Powder for Pioneers
Author : John Cornforth
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Page : 6 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 1972
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Author : John Cornforth
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Page : 6 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 1972
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Author : Chic Scott
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781894765640
Chic Scott covers all aspects of the sport, ranging from the ski jumpers at Rossland in the 1890s to the birth of ski lodges and ski resorts to the heliskiers, loppet racers and snowboarders of today.
Author : Caleb Warnock
Publisher : Bonneville
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2011
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781599555102
Many people dream of becoming self-reliant during these times of fluctuating prices and uncertain job security. Using truly simple techniques, you can cultivate the pioneer's independence to provide safety against lost wages, harsh weather, economic recession, and commercial contamination and shortages. Strengthen your family's self-reliance as you discover a new the joy of homegrown food, thrift, and self-sufficient living.
Author : Heather Hansman
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1488069050
*A Boston Globe Bestseller!* *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick!* *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award!* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.
Author : Bob Flodine
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Page : 156 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Big Cottonwood Canyon (Utah)
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Author : Elbert Hubbard
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,54 MB
Release : 1914
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Author : Kathryn J. Kappler
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1478737018
Follow the fascinating true stories of one family through the Mormon pioneer era—stories that follow four generations and several of the author’s family lines as they and their fellow pioneers help shape the early history of the Mormon Church, the American West, and even Mexico. This memorable journey is the culmination of fifteen years of painstaking research as the author carefully reconstructs the pioneer struggles from before 1830 to 1918 using information from family journals, memoirs, histories and letters. Volume II (Pioneering the West/Defending Zion, 1847-1880) continues the history by recounting the family’s involvement in the opening and colonization of the Great Basin. It recounts in detail the dangerous crossing of the plains in covered wagons, with handcarts, and on foot. It tells of explorations, of planting tiny settlements in remote regions, eating roots and rawhide to survive, and fighting insect hordes and hostile Indians. Volume II also tells how the Mormons faced off the U.S. Army, and how they helped build the railroad across the plains. My Own Pioneers is an important work illuminating the legacy of the Mormon pioneers. It is a compilation of true chronological accounts through which their lives, their sacrifices, and their considerable accomplishments, despite terrible hardship, may be honored. With its extensive index, this book provides an excellent research tool for academics as well as history enthusiasts; and it uplifts every reader by showcasing the enduring strength and mighty faith of these pioneers.
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Page : 154 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Upper Peninsula (Mich.)
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Page : 724 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 1888
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Author : David E. Miller
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 46,68 MB
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1787204103
First published in 1962, David E. Miller’s award-winning work on the Hole-in-the-Rock episode was arguably his greatest achievement as a historian. One of the great set-pieces of Mormon history, the San Juan Mission had become clouded by myth and hagiography when Miller first became attracted to its study in the 1950s, and few reliable sources were at that time available. Not content with exhausting archival material, Miller contacted all locatable descendants of the members of the original party, and thereby brought to light a great number of previously unexploited sources. The Hole-in-the-Rock study achieved additional depth from his intimate knowledge of the actual trail acquired on repeated traverses by Jeep and on foot. A member of the LDS Church, Miller wrote of the Mormons with sympathy and understanding, but with a commitment as well to the critical standards of the historical profession. A must-read for anyone interested in American History.