When The Achute Went Up

Author : William Alsup
Publisher : Yosemite Conservancy
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781951179083

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Missing in the Minarets by William Alsup Pdf

This riveting narrative details the mysterious disappearance of Peter Starr, a San Francisco attorney from a prominent family, who set off to climb alone in the rugged Minaret region of the Sierra Nevada in July 1933. Rigorous and thorough searches by some of the best climbers in the history of the range failed to locate him despite a number of promising clues. When all hope seemed gone and the last search party had left the Minarets, mountaineering legend Norman Clyde refused to give up. Climbing alone, he persevered in the face of failure, resolved that he would learn the fate of the lost man. Clyde’s discovery and the events that followed make for compelling reading. Recently reissued with a new afterword, this re-creation of a famous episode in the annals of the Sierra Nevada is mountaineering literature at its best.

Author : Lilian Jackson Braun
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101214626

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The Cat Who Went Up the Creek by Lilian Jackson Braun Pdf

Prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, must solve a complicated caper while on vacation in this charming cozy mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series. Jim Qwilleran is enjoying his stay at the Nutcracker Inn in Black Creek. His two Siamese, Koko and Yum Yum, don’t seem quite as pleased with the accommodations...though Koko does enjoy keeping a keen eye on the squirrels and other local wildlife. Then, while Koko’s eagerly watching some jumping trout, he spots something else: a body floating downstream. When it’s revealed that the victim was a guest at the inn—and had nuggets of gold hidden in his shoes—Qwill dives into the case. And if he and the cats don’t solve it soon, they’re going to be up the creek without a paddle...

Author : David Rickerby
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781326626051

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Aarhus Games Aarhus Rules by David Rickerby Pdf

NORTHERN LIGHTS TRILOGY BOOK TWO Back in the city with funds and friends but Peter Arnett is still on the hook. Helpless before the deterioration of his mother's health and holding down an honest job while entertaining the schemes of others is q

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:HL0210

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Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1994 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : UCAL:B3603552

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term Care
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Long-term care of the sick
ISBN : PURD:32754081237509

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Trends in Long-term Care by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term Care Pdf

Author : Clarence Edward Mulford
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547027072

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Johnny Nelson by Clarence Edward Mulford Pdf

This book is about Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson, two fun-loving, hard-fighting cowboys from the legendary Bar-20 ranch. In this classic saga of western adventure by Clarence E. Mulford, they are back and ready for new adventures. Johnny Nelson, the protégé of Hopalong Cassidy, goes roaming the West in search of adventure. Yet, when he comes to the aid of a rancher and his daughter near the town of Gunsight, he gets more than he bargained for: a land war and a chance at love.

Author : Harrison C. Scranton
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781665578011

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A Piece of the Greatest Generation by Harrison C. Scranton Pdf

Harrison Charles Scranton was a Connecticut native that at age 16 with his family moved to Southern California. His interest in flying provided the original motivation for writing this book as described in the first page. Read his various exploits during his time in the Service. Find out what it was like being in the Army Air Forces in the early days. See how changing from the Army Air Forces to it's own branch of service the United States Air Force changed the mission and responsibilities. Find out how the average "joe" used to behave during this time frame. Laugh and cry at the many stories that are told about his everyday activities. Be with him as he was swept up in the events of December 7, 1941. Find out how he managed to get along with his new assignment in the Northeast Air Command, with time spent at Thule, Greenland. Find out what it was like to plan for your retirement and the many hurtles that had to be jumped for that to occur. Last but not least, be with him at his retirement parade that an Officer in the USAF receives if requested. This is a true account of a service man's experience in the Service of his country for 30 years. Robert (Bob) Scranton son of Harrison Charles Scranton

Author : Thomas Dublin
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Anthracite coal industry
ISBN : 0801484677

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When the Mines Closed by Thomas Dublin Pdf

The anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania, five hundred square miles of rugged hills stretching between Tower City and Carbondale, harbored coal deposits that once heated virtually all the homes and businesses in Eastern cities. At its peak during World War I, the coal industry here employed 170,000 miners, and supported almost 1,000,000 people. Today, with coal workers numbering 1,500, only 5,000 people depend on the industry for their livelihood. Between these two points in time lies a story of industrial decline, of working people facing incremental and cataclysmic changes in their world. When the Mines Closed tells this story in the words of men and women who experienced these dramatic changes and in more than eighty photographs of these individuals, their families, and the larger community.Award-winning historian Thomas Dublin interviewed a cross-section of residents and migrants from the region, who gave their own accounts of their work and family lives before and after the mines closed. Most of the narrators, six men and seven women, came of age during the Great Depression and entered area mines or, in the case of the women, garment factories, in their teens. They describe the difficult choices they faced, and the long-standing ethnic, working-class values and traditions they drew upon, when after World War II the mines began to shut down. Some left the region, others commuted to work at a distance, still others struggled to find employment locally.The photographs taken by George Harvan, a lifelong resident of the area and the son of a Slovak-born coal miner, document residents' lives over the course of fifty years. Dublin's introductory essay offers a brief history of anthracite mining and the region and establishes a broader interpretive framework for the narratives and photographs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCR:31210010798898

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Yank by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bart Hagerman
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681624136

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War Stories by Bart Hagerman Pdf

The 17th Airborne was one of five Airborne divisions activated by the United States during WWII. Although frequently overshadowed by the more famous 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the 17th Airborne fought with distinction alongside them in the Battle of the Bulge. This book chronicles some of the experiences of the men of the 17th Airborne on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the division's activation.

Author : Gerry Ennis
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780741422842

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Two Signs by Gerry Ennis Pdf

Finally! Here's the readable, sensible "How-to" guide to motivation, written simply and directly for those who need to know why people act the way they do.

Author : Larry McMurtry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780684853857

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Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry Pdf

Told from a 17-year-old's point of view, Hud emerges as ruthless, cold and mean.

Author : Paul A. Shackel
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780252054518

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The Ruined Anthracite by Paul A. Shackel Pdf

Once a busy if impoverished center for the anthracite coal industry, northeastern Pennsylvania exists today as a region suffering inexorable decline--racked by economic hardship and rampant opioid abuse, abandoned by young people, and steeped in xenophobic fear. Paul A. Shackel merges analysis with oral history to document the devastating effects of a lifetime of structural violence on the people who have stayed behind. Heroic stories of workers facing the dangers of underground mining stand beside accounts of people living their lives in a toxic environment and battling deprivation and starvation by foraging, bartering, and relying on the good will of neighbors. As Shackel reveals the effects of these long-term traumas, he sheds light on people’s poor health and lack of well-being. The result is a valuable on-the-ground perspective that expands our understanding of the social fracturing, economic decay, and anger afflicting many communities across the United States. Insightful and dramatic, The Ruined Anthracite combines archaeology, documentary research, and oral history to render the ongoing human cost of environmental devastation and unchecked capitalism.

Author : Christopher McKee
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0674007360

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Sober Men and True by Christopher McKee Pdf

McKee scours sailors' diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral interviews to uncover the lives and secret thoughts of British men of the lower deck. From working-class childhoods to the hardships of finding civilian employment after leaving the navy, the former sailors speak with candor about the naval life. Illustrations.