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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With this guide at your side, take a tour through Old Stonington, Rhode Island, visiting the historic homes and buildings that make Stonington a beautifully iconic town. Anne Atwood Dodge draws from childhood memory, taking a walk through her neighborhood.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wethersfield, the oldest permanent English settlement in Connecticut, enjoys a rich historic heritage. From the small group of people who came in 1634, the Town has grown to an estimated population of 23,000. Here is the local town history from 1600-1965.Books and published materials about local history are scarce and hard to obtain for study purposes. Our Committee started to write brief monographs to give the students and teachers some information about the people for whom our schools are named and about the Indians who lived in this area. From that small beginning this book developed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a series of essays, Runyon, reflects on the frank, often outrageous opinions of his "old man," who knows a thing or two about just about everythingand even if he doesn't, he'll tell you anyway. Damon Runyon's 'old man' is neither a small-time Broadway crook, nor a modest Brooklyn Babbitt? He is a salty old commentator on men, women and manners, who says what he thinks with more force and frequency than tact. My Old Man is a classic collection of humorous observations about life from bankers to windbags, and its as relevant and funny today as it was when it was first published in 1939.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fascinating history of an old Connecticut town whose founding, prospering, early 19th century decline, and 20th century resurgence reflect the history of many, many New England villages.The story starts in 1713 when the nearby town of Windsor established a township in Tolland and granted land to Windsor citizens who so desired to settle the new township.These pioneer settlers had all the hearty, robust traits of character it required to face the hazards of an untouched wilderness. Taking first things first as they saw them they established institutions for public worship and a sound system for the maintenance of local government. As evidence of how well they did their job Tolland exists today enjoying its greatest growth and prosperity.But it was not that easy; for Tolland, like so many of her sister New England communities, suffered the economic rigors of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Indeed, starting about 1830 Tolland suffered a steady decline that lasted for 120 years as its agriculturally oriented families probed westward in search of better farm lands. Starting in 1950, as the influence of greater Hartford expanded, Tolland grew to 2950 in 1960 and to 8500 in 1970.Tolland: An Old Post Road Town tells the whole story of its institutions, its service to our country, and its people with absorbing biographical sketches and genealogical records of many of its prominent citizens.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A vivid, eye-witness account of the fall of France and the how to "Total War."In War in the West Mr. Vilroy gives us the premier authoritatively revealing record-book born of the Second World War.A French staff officer, on and off the battlefield he watched and studied the German blitz that mocked the massive Maginot Line, and the astounding collapse of French morale that shackled the land.In War in the West one gets the blood and bones of history of which until now little in coherent, correct detail and perspective has been narrated. For civilian and military readers it is a dependable guide to full understanding of what this war means to Americans and the United Nations.Mr. Vilfroy writes easily and clearly, with force and charm. He projects the books against a broad background of military science and strategy and civilian psychology. With exceptional ability he interprets conditions, men and motives. He reduces complicated military maneuvers to simple, readily understood essentials.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The town of Moab is a fascinating place with a fascinating historythere is no place like it. Author Tom McCourt gathers the reader 'round the campfire to spin the true tale of Moab from the town's humble, sometimes violent, beginnings to its rise as the nation's Mecca of outdoor recreation. Discover secrets like: The naming of Moab and what it may or may not mean (depending on who tells the story). Old legends retold, and don't be surprised if you encounter the Moki Scream and the Ghost Wolf while camping around Moab! How the Uranium Boom began, who was crowned Moab's Uranium Queen, and how the Uranium King figured out how to watch Leave it to Beaver at 10,000 feet. The magical properties of Moab's waterfrom binding a couple in matrimony to granting dancing skills and sparking history-making movements. Anyone who has fallen in love with this one-of-a-kind town will appreciate the historical gems collected in this easy-to-read, entertaining book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Herein, for the first time, is revealed the impact and scope of the basic repeating rifle in the Civil War. Well documented, and supported by exciting on-the-spot reports, the author presents convincing evidence that the Spencer seven-shooter was a major factorpossibly the major factor in winding up the war which cost far more American lives than World War II.Christopher Spencer, the inventor and manufacturer, personally demonstrated the arm to President Lincoln on the White House lawn. Lincoln himself did considerable shooting with it, and he was so impressed by the performance of the seven-shooter that he directed procurement by the Ordnance Department.Lee is shown losing at Gettysburg, largely through the multiple-firepower of some 3,500 seven-shooters in the hands of the reorganized Federal cavalry. Seven Spencer-armed regiments are described as blasting a path for Grant out of the Wilderness, and a handful of seven-shooting regiments win Cold Harbor for him in a five-minute charge. Much of Sheridan's glory in the Shenandoah Valley and Appomattox campaigns is herein transferred to Spencer's gun and the men who fought with it in the front lines.Sherman, herein the hero of Atlanta and villain of the march to the sea, is taken to task for his inadequate use of the precious gift from the gods of war. The obscure Wilson is brought into the limelight for doing more damage with Sherman's seven-shooting cavalry in two weeks than Sherman accomplished in four months.Withal, this is compact, hard-hitting, easy-to-read history of the five main Union campaigns of 1864 and 1865, well-seasoned with the incidents of soldier life which lend a quaint flavor to a fascinating phase of American history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Marching armies, cavalry raids, guerilla warfare, massacres, towns and farms in flamesthe American Civil War, 1861-1865 NoKansas, 1854-1861. Before there was Bull Run or Gettysburg, there was Black Jack and Osawatomie. Long before events at Fort Sumter ignited the War Between the States, men fought and died on the Prairies of Kansas over the incendiary issue of slavery. "War to the knife and knife to the hilt," cried the Atchison Squatter Sovereign. " Let the watchword be 'Extermination, total and complete.'"In 1854 a shooting war developed between proslavery men in Missouri and free-staters in Kansas over control of the territory. The prize was whether it would be a slave or free state when admitted to the Union, a question that could decide the balance of power in Washington. Told in the unforgettable words of the men and women involved, War to the Knife is an absorbing account of a bloody episode soon spread east, events in "Bleeding Kansas" have largely been forgotten. But as historian Thomas Goodrich reveals in this compelling saga, what America's "first civil war" lacked in numbers it more than made up for in ferocity.> Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, Sara Robinson, Jeb Stuart, Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley, Julia Lovejoy, William F. Cody. These and more step forward to tell their tale. And casting his long, dark shadow over al is the strange, haunting figure of John Brownhailed as a prophet by some, denounced as a madman by others.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For those who would like to climb mountains, and for those who merely like to contemplate the possibility, Ruth and John Mendenhall have written as entertaining and completely instructive a book as have ever been tucked into a rucksack.Since ascending a peak inevitably beings at the bottom, the Mendenhalls first advice neophytes on where to find proper instruction, how much will be expected of them as beginners, and what to bring on early climbs. Sorted out here is the gear and clothing really needed to get started, and safe ways to get the experience and learn techniques needed to confidently approach later climbs on rock, snow, glaciers, and peaks.Explicit, authoritative information on what climbers really do on diverse terrain introduced the proper use of rope, belaying the climber below and the leader above, learning to lead, and using pitons in rock or ice. In this step-by-step progression the beginner is introduced to rappels, how to choose sound rappel points, and how to set safe rappels. Details on the functions of ice axe and crampons, and the complex conditions encountered on glaciers, arm the progressing climber with further basic information that builds mountaineering skill.This uniquely complete coverage advanced from the beginning through intermediate climbing, and includes discussions of advanced and controversial techniques that the less experienced will be curious about. Through it all comes an awareness of what mountaineering really is?the high spirits, good humor, pleasures, and philosophies of those who climb.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Here are the most exciting big game hunting yarns ever written about Africa and Asia. Ten superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffaloes, leopards and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment and knives.The authors are Selous, Baker, Kirby, Neumann, and Litledalethe most expert and fearless hunters ever to track big game.Townsend Whelenhimself a famous hunterhas been collecting these stories for years. His selections are the best and most exciting accounts of absolutely accurate true adventures. All these stories are now buried in works out of print or in limited editions unavailable to the hunting enthusiast.These tales open an almost entirely unknown world of sport: that of hunting man-killing big game alone, without the vast equipment and caravans used by modern, organized hunters and explorers. The authors tracked in unexplored countries, living and surviving and earning a livelihood by the rifle alone.The comments of the writers on the technical sides of their rifles ammunition and equipment are extremely valuable to all hunters. Townsend Whelen's forewords to each chapter, and his comments on the equipment and methods of the hunters add immeasurably to the quality of this unique collection.These anthologies make fascinating reading for the practical hunter or the armchair outdoorsman. Whelen has dug deeply into the literature of hunting and has selected what, in his expert opinion, are the best big game hunting stories of all times. They have been chosen with two points in mind: first for extreme readability and adventure; and second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jim Posewitz has fought for Montana's wildlife and wild places all his life. During his 32-year career with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Posewitz created and led the ground-breaking Ecological Services Division that helped protect the Rocky Mountain Front and many other vitally important lands and waters. In one of his major conservation successes, Posewitz joined the growing list of Montanans who, through the years, stepped up on behalf of Montana s free-flowing Yellowstone River. After that long, interesting career, he helped establish grass-roots conservation and hunting organizations and wrote popular books on the North American wildlife conservation model, including the nationally bestselling Beyond Fair Chase. In this engaging and inspiring autobiography, Poz shows how determined individuals can and must protect America's democracy of the wild."No one has done so much to protect, and where necessary to restore, Montana's great fish and game populations and the habitats that sustain them as Jim Posewitz. This is his beautifully told, and sometimes gripping, story of why and how he did it. The plain fact is that "Poz" has been the mighty voice of the Montana conservation movement since the 1950s, and everybody who lives in this part of the country is in his debt."Gordon Brittan, Regents Professor of Philosophy, Montana State University-Bozeman"Conservation is never easy, never comfortable, and often inconvenient. A read of Jim Posewitz's life and career will inspire all of us that our work on behalf of landscapes and wild places will be our most rewarding endeavor, no matter how daunting the task or how slim the odds of success."Randy Newberg, public land hunter and creator of Fresh Tracks and On Your Own Adventures television shows"Jim's latest book is the capstone on his body of work. Not only do you read Jim's path to his conservation ethic but you also learn how actions by individuals matter. Inspiring and a must read for the next generation of conservation soldiers!"Land Tawney, 5th generation Montanan and President & CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers"This book details an era in Montana when resource protection based on environmental legislation and individual activism reached its zenith. It is a case study of what an individualJim Posewitzwith some help from others, can accomplish given vision, foresight, drive, determination, and, at times, self-sacrifice. It is a story that needed to be told of an era and of a life well lived!"Bob Martinka, retired after a 30-year career with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "A heart shot is what every big game hunter hopes for," Editor Mary Zeiss Stange explains in the introduction to Heart Shots, "that perfect shot placement, whether of bullet or arrow, which ensures a quick, humane kill. A heart shot is also what the best hunting writing has always aimed forthat certain image, or theme, or turn of phrase that strikes to the core of our flesh-and-blood humanity, piercing the tissue-thin membrane between life and death."Hunting and writing about it have not commonly been thought of as women's work, but today women are hunting and writing about it in unprecedented numbers. This collection of stories by 46 hunters who happen to be female shows us that in fact some women have always hunted, and some have written dazzling accounts of their experiences. What you'll find in k to nature and basics and to express in narrative, image, and metaphor the complex meaning of being predator, such impulses are ageless and genderless.There are differences in the way women go about hunting and telling its story. Some are subtle and some are startling. In this marvelous collection a full range of writers from hard-edged realists to contemplative naturalists express the complex thought and emotion that constitute hunting with intelligence and insight. These women are aware of the fact that they are doing something distinctly out of the ordinary. And this is a book distinctly out of the ordinary as well, to be enjoyed, pondered, and savored by women and men alike, all who appreciate a good story well told.[Stories and essays written by Mary Jobe Akeley, Kim Barnes, Nellie Bennett, Durga Bernhard, Courtney Borden, and many more.].