Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,71 MB
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781932855821
... This book brings the story of this icon to life with a detailed look at the technical breakthroughs, major players and little known facts that make up the sports car's long and colorful history ...
Author : Miriam Magdalena Schneider
Publisher : Springer
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 3319636006
This book explores the puzzling phenomenon of the remarkable revival of monarchy in nineteenth-century Europe through a new prism: the public persona of the ‘Sailor Prince’. It highlights how four usually overlooked dynastic figures – the younger sons and brothers of monarchs such as Queen Victoria or Emperor William II – decisively helped to advertise their respective dynasties in the fiercely contested political and popular mass market, by aligning them with one of the most myth-invested cultural presences and power-political symbols of the Age of Empire: the navy. The 'Sailor Prince' in the Age of Empire traces the unusual professional careers, the adventurous empire travels and the multifaceted public representations of Prince Alfred of Britain (1844-1900), Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1862-1929), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858-1939) and Prince Georgios of Greece (1869-1957). Through the prism of these four personality brands, the study also investigates issues such as the role of the maritime sphere in national identity, the nature and extent of nineteenth-century monarchical modernization, the relevance of intra- and inter-imperial royal diplomacy in the Age of High Imperialism, and the curious collaboration of middle-class opinion-makers and entrepreneurs with Europe’s monarchical establishment.
Author : Tom Falconer
Publisher : Crestline
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 2003-05
Category : Corvette automobile
ISBN : 0760314748
The author of "Corvette Sting-Ray" now offers a model-by-model history of thehottest American sports car.
Author : Ban DuoLuoDeEMo
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2020-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1649485697
In the year 622, the Tang Dynasty was five years old. The Tang Dynasty was ruled by Li Yuan, and the Tang Dynasty, which would soon shake the world, had just been established. Xue Lang, a modern youth who had crossed over to this time in the Tang Dynasty, had a huge problem with his survival! From being alone to living in peace and pleasure, this is a man's inspiration history.
Author : Karen Wiesner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 035970977X
A timeless universal truth: No simple solutions, no easy answers, and nothing is ever free� When mankind realized Earth would become uninhabitable, Humans built space habitations. Their first allies arrived in 2073 and shared their technology to power ships through space corridors that fold space and time. Only 58 years into their struggle for survival, an enemy emerges. In the wake of this threat an organic menace is only beginning to be recognized, ensuring the annihilation of every living thing if, together, they can't find a way to stop it. The Aero crew members Tori and Raze have created a Galactic Alliance to protect the galaxy from an egomaniacal adversary. Cultures that once considered all others antithetical to their own face that, though they've all come from different planets and far-flung sectors, they are genetically identical. But can the enemy of my enemy become my friend against an organic process that won't be stopped until all life ceases to exist and only darkness reigns?
Author : Karen Wiesner
Publisher : Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 20,4 MB
Release : 2020-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925574733
Tori Bertoletti, librarian and planet cataloger, and Raze Salen, mankind's emissary, aboard the Human spacefaring liveship the Aero have succeeded in creating a Galactic Alliance with other cultures in their universe in order to protect themselves from an adversary who considers itself the supreme race, the Chosen of the Creator. Cultures that at one time would have considered all others antithetical to their own no longer have a choice about facing the indisputable fact that, though they've all come from different planets and far-flung sectors of the galaxy, they are genetically one and the same. But can the enemy of my enemy become my friend against the warring Sinshe...as well as an organic process that won't be stopped until all life to the farthest corners of the universe ceases to exist and only darkness reigns?
Author : Gu JunDao
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 1824 pages
File Size : 28,56 MB
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1649552742
From the end of the Ming Dynasty until the end of the Ming Dynasty, he had become a slave of Jin Shang who starved to death. Where did he get such a good meal from in this apocalyptic era? Plundering of countries... No, this is trade. It was more comfortable being the emperor himself ... This sister-in-law Zhang Yan ... He had to take good care of her.
Author : H. Montgomery Hyde
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 144748553X
Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Charlotte of Belgium, known as Carlota were the only rulers of the second Mexican Empire. Installed by Napoleon III and a small group of Mexican Monarchists, the rule was short lived and even though Maximilian had a genuine love for Mexico and it's people and brought around liberal reforms the people of Mexico had no wish to be ruled by a foreign power and revolted. This is the fascinating story of his three year reign from documents and first hand accounts. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : Tom Falconer
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1610591313
Author : Nathan Woolley
Publisher : National Library of Australia
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0642278768
Celestial Empire shows the wealth and cultural richness of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China for nearly three centuries, as seen through rare materials from the National Library of China and the National Library of Australia. The book is illustrated with stunning images, from woodblock printed books to colourful maps, making accessible a wealth of culture from China’s last imperial dynasty. Many works that appear in the book have never been seen outside China before, or presented in English. Examples include painted scrolls of scenic and sacred sites, maps detailing a variety of landscapes, woodblock illustrations demonstrating extraordinary skill and artistic vision and delightful folk art used on festive occasions. The book also includes architectural drawings produced for the Imperial court of iconic locations such as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. A visually beautiful book that gives insight into the dynasty that laid the foundations of modern China.
