Winter Pilgrims

Author : Toby Clements
Publisher : Random House
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448183333

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Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims by Toby Clements Pdf

_____________________ 'An enthralling adventure story, honest and powerful. The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy, with ferocity, with hunger to engage the reader.' Hilary Mantel FEBRUARY 1460 In the bitter dawn of a winter’s morning, a young man and a woman escape from a priory. Fearing for their lives, they are forced to flee across a land ravaged by conflict. For this England, torn apart by the infamous Wars of the Roses, one of the most savage and bloody civil wars in history. Brother confronts brother. King faces king, And Thomas and Katherine, two seemingly unimportant figures in the midst of chaos and bloodshed, must fight just to stay alive ...

Author : Jenni Fagan
Publisher : Hogarth
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553418880

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The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan Pdf

The stunning new novel from the highly-acclaimed author of The Panopticon It's November of 2020, and the world is freezing over. Each day colder than the last. There's snow in Israel, the Thames is overflowing, and an iceberg separated from the Fjords in Norway is expected to drift just off the coast of Scotland. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, frenzied London residents evacuate by the thousands for warmer temperatures down south. But not Dylan. Grieving and ready to build life anew, he heads north to bury his mother's and grandmother's ashes on the Scottish islands where they once lived. Hundreds of miles away, twelve-year-old Estella and her survivalist mother, Constance, scrape by in the snowy, mountainous Highlands, preparing for a record-breaking winter. Living out of a caravan, they spend their days digging through landfills, searching for anything with restorative and trading value. When Dylan arrives in their caravan park in the middle of the night, life changes course for Estella and Constance. Though the weather worsens, his presence brings a new light to daily life, and when the ultimate disaster finally strikes, they'll all be ready. Written in incandescent, dazzling prose, The Sunlight Pilgrims is a visionary story of courage and resilience in the midst of nature's most violent hour; by turns an homage to the portentous beauty of our natural world, and to just how strong we can be, if the will and the hope is there, to survive its worst. - NPR “Best Books of 2016” – Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Tales from Around the World

Author : Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082472204

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A Winter Pilgrimage by Henry Rider Haggard Pdf

Author : Donald M. Silver,Patricia J. Wynne
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 0439152771

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The Pilgrims, the Mayflower and More by Donald M. Silver,Patricia J. Wynne Pdf

Presents fifteen models designed to introduce students in kindergarten through third grade to the pilgrims, their voyage on the "Mayflower," and their settlement in Plymouth.

Author : James Daugherty
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1981-02-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780394846972

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The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty Pdf

Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America! In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter was harsh, and before a year passed, half the settlers had died. Yet, through hard work and strong faith, a tough group of Pilgrims did survive. Their belief in freedom of religion became an American ideal that still lives on today. James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays; Thanksgiving.

Author : Toby Clements
Publisher : Random House
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780099585879

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Winter Pilgrims by Toby Clements Pdf

'An enthralling adventure story, honest and powerful. The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy, with ferocity, with hunger to engage the reader.' Hilary Mantel February 1460 In the bitter dawn of a winter's morning, a young man and a woman escape from a priory. In fear of their lives, they are forced to flee across a land ravaged by conflict. For this is the Wars of the Roses, one of the most savage and bloody civil wars in history, Where brother confronts brother, king faces king, And Thomas and Katherine must fight - just to stay alive ...

Author : William Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798633552317

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A Pilgrim in Winter by William Butler Pdf

In this uproariously hilarious and brutally honest depiction of what modern pilgrims experience on the Camino de Santiago, Will Butler treks through 500 miles of the harsh winter in northern Spain to the fabled Santiago de Compostela. Along the way, he befriends a foul-mouthed Venetian Glassmaker, a love sick organ player, and briefly marries a stunningly attractive surfer from South Korea. Filled with a kaleidoscopic assortment of colorful pilgrims and Spanish locals, A Pilgrim in Winter is the perfect read for those pilgrims who have walked The Way of St. James, and for the hundreds of thousands more who wish to attempt it.

Author : Matthew Dillon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135099800

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Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in Ancient Greece by Matthew Dillon Pdf

This volume explores the religious motivations for pilgrimage and reveals the main preoccupations of worshippers in Ancient Greece. Dillon examines the main sanctuaries of Delphi, Epidauros and Olympia, as well as the less well-known oracle of Didyma in Asia Minor and the festivals at the Isthmus of Corinth. He discusses the modes of travel to the sites, means of communication between pilgrims and the religious and ritual practices at the sanctuaries themselves. A unique insight into pilgrimage in Ancient Greece is presented, focusing on the diverse aspects of pilgrimage; the role of women and children, the religious festivals of particular ethnic groups and the colourful celebrations involving music, athletics and equestrian events. Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in Ancient Greece is an accessible and fascinating volume, which reveals how the concept of pilgrimage contributes to Greek religion as a whole.

Author : Leigh Hatts
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783624614

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The Pilgrims' Way by Leigh Hatts Pdf

This guidebook details the Pilgrims' Way, an historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. The route is described both from Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London's Southwark Cathedral (90¼ miles), with an optional spur to Rochester Cathedral. With relatively easy walking on ancient byways, the route from Winchester is presented in 15 stages of 5-14 miles: it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight. It follows a major chalk ridge through scenic countryside, taking in characterful towns and villages and historic churches. The route from Southwark is described in 10 stages and includes a visit to the ruined Lesnes Abbey. Detailed route description is accompanied by 1:50,000 OS mapping, advice on making the most of a trip and information on the historical background to the pilgrimage, key historical figures and local points of interest. Accommodation listings and details of facilities and transport links can be found in the appendices. Pilgrimages to Becket's shrine began within a few years of the his death in 1170, although Canterbury was a popular destination even before this time due to the nearby shrine of St Augustine. The route has featured in literature, drama and film, and forms the setting for Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Middle English work, The Canterbury Tales.

Author : Toby Clements
Publisher : Century
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1780891709

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Kingmaker by Toby Clements Pdf

Historical fiction. October, 1462: Lady Margaret Cornford has been banished from her castle for the murder of a young woman. What no one knows is that Lady Margaret Cornford is Sister Katherine, and she has been sent back to the Priory. Having lost his memories, Brother Thomas returns to the one place he knows to remind him of his life before. Reunited with Katherine, he discovers that the man he thought was dead, his mortal enemy, Charles Riven, is still alive. Hell bent on revenge, Thomas and Katherine resolve to find and kill Riven once and for all. Their quest takes them across land from Alnwick to Hexham, and finally to Bamburgh Castle, where they join bloody battle in one of the most savage civil wars in history: the Wars of the Roses.

Author : Susan Naquin,Chün-Fang Yü
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520911659

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Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China by Susan Naquin,Chün-Fang Yü Pdf

Until now, China has been scarcely represented in the burgeoning comparative literature on pilgrimage. This volume remedies that omission, discussing the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics, and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites.

Author : Ruma Bose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000732504

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Walking with Pilgrims by Ruma Bose Pdf

This volume makes a contribution to understanding pilgrimage, not as a transient activity at the margins of daily life, but as an event grounded firmly in the physical, symbolic and social experience of the everyday world. The vital relationship between pilgrimage and society is explored via a focus on a specific pilgrimage – the Kanwar pilgrimage of Bihar and Jharkhand in India and the southeast Terai of Nepal. The rising popularity of this old but relatively unknown pilgrimage is striking and reflects profound changes in caste, class and gender relation­ships, subjectivity and notions of work in a modern economy. Through the lens of pilgrimage and pilgrims, the book explores the everyday context of life in parts of rural Bihar and southeast Nepal, questions about agency and desire in Hinduism, and the meaning given to symbolic life in a changing world. This requires an integrative approach looking beyond the performance of the pilgrimage to the historical, economic and social-cultural context. The volume underscores the role of popular and local history in understanding the life and popularity of a complex phenomenon, such as the pilgrimage today. Equal importance is given to the geography and climatic conditions, for natural rhythms such as that of rains, rivers, planetary movements, were and still are, intimately entwined with the agricultural, socio-economic and ritual cycles. The particular experience of the world that this engenders and its relationship to the pilgrimage is described through the active voice of the pilgrims and descriptions of rites, some new and many fast disappearing. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Mel Goldstein
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780819569639

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Dr. Mel’s Connecticut Climate Book by Mel Goldstein Pdf

Hot and humid, crisp and cold, or frigid and icy, the climate affects everything from what we wear to what we grow and what kind of work we do. In Dr. Mel’s Connecticut Climate Book, beloved Connecticut meteorologist “Dr. Mel” Goldstein explains how the weather in the state changes from season to season, and how weather and climate work together. The book also delivers a fascinating account of Connecticut’s weather history covering the past three centuries. Blizzards, cold waves, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and heat waves are included—documented with photographs, data plots and graphs, and meteorological explanation. This invaluable handbook showcases a variety of data and lore on Connecticut’s weather systems. Dr. Mel’s Connecticut Climate Book contains information about what to expect from each season, details and stories about Connecticut’s most famous historical storms, archival photos, and charts of temperatures and weather patterns—all in a format that is fun to read. Ebook Edition Note: All photographic images have been redacted. Ebook does include all line art and appendixes.

Author : Susan Moger
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 0590497871

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Pilgrims by Susan Moger Pdf

Includes background information, rare artifacts, book links, and reproducible activities: Mayflower mini-book, Squanto play, ship-at-sea science experiment, and more. With a BIG, full-color Mayflower cut-away poster. For use with Grades K-3.

Author : Stephen Eddy Snow
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 1604731818

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Performing the Pilgrims by Stephen Eddy Snow Pdf

An inquiry into how portrayals of the Pilgrims evolved from glorification to more accurate interpretations of history through performance