Author: John Trethewey
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491891866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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In this second novel of the Baines Saga trilogy, Baines and Judi Peake are now cruise ship musicians. As a scintillating, dazzling love affair develops, they encounter numerous eccentric and often bizarre passengers and events: a woman carrying a Koala bear, the "own goal" footballer who self-destructs in interview, a divorce announced during a wedding vow renewal ceremony, the Neapolitan Eternals, and countless others. On the luxury Fabergé Express Trans-Australia train, chartered by the cruise line, they learn of a catastrophic engine-room fire aboard the liner. Appointed as Roving Ambassadors by Graf von Lemke for his global hotel chain, they are now Signora and Signor Cantatore. But this rapidly leads to complications, leaving both with a highly uncertain future.
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Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1466
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Author: Kira Salak
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0553816292
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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In retracing explorer Mungo Park's fatal journey down West Africa's Niger River, author and adventuress Salak became the first person to travel alone from Mali's Old Segou to Timbuktu, the legendary "doorway to the end of the world." This is her story.
Author: G. Walter Reed
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5882301335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 929
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Author: Giles M. S. Tod
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Category : Sailing ships
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Detailed history of the last of the commercial sailing ships surviving in American waters through the thirties.
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Pages : 528
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Author: Kevin Brown
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1848321368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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From the early nineteenth century onwards, literally millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese labourers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority were driven to escape war, famine or grinding poverty in Europe by seeking a new life abroad. Whatever their circumstances and wherever their destination, the one experience they all shared in common was the sea voyage. This book is centred on the rite of passage that marked the transition from one life to the other, tracing the story of the emigrant, through a fresh look at original sources and first-hand accounts, from the decision to emigrate, the journey to the port and the voyage itself, to arrival in the new world. It describes the emigrant trade, the differing conditions on board sailing ships and steamers, convict and coolie ships, and the perils of overcrowding, epidemics, fire, shipwreck and even cannibalism. It also investigates the varied receptions emigrants were likely to face not necessarily the welcome promised the homeless, tempest-tost by the Statue of Liberty. This unprecedented population shift left few European families untouched by emigration, while the present-day populations of the Americas and Australasia are dominated by the descendants of those who made the journey. This gives the emigrants story a universal interest.
