The Land Beyond The Mountains

Author : Janice Holt Giles
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0813108489

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The Land Beyond the Mountains by Janice Holt Giles Pdf

In her fourth novel of the Kentucky frontier, Giles combines her fascination for the past with her gift for storytelling. Had it not been for the loyalty of men like Giles's fictional hero, Major Cassius Cartwright, General James Wilkinson's 1783 attempt to create a Spanish empire in the West might have succeeded. Interwoven with the Spanish Conspiracy are tales of struggles with Indians, of the birth of a Green River Valley town, and of the two women Cass loves: Rachel, a gentle Quaker, and Tattie, a fiery waif he rescues from Philadelphia slums. Like Giles's earlier historical novels, The Land Beyond the Mountains is an engaging story of adventure and romance. First published in 1958, this reprint gives Giles fans another lively piece of Kentucky's frontier history. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life.

Author : Ray Crain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 0964114909

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The Land Beyond the Mountains by Ray Crain Pdf

Highly accurate account of the Indian Wars in the Ohio Valley beginning in 1764 at the end of the French & Indian War through 1786, the last battle fought by the Virginia Militia. In order to familiarize the reader with the period, the author has inserted special sections concerning the natural beauty of the area as it was in the mid seventeen hundreds, Indian life, customs & government, pioneer living in the Ohio country, early religious movements, etc. The book contains many biographical sketches of major participants in the Indian Wars including Kenton, Boone, Chief Little Turtle, John Johnson, General Logan, the Girty Brothers & others. One will find much of the "history" previously written by authors debunked in order to maintain accuracy. It is the belief of the author that in order for readers to retain what they read, each chapter should be an independent story. This is one uniqueness the book contains. Also available is SIMON KENTON: THE GREAT FRONTIERSMAN ($18.00). Much of the information was gleaned from the Lyman C. Draper manuscripts which are little-known facts of the old frontier. Coming soon is THE LONG GREEN VALLEY, a companion book to THE LAND BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS. This 350 page narrative covers the period from 1787-1843, ending when the last Indians left Ohio. Main Graphics, 113 North Main Street, Urbana, Ohio 43078 Phone 513-653-3334 Fax 513-652-2095 Price $35.00 Discount to Dealers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164617808

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Author : Richard S. Mackie
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774842464

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Trading Beyond the Mountains by Richard S. Mackie Pdf

During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the North West and Hudson�s Bay companies extended their operations beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. There they encountered a mild and forgiving climate and abundant natural resources and, with the aid of Native traders, branched out into farming, fishing, logging, and mining. Following its merger with the North West Company in 1821, the Hudson�s Bay Company set up its headquarters at Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River. From there, the company dominated much of the non-Native economy, sending out goods to markets in Hawaii, Sitka, and San Francisco. Trading Beyond the Mountains looks at the years of exploration between 1793 and 1843 leading to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America. Mackie examines the first stages of economic diversification in this fur trade region and its transformation into a dynamic and distinctive regional economy. He also documents the Hudson�s Bay Company�s employment of Native slaves and labourers in the North West coast region.

Author : Richmond Pearson Hobson
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015027929887

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Grass Beyond the Mountains by Richmond Pearson Hobson Pdf

Presents a colourful view of cattle ranching in central B.C.

Author : Janice Holt Giles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:9368100

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Author : Steve House
Publisher : Patagonia
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781938340055

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Beyond the Mountain by Steve House Pdf

What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it

Author : Leonid Iosifovich Shinkarev
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Siberia (Russia)
ISBN : UOM:39076005425769

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The Land Beyond the Mountains by Leonid Iosifovich Shinkarev Pdf

Covers all aspects, prehistory, industry, ecology, etc. with particular emphasis on the people and how they are living today.

Author : Steven Hammond,Gurney Norman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1893239713

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Looking Beyond the Mountains by Steven Hammond,Gurney Norman Pdf

"Labeled female at birth, Steven Hammond lived for 25 years as a female--a boy imprisoned in the trappings of a girl"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Francesca Gibbons
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008355104

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Beyond the Mountains (A Clock of Stars, Book 2) by Francesca Gibbons Pdf

The thrilling sequel to the best-selling middle-grade debut of Autumn 2020

Author : Sharon Kay Penman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101621752

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The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman Pdf

From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against Saladin's famous army. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer, is the land far beyond the sea. Baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in the early twelfth century, the kingdom defined an utterly new world, a land of blazing heat and a medley of cultures, a place where enemies were neighbors and neighbors became enemies. At the helm of this growing kingdom sits young Baldwin IV, an intelligent and courageous boy committed to the welfare and protection of his people. But despite Baldwin's dedication to his land, he is afflicted with leprosy at an early age and the threats against his power and his health nearly outweigh the risk of battle. As political deception scours the halls of the royal court, the Muslim army--led by the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin--is never far from the kingdom's doorstep, and there are only a handful Baldwin can trust, including the archbishop William of Tyre and Lord Balian d'Ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few able to maintain the peace. Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Kay Penman's latest novel brings a definitive period of history vividly alive with a tale of power and glory that will resonate with readers today.

Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593115008

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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Pdf

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book

Author : Drew A. Swanson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820353968

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Beyond the Mountains by Drew A. Swanson Pdf

Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. The region operated alternately as frontier, wilderness, rural hinterland, region of subsistence agriculture, bastion of yeoman farmers, and place to experiment with modernization. In these various takes on the southern mountains, scattered across time and space, both mountain residents and outsiders consistently believed that the region's environment made Appalachia distinctive, for better or worse. With chapters dedicated to microhistories focused on particular commodities, Drew A. Swanson builds upon recent Appalachian studies scholarship, emphasizing the diversity of a region so long considered a homogenous backwater. While Appalachia has a recognizable and real coherence rooted in folkways, agriculture, and politics (among other things), it is also a region of varied environments, people, and histories. These discrete stories are, however, linked through the power of conceptualizing nature and work together to reveal the ways in which ideas and uses of nature often created a sense of identity in Appalachia. Delving into the environmental history of the region reveals that Appalachian environments, rather than separating the mountains from the broader world, often served to connect the region to outside places.

Author : Emily Gerard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Romanies
ISBN : IND:30000094740259

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The Land Beyond the Forest by Emily Gerard Pdf

Author : Richmond P. Hobson
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400026623

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Grass Beyond the Mountains by Richmond P. Hobson Pdf

The first in a trilogy, Grass Beyond the Mountains is a story of discovery and endurance on North America's western frontier by three good old-fashioned cowboys. With laconic cowboy humor and the ease of a born writer, Richmond Hobson describes the life-and-death escapades, the funny and tragic incidents peopled with extraordinary frontier characters, in a true adventure that surpasses the most thrilling Wild West fiction. In the fall of 1934, three cowhands with a dream of owning a cattle ranch made their way from peaceful Wyoming to the harsh, uncharted territory of the British Columbian interior. In conditions as challenging as any encountered by the western frontier pioneers of a hundred years earlier, the three men and their equipment-laden horses conquered the tortuous miles over narrow passes and mountain summits, hewed their first cabin from virgin timber, and attempted to carve out a space for themselves on the unforgiving landscape. Gritty, fun, and endlessly entertaining, Hobson's story is sure to entertain country- and city-dwellers alike.