Author: Edward Beauclerk Maurice
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618773589
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
At 16, Maurice impulsively signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company and was sent to an isolated trading post in the Canadian Arctic, where he immersed himself in the Inuit people's culture and way of life. Through deadly epidemics and the struggle to survive, the young man from England came of age.
The Last Gentleman Adventurer
Author: Edward Beauclerk Maurice
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618773589
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
At 16, Maurice impulsively signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company and was sent to an isolated trading post in the Canadian Arctic, where he immersed himself in the Inuit people's culture and way of life. Through deadly epidemics and the struggle to survive, the young man from England came of age.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618773589
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
At 16, Maurice impulsively signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company and was sent to an isolated trading post in the Canadian Arctic, where he immersed himself in the Inuit people's culture and way of life. Through deadly epidemics and the struggle to survive, the young man from England came of age.
The Last of the Gentlemen Adventurers
Author: Edward Beauclerk Maurice
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
In 1930 a 16 year old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' - the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. This is a boy's own story that captures a world that is lost forever.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
In 1930 a 16 year old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' - the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. This is a boy's own story that captures a world that is lost forever.
They Were Here Before Us
Author: Eyal Halfon
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1786788322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the evidence left behind of their lives and deaths, struggles and beliefs. This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other humans used to be here, why they are no longer with us, and how and why our lives have changed. It’s also about where we went wrong. What did early humans do because they had no choice and what is the price we are paying for this now? Taking as the focus ten sites in Israel, the land corridor through which the human species passed on its journey from Africa to Europe, the story ranges far and wide from France, Spain, Turkey and Georgia to Morocco and South Africa, North America, Columbia and Peru. The authors follow the footsteps of our ancestors, describing the tools they used, the animals they hunted and the monuments they built. Fascinating revelations include: The earliest evidence of human use of fire; The meaning of cave art and the transformative effect of touching rock; The woman for whom 90 tortoises were sacrificed; What happened in the Levant following the disappearance of elephants; The monumental tower built at the lowest place on earth; Why we should envy modern hunter-gatherers – and much more ... This provocative and panoramic book shows readers what they can learn from their ancestors, and how the unwavering ability of prehistoric people to survive and thrive can continue into the present.
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1786788322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the evidence left behind of their lives and deaths, struggles and beliefs. This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other humans used to be here, why they are no longer with us, and how and why our lives have changed. It’s also about where we went wrong. What did early humans do because they had no choice and what is the price we are paying for this now? Taking as the focus ten sites in Israel, the land corridor through which the human species passed on its journey from Africa to Europe, the story ranges far and wide from France, Spain, Turkey and Georgia to Morocco and South Africa, North America, Columbia and Peru. The authors follow the footsteps of our ancestors, describing the tools they used, the animals they hunted and the monuments they built. Fascinating revelations include: The earliest evidence of human use of fire; The meaning of cave art and the transformative effect of touching rock; The woman for whom 90 tortoises were sacrificed; What happened in the Levant following the disappearance of elephants; The monumental tower built at the lowest place on earth; Why we should envy modern hunter-gatherers – and much more ... This provocative and panoramic book shows readers what they can learn from their ancestors, and how the unwavering ability of prehistoric people to survive and thrive can continue into the present.
America, History and Life
Author:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1884
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1884
Book Description
Nineteenth Century and After
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
The Nineteenth Century and After
Author:
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Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nineteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
The Last of the Gentlemen Adventurers
Author: Edward Beauclerk Maurice
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843956945
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' - the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and sadness as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully written, inspiring and funny, this is a boy's own story that captures a world now lost forever.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843956945
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' - the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and sadness as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully written, inspiring and funny, this is a boy's own story that captures a world now lost forever.
Twentieth Century
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
The Nineteenth century and after (London)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
The Nineteenth century and after (London)
The New York Times Index
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 2092
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 2092
Book Description