Author: David W. De Havelland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Gold and Ghosts
Author: David W. De Havelland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Author: Gordon H. Chang
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.
Gold and Ghosts
Author: David W. De Havelland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780859051323
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780859051323
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
Oh No, Not Ghosts!
Author: Richard Michelson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152051860
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An older brother "reassures" his younger sister about all the creatures that she imagines lurking in the dark bedroom, but his words only scare her more.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152051860
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An older brother "reassures" his younger sister about all the creatures that she imagines lurking in the dark bedroom, but his words only scare her more.
Rain of the Ghosts
Author: Greg Weisman
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250029805
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Rain of the Ghosts is the first in Greg Weisman's series about an adventurous young girl, Rain Cacique, who discovers she has a mystery to solve, a mission to complete and, oh, yes, the ability to see ghosts. Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them: the Ghost Keys), a beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Rain Cacique is water-skiing with her two best friends Charlie and Miranda when Rain sees her father waiting for her at the dock. Sebastian Bohique, her maternal grandfather, has passed away. He was the only person who ever made Rain feel special. The only one who believed she could do something important with her life. The only thing she has left to remember him by is the armband he used to wear: two gold snakes intertwined, clasping each other's tails in their mouths. Only the armband . . . and the gift it brings: Rain can see dead people. Starting with the Dark Man: a ghost determined to reveal the Ghost Keys' hidden world of mystery and mysticism, intrigue and adventure.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250029805
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Rain of the Ghosts is the first in Greg Weisman's series about an adventurous young girl, Rain Cacique, who discovers she has a mystery to solve, a mission to complete and, oh, yes, the ability to see ghosts. Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them: the Ghost Keys), a beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Rain Cacique is water-skiing with her two best friends Charlie and Miranda when Rain sees her father waiting for her at the dock. Sebastian Bohique, her maternal grandfather, has passed away. He was the only person who ever made Rain feel special. The only one who believed she could do something important with her life. The only thing she has left to remember him by is the armband he used to wear: two gold snakes intertwined, clasping each other's tails in their mouths. Only the armband . . . and the gift it brings: Rain can see dead people. Starting with the Dark Man: a ghost determined to reveal the Ghost Keys' hidden world of mystery and mysticism, intrigue and adventure.
Ivory's Ghosts
Author: John Frederick Walker
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 155584913X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today, John Frederick Walker’s Ivory’s Ghosts tells the astonishing story of the power of ivory through the ages, and its impact on elephants. Long before gold and gemstones held allure, ivory came to be prized in every culture of the world—from ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century America to modern Japan—for its beauty, rarity, and ability to be finely carved. But the beauty came at an unfathomable cost. Walker lays bare the ivory trade’s cruel connection with the slave trade and the increasing slaughter of elephants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By the 1980s, elephant poaching reached levels that threatened the last great herds of the African continent, and led to a worldwide ban on the ancient international trade in tusks. But the ban has failed to stop poaching—or the emotional debate over what to do with the legitimate and growing stockpiles of ivory recovered from elephants that die of natural causes. “Ivory’s Ghost is essential reading for anyone concerned with conservation and with the tenuous future of one of the most magnificent creatures our earth has ever seen.” —George B. Schaller, author of A Naturalist and Other Beast
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 155584913X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today, John Frederick Walker’s Ivory’s Ghosts tells the astonishing story of the power of ivory through the ages, and its impact on elephants. Long before gold and gemstones held allure, ivory came to be prized in every culture of the world—from ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century America to modern Japan—for its beauty, rarity, and ability to be finely carved. But the beauty came at an unfathomable cost. Walker lays bare the ivory trade’s cruel connection with the slave trade and the increasing slaughter of elephants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By the 1980s, elephant poaching reached levels that threatened the last great herds of the African continent, and led to a worldwide ban on the ancient international trade in tusks. But the ban has failed to stop poaching—or the emotional debate over what to do with the legitimate and growing stockpiles of ivory recovered from elephants that die of natural causes. “Ivory’s Ghost is essential reading for anyone concerned with conservation and with the tenuous future of one of the most magnificent creatures our earth has ever seen.” —George B. Schaller, author of A Naturalist and Other Beast
China Men
Author: Maxine Hong Kingston
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679723285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679723285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
Don't Call Them Ghosts
Author: Kathleen McConnell
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 9780738705330
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
"What's wrong, Mommy?" Even a five-year-old could tell something was wrong. There she was-the same little girl I had seen years ago. She was standing at the front window of Duncan's nursery, holding the rag doll from the old toy box in the attic, silently saying, "It's me, it's me..." A true ghost story that will give you chills and warm your heart In 1971, Kathleen McConnell and her family moved into a historic home known as the Fontaine Manse. Two days after moving in, she and her husband had an extraordinary experience that left them with no doubt that unseen residents occupied the house, too. This is the true story of how Kathleen McConnell came to know and care for the spirit children who lived in the attic of the mansion-Angel Girl, Buddy, and The Baby. From playing ball with Kathleen, to saving her son Duncan from drowning, the spirit children became part of the McConnell family in ways big and small. Finally, a heart-wrenching decision triggered an unexpected and dramatic resolution to the spirit children's plight. Don't Call Them Ghosts is the inspiring story of the transcendent and lasting power of a mother's love.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 9780738705330
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
"What's wrong, Mommy?" Even a five-year-old could tell something was wrong. There she was-the same little girl I had seen years ago. She was standing at the front window of Duncan's nursery, holding the rag doll from the old toy box in the attic, silently saying, "It's me, it's me..." A true ghost story that will give you chills and warm your heart In 1971, Kathleen McConnell and her family moved into a historic home known as the Fontaine Manse. Two days after moving in, she and her husband had an extraordinary experience that left them with no doubt that unseen residents occupied the house, too. This is the true story of how Kathleen McConnell came to know and care for the spirit children who lived in the attic of the mansion-Angel Girl, Buddy, and The Baby. From playing ball with Kathleen, to saving her son Duncan from drowning, the spirit children became part of the McConnell family in ways big and small. Finally, a heart-wrenching decision triggered an unexpected and dramatic resolution to the spirit children's plight. Don't Call Them Ghosts is the inspiring story of the transcendent and lasting power of a mother's love.
The Book of Ghosts and Goblins
Author: Ruth Manning-Sanders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twenty-one stories of ghosts and goblins from around the world. The book contains both spine-tingling tales and ones that will have you laughing out loud. A Book of Ghosts and Goblins is part of the series of Fairy Tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders. The illustrations by the talented Robin Jacques add to the wonderful collection. The tales are from many different countries including Hungary, Spain, France, Scotland, Siberia, Estonia, and Italy. Stories included: A Box on the Ear, The Goblins at the Bath House, Golden Hair, Bring Me a Light, The Cook and the House Goblin, The Skull, The Tailor in the Church, Pappa Greatnose, Hans and His Master, The Golden Ball, The Strange Adventure of Paddy O'Toole, Little Jip, The Headless Horseman, The Ring, Water Drops, The Maiden Suvarna, The Beauty and Her Gallant, The Kindly Ghost, The Three Silver Balls, The Good Woman, and The Leg of Gold. Other books by Ruth Manning-Sanders and Robin Jacques include: A Book of Mermaids A Book of Witches A Book of Princes and Princesses A Book of Kings and Queens A Book of Dragons A Book of Devils and Demons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twenty-one stories of ghosts and goblins from around the world. The book contains both spine-tingling tales and ones that will have you laughing out loud. A Book of Ghosts and Goblins is part of the series of Fairy Tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders. The illustrations by the talented Robin Jacques add to the wonderful collection. The tales are from many different countries including Hungary, Spain, France, Scotland, Siberia, Estonia, and Italy. Stories included: A Box on the Ear, The Goblins at the Bath House, Golden Hair, Bring Me a Light, The Cook and the House Goblin, The Skull, The Tailor in the Church, Pappa Greatnose, Hans and His Master, The Golden Ball, The Strange Adventure of Paddy O'Toole, Little Jip, The Headless Horseman, The Ring, Water Drops, The Maiden Suvarna, The Beauty and Her Gallant, The Kindly Ghost, The Three Silver Balls, The Good Woman, and The Leg of Gold. Other books by Ruth Manning-Sanders and Robin Jacques include: A Book of Mermaids A Book of Witches A Book of Princes and Princesses A Book of Kings and Queens A Book of Dragons A Book of Devils and Demons
Ollie Oxley and the Ghost
Author: Lisa Schmid
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1631632906
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Ollie Oxley isn’t expecting his first friend in town to be a ghost, but together they team up to save his mom’s theater and take down the school bully.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1631632906
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Ollie Oxley isn’t expecting his first friend in town to be a ghost, but together they team up to save his mom’s theater and take down the school bully.