Author : David Legge Brainard
Publisher : Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 1929
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN :
The record of the Lady Franklin Bay expeditionary force.
Author : Jason A. Cherry
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1467141623
As 1753 came to a close, European empires were set on a collision course for a triangular piece of land known as the Forks of the Ohio. The valuable patch of land, now known as Point State Park, is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers; the navigable waterways were valuable to the French to complete their control of the Ohio Valley as the British looked to create a center for their booming fur trade and westward expansion. Former soldier turned trader William Trent set out for the untamed wilderness to stake Britain's claim, and he would build the first fort to form the humble beginnings of Pittsburgh and to set the stage for the French and Indian War. Author Jason A. Cherry details the history of William Trent and Pittsburgh's forgotten first outpost.
Author : Jake Tapper
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0316215856
The basis of the film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 Americans there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the U.S. that year. Four months after the battle, a Pentagon review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place. In The Outpost, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest. "The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book." -- Jon Krakauer
Author : Helen Lowe
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,90 MB
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0748123253
SHE WILL NOT STAND ALONE. Five years after the assault on her stronghold home, Malian of Night remains missing, believed dead amidst the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death and now her enemies are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on heralds Tarathan and Jehane, who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue and murder amidst the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall - and a call to duty and honour that Malian must answer or be forsworn.
Author : Scott Cookman
Publisher : Wiley
Page : pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2001-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780471042150
Author : Enid M. G. Routh
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 1912
Category : British
ISBN :
"The story of the English occupation of Tangier in the reign of Charles II is to be found among hundreds of contemporary documents and letters, most of which have never been published. By far the most important source of information is the large collection of official correspondence preserved at the Public Record Office, under the heading "Colonial Office, 279", which contains many letters and reports written by the English Governors of Tangier between 1662-1684. The present work is based principally on these manuscript letters, from which a number of extracts are printed. Of many other valuable authorities, the most interesting, perhaps is a journal written at Tangier by John Luke ... this journal, which gives many details concerning social life, is, so far as I can ascertain, generally known"--Preface (p. vii).
Author : Bob Bitchin
Publisher : FTW Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 2023-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
The perennial bestseller from the man behind Latitudes & Attitudes. This is an exciting and hilarious account of Bob Bitchin's extraordinary adventures with his wife, Jody, as they circumnavigate the globe aboard a magnificent staysail ketch. Along the way, everything that can go wrong does, but throughout it all Bitchin's irreverence and humor persevere, as does his passion for the sailing lifestyle.
Author : Paul Watson
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,87 MB
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0771096534
The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration—and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck's recent discovery. Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Franklin Expedition—whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones—until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.
Author : Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 11,58 MB
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"Tarzan and the lost empire" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Jim Groves
Publisher : Paizo Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,26 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781601259646
Trouble in Paradise The Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path begins with the adventurers standing on the deck of a ship ready to make landfall at their new home. However, dread settles in as they notice that the colony is empty and abandoned. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of the prior group of colonists, the adventurers go ashore and explore the deserted settlement. Uncovering strange evidence leads the adventurers across the island, where they encounter two survivors who can give them clues as to the fate of the rest of the first wave of settlers. Can the adventurers survive long enough to discover what truly befell the fledgling colony? This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path launches the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path and includes: - "The Lost Outpost," a Pathfinder adventure for 1st-level characters, by Jim Groves. - A detailed look at some of the other colonists who make up the colony of Talmandor's Bounty and the roles they play in the campaign, by Jim Groves. - A deep dive into the bizarre and alien ecology of the alghollthus-the family of creatures that includes the devious aboleths, by Greg A. Vaughan. - A bestiary of new monsters found in the shattered continent, by Jim Groves, Isabelle Lee, and Luis Loza. Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.
