Whistler Stories

Author : Stephen Vogler
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1550175041

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Only in Whistler by Stephen Vogler Pdf

For several weeks in February, the eyes of the world will be on Whistler, BC, as it hosts the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the appetite for a story to go with the place will be extreme. Stephen Vogler has that story, and in this book he tells it fully for the first time. Vogler is one of those rare Whistlerites who actually grew up in Whistler and he has for some years been running a one-man crusade as writer, broadcaster and author of books to prove his hometown is not only a bona fide community, but a uniquely interesting one. Whistler begins in the days when the town had a mere 500 year-round residents who referred to weekend visitors as "turkeys" or "gorbies." His parents were old-school European alpinists who had given up a comfortable life in Vancouver so they could teach their children how to yodel and schuss in an appropriate setting. People like them, with names like Ples and Wilhelmsen, had developed the ski hill in the 1960s and together formed one of Whistler's founding cultures. The other founding culture was a swarming, partying mass of snow-hippies who lived rent-free in rough squatters' shacks and liked marijuana as much as they didn"t like wearing clothes. Their "high" spirits melded with the soberer tradition of the transplanted Tyroleans to produce a hybrid "only in Whistler" character that is equally devoted to serious skiing and unserious living. It was no accident that the first Whistlerite to win an Olympic gold medal also tested positive for cannabis, and successfully defended himself by arguing that just breathing the air in his hometown was enough to put him over the limit. If anybody doubts that story, they won't after reading Only in Whistler: Tales of a Mountain Town.

Author : James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547665816

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Whistler Stories by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Pdf

"Whistler Stories" by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Joshua Piker
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674075627

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The Four Deaths of Acorn Whistler by Joshua Piker Pdf

Who was Acorn Whistler, and why did he have to die? A deeply researched analysis of a bloody eighteenth-century conflict and its tangled aftermath, The Four Deaths of Acorn Whistler unearths competing accounts of the events surrounding the death of this Creek Indian. Told from the perspectives of a colonial governor, a Creek Nation military leader, local Native Americans, and British colonists, each story speaks to issues that transcend the condemned man’s fate: the collision of European and Native American cultures, the struggle of Indians to preserve traditional ways of life, and tensions within the British Empire as the American Revolution approached. At the hand of his own nephew, Acorn Whistler was executed in the summer of 1752 for the crime of murdering five Cherokee men. War had just broken out between the Creeks and the Cherokees to the north. To the east, colonists in South Carolina and Georgia watched the growing conflict with alarm, while British imperial officials kept an eye on both the Indians’ war and the volatile politics of the colonists themselves. They all interpreted the single calamitous event of Acorn Whistler’s death through their own uncertainty about the future. Joshua Piker uses their diverging accounts to uncover the larger truth of an early America rife with violence and insecurity but also transformative possibility.

Author : Sylvia Dolson,Katherine Fawcett
Publisher : Get Bear Smart Society
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780981381305

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A Whistler Bear Story by Sylvia Dolson,Katherine Fawcett Pdf

World-renown Whistler is home to some of the most awe-inspiring animals on earth: black bears. In A WHISTLER BEAR STORY, you'll meet the real black bears of Whistler -- Jeanie, Katie, Marissa, Fitz and Slip among others. They den near favorite ski runs, graze in open meadows under chair lifts, munch on golf course grass, and devour berries alongside mountain bike trails. And sometimes, to their misfortune, they come into town, raid garbage bins, eat berries in people's yards, and even break into homes and restaurants looking for food. Find out what it's like to live in a town where bears roam the forests nearby, and learn what the town is doing to minimize human-bear conflict and preserve our fragile coexistence.

Author : Joshua Piker
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674075603

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The Four Deaths of Acorn Whistler by Joshua Piker Pdf

Told by a colonial governor, a Creek military leader, Native Americans, and British colonists, each account of Acorn Whistler’s execution for killing five Cherokees speaks to the collision of European and Indian cultures, the struggle to preserve traditional ways of life, and tensions within the British Empire on the eve of the American Revolution.

Author : Marilyn Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976914884

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The Whistler by Marilyn Greenwood Pdf

The Polish-Soviet war ends. A young officer builds a life for himself - a business, a home, a family - only for his country to plunge into darkness once more . . .This is the true story of Andrzej Gwizdak, a patriot who fought for his country twice before the age of 25. In 1921, he married the sister of a friend and settled in the Eastern borderlands of Poland to start a farm, believing he was about to begin his "Nowa Wola", a new life. For eighteen years, life was good. Then the Soviets invaded Poland from the East. Soldiers appeared at Andrzej's house and arrested him as an enemy of Russia. And his family, at gun point, embark upon a journey that ultimately takes them thousands of miles from home, through the freezing cold of Siberia to the dry heat of Iran, suffering starvation and disease, until they finally learn the truth about their father's fate.

Author : Sylvia Dolson
Publisher : Get Bear Smart Society
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780981381329

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Joy of Bears by Sylvia Dolson Pdf

A collection of breathtaking images and thought-provoking words sure to bring joy to your heart and enrich your spirit. Take an inspiring journey into the world of the great bear and discover the true and often unseen nature of black bears, grizzlies and polar bears. Celebrate all that is wild! (Proceeds from the sale of this book support Get Bear Smart Society's work helping people to understand and live with our neigh-bears.)

Author : Greg Woodland
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925923537

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The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland Pdf

A cracking rural crime debut that will have you on the edge of your seat until the final page

Author : Arthur Jerome Eddy
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339522077

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Recollections and impressions of James A. McNeill Whistler by Arthur Jerome Eddy Pdf

"Recollections and impressions of James A. McNeill Whistler" by Arthur Jerome Eddy. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:11028309

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Whistler Stories by Anonim Pdf

Author : John V Pavlik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315530758

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Masterful Stories by John V Pavlik Pdf

The early eras of radio storytelling have entered and continue to enter the public domain in large quantities, offering unprecedented access to the Golden Age of Radio. Author and Professor John Pavlik mines the best this age of radio has to offer in Masterful Stories, an examination of the masterpieces of audio storytelling. This book provides a chronological history of the best of the best from radio’s Golden Age, outlining a core set of principles and techniques that made these radio plays enduring examples of storytelling. It suggests that, by using these techniques, stories can engage audiences emotionally and intellectually. Grounded in a historical and theoretical understanding of radio drama, this volume illuminates the foundational works that proceeded popular modern shows such as Radiolab, The Moth, and Serial. Masterful Stories will be a powerful resource in both media history courses and courses teaching audio storytelling for modern radio and other audio formats, such as podcasting. It will appeal to audio fans looking to learn about and understand the early days of radio drama.

Author : Walter Aimwell,William Simonds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOMDLP:adh8274:0001.001

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Whistler by Walter Aimwell,William Simonds Pdf

Author : John Grisham
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385542579

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Witness to a Trial by John Grisham Pdf

A startling and original courtroom drama from New York Times #1 Best Seller John Grisham that is the prequel to his newest legal thriller, The Whistler. An Original E-Short. A judge’s first murder trial. A defense attorney in over his head. A prosecutor out for blood and glory. The accused, who is possibly innocent. And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Author : Walter Aimwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : NYPL:33433082284526

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Whistler; Or, The Manly Boy by Walter Aimwell Pdf

A fourteen-year-old boy, Whistler, goes to his uncle's home for a summer vacation.

Author : Elizabeth Robins Pennell,Joseph Pennell
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547719915

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The Life of James McNeill Whistler by Elizabeth Robins Pennell,Joseph Pennell Pdf

"The Life of James McNeill Whistler" by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.