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My Island Home

Author : John Singe

Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 10,11 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780702233050

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John Singe first arrived at Thursday Island in 1970. Peopled by many wild and wonderful characters, this tropical paradise proved to be no place for the faint-hearted. As a diver, John Singe survived shark attack and frequently faced the Strait's unpredictable moods when sailing the waters from Cape York to Papua New Guinea. Hunting and fishing expeditions also provided him with an unexpected education.As well as charting one man's Indiana Jones-like adventures, this entertaining book voyages across contemporary Islander cultures and lifestyles. Much more than a travel saga, My Island Home traces the rewarding journey of its author who continues to be drawn irresistibly to the gregarious people and unlimited horizons of Torres Strait.



Man-O-War, My Island Home

Author : Haziel L. Albury

Publisher :

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 11,47 MB

Release : 1977

Category : History

ISBN :

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Cruising by MailBoat: History, Culture and Adventure in the Bahama Islands

Author : Captain Fred Braman, USN(ret)

Publisher : DiggyPOD

Page : 187 pages

File Size : 26,14 MB

Release : 2021-04-01

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0578711141

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A lifelong sailor tried a different way to cruise The Bahamas - MailBoats! Spared from navigational duties and weather planning requirements of cruising sailors, mailboats brought their own set of travel challenges. It all turned into a grand adventure for this sailor and old septuagenarian friends! Travel along with us and visit the real Bahamas and meet real Bahamians! Learn something about a beautiful, interesting, and friendly country and about mailboats and how to travel on them. Partake in our adventures, and then maybe go yourself!!



Homeward Bound

Author : Sandra Riley

Publisher : RILEY HALL

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 10,72 MB

Release : 2000-12

Category : History

ISBN : 9780966531022

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Supporters of the British Crown found life in the Colonies rigorous in the years prior to, during, and after the Revolutionary War. The hazards of war and the inequities of peace forced many American Loyalists into Bahamian exile.



Man of War

Author : Charlie Schroeder

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 21,48 MB

Release : 2013-05-28

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0142196800

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It's the middle of a heat wave, and Charlie Schroeder is dressed in heavy clothing and struggling to row a replica eighteenth-century bateau down the St. Lawrence River. Why? Months earlier, Schroeder realized he knew almost nothing about history. But he wanted to learn, so the actor spent a year reenacting it. This book is Schroeder's account of the time he spent chasing Celts in Arkansas, raiding a Viet Cong village in Virginia, and flirting with frostbite en route to "Stalingrad" in Colorado. Along the way, he illuminates just how much the past can teach us about the present.--From back cover.



The Boy's Own Annual

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Page : 846 pages

File Size : 39,12 MB

Release : 1890

Category : Adventure stories, English

ISBN :

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Without a Grave

Author : Marcia Talley

Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd

Page : 211 pages

File Size : 39,56 MB

Release : 2011-04-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1780100299

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The new Hannah Ives mystery - Hannahs in paradise, enjoying Bahamian island life. When controversy arises over the construction of a luxury resort that could devastate the coral reef, Hannah dives in. Acts of vandalism, a deadly wildfire, a missing scientist Hannah suspects a connection, but her investigation stalls when Hurricane Luis slams into the island. Before the skies clear, a dynasty is threatened by a venomous sibling rivalry, environmentalists face-off against progressive island fathers, and death pays a call . . .





Boating

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Page : 884 pages

File Size : 32,4 MB

Release : 1978-07

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ISBN :

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General History of the Caribbean UNESCO Volume 6

Author : NA NA

Publisher : Springer

Page : 1002 pages

File Size : 11,86 MB

Release : 2019-06-12

Category : History

ISBN : 1349737763

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Volume6 looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region depending upon their methods of interpretation and differing styles of communicating their findings. The authors examine how the lingual diversity of the region has affected the historian's ability to coalesce an historical account. The second half of the volume describes the writing of history in the individual territories, taking into account changes in society, economy and political structure. This volume concludes with a detailed bibliography that is comprehensive of the entire series.