China Clipper: The Age of the Great Flying Boats, Robert Gandt
Автор: Blower, Brooke L. (associate Professor Of History, Associate Professor Of History, Boston University) Название: Americans in a world at war ISBN: 0199322007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199322008 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 28500.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Reeve, Philip Название: Kevin`s great escape: a roly-poly flying pony adventure ISBN: 0192766120 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192766120 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 10480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Kevin is a roly-poly flying pony. He has everything he needs-a constant supply of biscuits and his best friend, Max. Misty Twiglet is a famous pop star. She has everything she needs except for a perfectly quirky, one-of-a-kind pet. The roly-poly flying pony kind . . .When Kevin is kidnapped, Max and his sister Daisy must come to the rescue!
Автор: Ford Daniel Название: Tales of the Flying Tigers: Five Books about the American Volunteer Group, Mercenary Heroes of Burma and China ISBN: 1530249937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781530249930 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: "What God abandoned, these defended / And saved the sum of things for pay" In the bleak winter of 1941-1942, no American or British force could stem the tide in Southeast Asia, as the Philippines, Thailand, Malaya, and Singapore fell to the victorious Japanese. Only in Burma was there a ray of hope. There, over beleaguered Rangoon, a few dozen Americans clawed Japanese warplanes from the sky for a cash bounty from the Chinese government. Wearing mismatched uniforms, with Chinese insignia, and flying cast-off fighter planes, they did what no other air force seemed able to do, and won immortality as the Flying Tigers. Daniel Ford wrote the definitive history of the American Volunteer Group, as it was formally known. Here, he has collected five e-books about the Flying Tigers into an omnibus that details the AVG's planes, pilots, and history as remembered in the United States and in Japan. An essential collection for every admirer of the Flying Tigers. Revised and updated 2020.
Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.
Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.
Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library
DocumentID: SABCP01390900
CollectionID: CTRG94-B5148
PublicationDate: 18530101
SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America
Notes: Attributed to Duncan McLean.
Collation: 24 p., 6 folded leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm
Автор: Glenn A. Knoblock Название: The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920: A Comprehensive History, with a Listing of Builders and Their Ships ISBN: 1476694214 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476694214 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 41580.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of such noted ships as the Flying Cloud and Challenge discussed in detail, but they are also put in context with the times in which they operated. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail, as are the men, and a woman in one instance, who commanded and manned these ships. The book documents the roles that owners and shipping agents played, what kinds of cargo the ships carried worldwide and the unusual trades in which they participated.
Автор: H. Clark Arthur Название: The clipper ship era; an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869 ISBN: 9389397456 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789389397451 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Автор: Forrestal Kerry, Fracchia John Название: Cataclysm: The Myst Clipper Shicaine ISBN: 0997323213 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780997323214 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 39310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Roman B. Название: The Crystal Clipper (The Moon Singer Book 1) ISBN: 1715743792 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781715743796 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 12410.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Deaf teen David Nickerson's life is in crisis. His mother has died in a car crash and his sister Sally, now confined to a wheelchair, has mysteriously disappeared. Desperate to find her, David experiments with sacred crystals and accidentally conjures the supernatural ship, Moon Singer, which transports him through time and space on a magical, fantastic journey. The people David encounters all have a connection to him, their lives destined to intertwine. Strangely, in this other world, David finds he can hear for the first time in years. This gift foretells his destiny: to explore the contrast between good and evil - and to save a life that means more to him than his own.
Автор: James P. Delgado, Michael Jay Mjelde Название: From Whaler to Clipper Ship: Henry Gillespie, Down East Captain ISBN: 1648431127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781648431128 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 66880.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Captain Henry Gillespie (1857–1937), of Portland, Maine, went to sea as a young man of 17, serving as “able-bodied seaman” on a New Bedford whaler. Over the next 47 years he would advance to deck officer, then master of sailing and steam ships. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy during World War I, commanding vessels operating in the war zone. Following the war, he returned to merchant marine service until his retirement in 1921.
Maritime historian Michael Jay Mjelde has chronicled the colorful life and career of this “down-east” man of the sea, mining available first-person accounts, interviews with family members, government records, and maritime archives on both coasts. The result is a narrative in clear, highly engaging prose that puts readers on the tilting decks and noisy wharfs frequented by Gillespie. Through Mjelde’s retelling of a remarkable life, the age of clipper ships, the Cape Horn trade, and oceangoing steamers comes into vivid relief, affording a richly embossed assessment of Captain Gillespie’s life and times.
From Whaler to Clipper Ship adds a layer of full-bodied context to our understanding of this pivotal era in American maritime history. The wealth of detail will appeal to scholars, students, and maritime history enthusiasts.
