoram 13. Vegetation cover by strata 14. Growing stock per hectare by strata 15. Percentage distribution of stems per hectare by diameter class 16. Major species contributing to basal area in each stratum 17. Wood and bamboo consumption 18. The existence of village forest reserves 19. Changes in the extent of village forest reserves 20. Availability of trees and bamboos for domestic use 21. Detection of offences committed in safety and supply reserves 22. Revenue from forests 23. Carrying capacity of land under shifting cultivation: Mampui and Sairep village (1962) 24. Jhum cycles in Mizoram 25. Shifting cultivation in sample villages 26. Pattern of secondary succession after jhumming at Burnihat 27. Soil and water losses due to shifting cultivation 28. Farming systems research by ICAR RCNEHR (Shillong) at Burnihat: 1976-89 29. Rice production in Mizoram 30. Promising crops for cultivation in the north-eastern region References Index List of figures 1. The location of Mizoram and the north-eastern region in India 2. Territories occupied by Mizo tribes before the British rule 3. The location of places mentioned in chapter 2 and chapter 3 4. Mizoram: geology 5. Mizoram: rivers 6. Mizoram: soil nutrient status 7. Mizoram: forest reserves List of tables Revenue obtained from the hill areas of Eastern Bengal and Assam, 1903-04 Receipts from forests of the Lushai hills district (in rupees, annas, paise) Number of wild animals killed for which rewards were paid: 1943-44 to 1947-48 Percentage of literacy by sea Percentage distribution of total main workers * (approximate estimate based on 1991 census) Area under different categories of slope The pattern of land use in Mizoram (1987-89) Average soil loss and affected area (estimated for five catchments) Extent of vegetation cover in Mizoram (1975-76) Land use and land cover by thematic mapping (1989) District-wise extent of forest (1987-89) The extent of forests by different sources The extent of vegetation cover by type Growing stock of trees and bamboo by strata Species diversity of strata The legal status of forest Family labour involved in clearing forest Gross village income by source in Hmunpui (1964-65) Output-input ratios of cultivation Early succession at Burnihat and Sesawng Coverage of the New Land Use Policy
Author : Alaska Magazine,Jill Shepherd
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493082681
Since 1935, Alaska magazine has charted the development of our biggest, most mysterious state. With compelling stories on such events as earthquakes, tidal waves, grizzly and polar bear attacks, the Russian influence, the Gold Rush, the Japanese invasion of the Aleutians during World War II, hunting and fishing, the lives of sourdoughs, village life, and much more, The Last Frontier truly captures the essence of our largest state. Other chapters include the tale of the Eskimo commercial pilot, flying villagers across the Arctic. Or the one about the young woman who conducted the 1940 census in the Interior by dog team. Or the story about the family who placed their automobile on a raft, hooked paddles to the axles, and steered their home-built paddle-wheeler down the Yukon River to the first road-whereupon they removed the car from the barge, and drove home to Nebraska.Other stories you won't want to miss in this book include: Don Sheldon's floatplane rescue of eight men from white water; the mystery of Klutuk, the beast of the tundra; how Julie Collins's sled dog saved her life; the trials and tribulations of a nurse running a hospital on the arctic coast in 1921; an Athabascan writer interviews her grandmother, a medicine woman; newsworthy events across the state and much, much more.
Author : Grey Owl
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459710016
In 1931 Grey Owl published his first book, The Men of the Last Frontier, a work that is part memoir, part history of the vanishing wilderness in Canada, and part compendium of animal and First Nations tales and lore. A passionate, compelling appeal for the protection and preservation of the natural environment pervades Grey Owls words and makes his literary debut still ring with great relevance in the 21st century. By the 1920s, Canadas outposts of adventure had been thrust farther and farther north to the remote margins of the country. Lumbermen, miners, and trappers invaded the primeval forests, seizing on natures wealth with soulless efficiency. Grey Owl himself fled before the assault as he witnessed his valleys polluted with sawmills, his hills dug up for hidden treasure, and wildlife, particularly his beloved beavers, exterminated for quick fortunes.
Author : Douglas C Myers
Publisher : Insightful Gains Unlimited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781123277906
Romancing the jewel that is wild Alaska. 'Pursuing Alaska's Untamed' is an action adventure digital book written by Alaskan adventurer, sport fisherman, and philosopher Doug C. Myers. The ebook provides a virtual trip to a guarded treasure that is wild Alaska. The ebook is written for the outdoor enthusiast. Various discovery episodes provide windows for the reader to view the magic in Alaska's wilderness pleasures. For some it provides the vicarious realization of an elusive dream. Digital color photos introduce each chapter adventure experience, and were taken on location at the time of each written narrative. Included are visits with Native friends at their subsistence fish camp on the edge of a designated 'wild and scenic' river located in Southwest Alaska. Also included are excursion trips to distant villages and river systems along the Bering Sea, Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and less remote Kenai Peninsula. From ancient privilege to the running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, from wildlife observations and confrontations to sport fishing highlights, the ebook is about Alaska's heart and soul - discovery. The book's contents include: Spirit of Adventure, Katmai's Other Eruption (Best and Worst of the Alaska Dream), Message of Goodnews (Promised Land), Seeking Subsistence (Ancient Privilege), River Wildlife Potpourri (Adventures of Father and Son), Streams of Dreams (Alaska Peninsula's Silver-Lining), Sourdough Legacy (Prospecting Heralded Herring), Island Extreme (Emerald Gem in Alaska's Gulf), Highway to Heaven (From Hope to Heaven's Gate), Dogged Determination (Heart and Soul of Alaska), Unity in Diversity (Winter's Allure and Summer's Prolific Embrace), Surviving the Surreal (Moose Twin's Torment), and A Last Frontier (Pleasure's Freedom Song). The 'Foreword' is authored by Colonel Norman D. Vaughan, adventurer-explorer, and member of the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition. A brief bio of his illustrious life is included. Recommended: 'I found passionate love for Alaska few could express so eloquently. The way you string words together gives powerful impressions.' - Eveline Horelle Dailey, Author - Free Lance Writer, Arizona 'While curled up with your book I felt like I left a bit of my heart in Alaska. Your skill as a wordsmith enabled me to again see and feel the land I love.' - Rachel Prine, Executive Assistant, Washington 'Your writing is so expressive - each chapter drew me in. I felt like I was really there.' - Lorraine Ellis Woolcock, Telecommunication, Alaska 'While reading your book I was enchanted and amazed.' The images spend time in my head as if I was seeing a movie. - Sra Olivia Ramirez, Hotel Owner, Colima, Mexico
Author : Pei-Te Lien,Professor of Political Science Pei-Te Lien,Instructor of Ethnic and Gender Studies and Political Science Nicole Filler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Asian American legislators
ISBN : 9780190077679
Women of color, including Asian Pacific American (APA) women, have made considerable inroads into elective office in the United States in recent years; in fact, their numbers have grown more rapidly than those of white women. Nonetheless, focusing only on success stories gives the false impression that racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression are not barriers for APA candidates to public office. It also detracts attention from the persistent and severe under-representation of all women and nonwhite men in elective office in the United States. In Contesting the Last Frontier, Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler examine the scope and significance of the rise of Asian Pacific Americans in US elective office over the past half-century. To help interpret the complex experiences of these political women and men situated at the intersection of race, gender, and other dimensions of marginalization, Lien and Filler adopt an intersectionality framework that puts women of color at the center of their analysis. They also draw on their own original dataset of APA electoral participation over the past 70 years, as well as in-depth interviews with elected officials. They examine APA candidates' trajectories to office, their divergent patterns of political socialization, the barriers and opportunities they face on the campaign trail, and how these elected officials enact their roles as representatives at local, state, and federal levels of government. In turn, they counter various tropes, including the model minority myth that suggests that Asian Americans have attained a level of success in education, work, and politics that precludes attention to racial discrimination. Importantly, the book also provides a look into how APA elected officials of various origins strive to serve the interests of the rapidly expanding and majority-immigrant population, especially those disadvantaged by the intersections of gender, ethnicity, and nativity. Ambitious and comprehensive, Contesting the Last Frontier fills an important gap in American electoral history and uncovers the lived experiences of APA women and men on the campaign trail and in elective office.
Author : William M. Bishop,Mimi Baula, Co-Author
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780359219032
This book is about the memoirs of a US Marine Veteran who was born in a small town in the hills of Asco, West Virginia to a coal mining family. The Bishop family was poor and went through the rations of World War II. After the war, he decided to join the US Marine Corps after his high school graduation and served in the Vietnam War. He retired after 20 years of military service and decided to help build the American Legion to further assist the veterans in Alaska. He continued to serve the veterans for 27 years all the way to the national level before he became a Presidential Appointment as a Liaison to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Washington DC. This is about the journey of Master Sergeant William M Bishop, USMC (Ret) which will take you through the lost generation when life was simple as he traversed his destiny with the purpose he was born to live. Experience being with him throughout the chapters of the book.