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This catalogue illustrates the creative life of the most prestigious European and American car manufacturers and their models, from the end of the 1940s to the present day.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 9788861300668
This catalogue illustrates the creative life of the most prestigious European and American car manufacturers and their models, from the end of the 1940s to the present day.
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Religions (Proposed, universal, etc.)
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Author : Hildegard G. Frey
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Page : 266 pages
File Size : 19,90 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Occupations
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Author : Bob Boze Bell
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1627883800
It's the most famous highway in the world - find out, or remember, why. Tens of thousands of travelers from around the world spend millions of dollars every year trying to recapture the aura of a simpler time. When gasoline can top $4 a gallon and Route 66 is, in many ways, a shell of its former glory, what keeps them coming? Author Bob Boze Bell, a lifelong resident of Kingman, Arizona (one of the quintessential Route 66 towns), has accumulated a unique sense of the Mother Road's history, not to mention friendships with folks from Kingman and other Route 66 communities. In The 66 Kid--part autobiography, part narrative history, part oral history - Bell offers a highly illustrated account of the world's most famous highway full of the author's personal observations and recollections, and exciting first-person accounts from people who lived, worked, and played along the road. Bell digs deep into the roots of the Route 66, offering insights into the people who made it run: from the neon-lit motels to the greasy-spoon diners, and even the shady roadside attractions. Illustrated with period postcards and photos, as well as the author's own maps and art created for this project, The 66 Kid proves that you can still get your kicks on Route 66.
Author : Ed Teja
Publisher : Float Street Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
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Category : Fiction
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Life on the open road is good. Jason loves the open spaces of the western US. There is contemplative quiet that comes crossing the endless miles to do mobile repair and maintenance work for an office equipment company. When they send him into New Mexico. an overnight stay at a motel that is haunted changes his life. Who knew spirits could complicate your life so much? A short, fantastic adventure in the author's beloved surreal New Mexico.
Author : W. B. Carnochan
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0804760985
From the eighteenth century to the present, travellers, explorers, journalists, imaginative writers like Samuel Johnson, and legendary reggae musician Bob Marley have shared a fascination with Abyssinia. So did even earlier writers and mapmakers, who thought Abyssinia was the land of the mythical (and fabulously rich) Christian ruler, Prester John. The principal subject of this book is the allure of the exotic, as represented by Abyssinia, to the British imagination. In addition to Johnson and Marley, some others included are the eighteenth-century Scot James Bruce, nineteenth-century explorer Richard Burton, author Evelyn Waugh, Wilfred Thesiger (best known of twentieth-century British explorers), Sylvia Pankhurst (crusading journalist and daughter of the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst), and the contemporary Irish traveller Dervla Murphy. The author also considers the beginnings of anthropology and the variations of quest narrative in modern travel writing.
Author : Charles Martin
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0890515530
The story of the Deluge - or the Global Flood of Noah - permeates nearly every culture in the world in some way, shape, or form. While details vary between the different cultures, the same basic elements, occur in all versions. Despite the striking similarities of these accounts, some mythologists have looked at the minor differences in the stories and declared: "This never happened!"There is another alternative - to accept that the different versions all refer to the same event - passed on from generation to generation, through various developing cultures. Through these legends, this epic event has remained woven into the tapestry of cultural history - sharing not just the story of survival, but the power of obedience, and the fulfillment of God's enduring promise.
Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1265 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1610695682
A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
Author : Sarah A. Seo
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Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 0674980867
Policing the Open Road examines how the rise of the car, that symbol of American personal freedom, inadvertently led to ever more intrusive policing--with disastrous consequences for racial equality in our criminal justice system. When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile transformed American freedom in radical ways, leading us to accept--and expect--pervasive police power. As Policing the Open Road makes clear, this expectation has had far-reaching political and legal consequences.--
Author : Alabama. Department of Education
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Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 1913
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