Whispering Sands


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Erle Stanley Gardner wrote these adventure stories during the Great Depression, after traveling through the Southwest and collecting legends about Western Americana and the lure of gold.




Black Gold and Silver Sands


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Abiding faith and dogged determination were the main motivators as a handful of hardscrabble farmers began transforming tracts of sand, saw grass, swamp and muck land into the agribusiness infrastructure that underpins Palm Beach County, Florida today. Black Gold and Silver Sands, with over 250 photographs from museums and family collections, tells the county’s dramatic history of farming from the days of the hardy pioneers who grew pumpkins and pineapples on the shores of Lake Worth. In this handsome coffee table book, you’ll read diaries, letters and personal interviews that describe the faith and fortitude of those who endured sun, spoilage, frost, floods, hurricanes and other hardships in building what would soon become one of the nation’s most agriculturally productive counties.




Five Gold Rings


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Against the backdrop of a medieval castle, four couples find love as they celebrate the 12 days of Christmas in this collection of stories by Constance O'Banyon, Stobie Piel, Lynsay Sands, and Flora Speer. Reissue.




A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology


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A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt’s ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles the ruthless race between the British, French, Germans, and Americans to lay claim to its mysteries and treasures. He tells riveting stories of the men and women whose obsession with Egypt’s ancient civilization helped to enrich and transform our understanding of the Nile Valley and its people, and left a lasting impression on Egypt, too. Travelers and treasure-hunters, ethnographers and archaeologists: whatever their motives, whatever their methods, a century of adventure and scholarship revealed a lost world, buried for centuries beneath the sands.







Golden Sands


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Davine Beck, a young Chef, was quite content working in Johnny Weston's restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Unexpectedly, Bolton Reed, owner of countless lavish restaurants around the world stopped in for dinner. He loved the food and asked Davine if she would come to Bonaire to operate his vast restaurant, the Bon Bidi, which was not doing well. Davine immediately fell in love with Bolton Reed even though his argumentative ways were difficult for her to cope with. After much thought, Davine accepted the challenging position, which was a tremendous advance to her career. Their arguments about necessary changes were fierce. Their lovemaking was sizzling. Davine was creative and implemented changes that drew the crowds making it the Number One restaurant among the tourists. Bolton had many women in his day. Davine thought he was making love with Hazel Jones, a beautiful singer, because she lived in Bolton's mansion, as did Davine. Arguments continued and Davine decided to go back to the United States. She loved Bolton but they seemed to only hurt one another. Finally, Bolton admits the truth, which is that he, loves her and only her very much. He asks her to marry him.




Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospector's Edition


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Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Includes reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and places to gold pan. Includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, 186 gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.)Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work.Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.




Bulletin


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When the Wall Came Down


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First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.