Beyond the Far Horizon
Author : McGinn. Francis G.
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
ISBN :
Beyond the Far Horizon
Author : Charles Cleland
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 15,20 MB
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1514428644
Book Description
Beyond the Far Horizon is based upon the true life story of Alexander Henry, abrave and adventurous young man who, as a fur trader, dared to risk his life andfortune on the vast lakes and in dark forests of the Great Lakes frontier. Henryslife, far from the comforts of the American colonies he left behind, was so dangerousthat he was no stranger to the threat of death. As he pursued his fur trade venture duringthe years between 1760 and 1765, he nearly drowned, starved, and froze to death, andon several occasions, barely escaped being killed by hostile Indians. He was lost, alonein the winter forest, had escaped the charge of a great bear, and was taken prisoner inan Indian attack. Henry survived and prospered not only by his own strength and courage but also withthe love and support of his adopted Indian family. Not only did he share the risk andhardships of his family but also came to know and respect the enduring beauty andharmony of Ojibwe culture.
The Far Horizon and Beyond
Author : William Robertson
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 1937
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Far Horizons
Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 43,27 MB
Release : 2000-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0380796945
Book Description
Science fiction's most beloved writers--including David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman, Gregory Benford, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Anne McCaffrey--revisit the remarkable worlds they've made famous in this stellar collection of all-new stories.
Beyond this Far Horizon
Author : Frances Gage McGinn
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Birdsville (Qld.) in art
ISBN : 9780864391575
Book Description
Sailing to the Far Horizon
Author : Pamela Sisman Bitterman
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 2012-08-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0299201937
Book Description
The tall ship Sofia sank off New Zealand’s North Island in February 1982, stranding its crew on disabled life rafts for five days. They struggled to survive as any realistic hope of rescue dwindled. Just a few years earlier, Pamela Sisman Bitterman was a naïve swabbie looking for adventure, signing on with a sailing co-operative taking this sixty-year-old, 123-foot, three-masted gaff-topsail schooner around the globe. The aged Baltic trader had been rescued from a wooden boat graveyard in Sweden and reincarnated as a floating commune in the 1960s. By the time Sofia went down, Bitterman had become an able seaman, promoted first to bos’un and then acting first mate, immersing herself in this life of a tall ship sailor, world traveler, and survivor.
Beyond the Far Horizon
Author : Jeannette Y. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,48 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Goddesses
ISBN : 9781921574986
Book Description
A Far Horizon
Author : Meira Chand
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0571296106
Book Description
In 1756 Calcutta is a city on the brink of Empire. The grandiose buildings of White Town, settled about Fort William, stand in stark contrast to the bustle of Black Town across the Maratha Ditch. In White Town Chief Magistrate Holwell and his arch-rival Governor Drake must unite to outwit the dangerous schemes of the nawab of Murshidabad. In Black Town the half-cast girl Sati, believed possessed by the Goddess Kali, finds herself the centre of a religious cult. But in Murshidabad the nawab wishes only to rid India of the British - an obsession that will lead to the notorious incident of 'The Black Hole of Calcutta.' 'Chand tells the story in a direct and compelling manner. The prose sweeps forward, and she evokes the period beautifully.' Telegraph 'Gripping... This rich and powerful novel is a wonderful historical epic and a poignant account of human suffering.' Good Book Guide
Beyond the Far Horizon
Author : Isobel Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780709036890
Book Description
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Author : Brian Fagan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 32,50 MB
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1408833506
Book Description
We know the tales of Columbus and Captain Cook, yet much earlier mariners made equally bold and world-changing voyages. In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's most mysterious terrain. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans changed the course of human history. What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock the secrets of winds, tides, and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? With compelling detail, Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the forbidding realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into a nexus of commerce and cultural exchange. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to triremes in the Aegean, from Norse longboats in the North Atlantic to sealskin kayaks in Alaska, Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanity's urge to challenge the unknown and seek out distant shores.
