Author: Tim Jepson
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843532668
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
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Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to Canada covers this vast and geographically diverse country in impressive detail. There are insightful accounts of every Canadian city, from vibrant Montréal to laid back Vancouver, and vivid descriptions of Canada''s varied landscapes, from the magnificent Rocky Mountains and the stormy coasts of the Maritimes to the northern Arctic reaches. Throughout there is practical advice on skiing, whale-watching, kayaking, hiking and a host of other outdoor pursuits. Thousands of listings recommend the best accommodation options, restaurants, bars and clubs in every price range.
Author: Henry Martyn Burt
Publisher: Northampton [Mass.] : New England Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1867. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... MOUNT HOLTOKE. 219 WHAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE SUMMIT. The view from Mount Holyoke extends more than a hundred miles up and down the valley of the Connecticut, and mountains in four States can be seen, viz: Monadnock, N. H., Green, Vt., East and West Rock, New Haven, Conn., Greylock, Wachusett, Sugar Loaf, Norwottuck, Toby, Tom', and Nonotuck, Mass. Thirty-eight towns and villages can be seen with the aid of the telescope, nearly all of which are visible to the naked eye, thirty-one in Massachusetts, and seven in Connecticut, as follows: --Northampton, Haydenville, Willi-amsburgh, Goshen, Hadley, Hatfield, Whately, South Deerfield, Greenfield, Shelburne, Sunderland, North Hadley, North Amherst, Amherst, Pelham, Belchertown, Granby, South Hadley, Wilbraham, North Wilbrahani, Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Longmeadow, West Springfield, Agawam, Southampton, Easthampton, Montgomery, Blanford, Ludlow, ip Massachusetts; Thompsonville, Windsor, East Windsor, Enfield, Hartford, Suffield and Somers, in Connecticut. Among the objects of special interest that can be seen are: State Lunatic Hospital and Round Hill, at Northampton; Williston Seminary, Easthampton; Amherst College and Massachusetts State Agricultural College, Amherst; Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, South Hadley; Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham; United States Armory, at Springfield; Manufacturing Town of Holyoke; Old Hadley, with her beautiful streets; Ox-Bow Island; Shepherd's Island in the Connecticut River &c. MOUNT HOLYOKE FROM SOUTH-WEST. i- Looking at Mount Ilolyoke from a point north of Smith's Ferry, you have the view, sketched by the artist, as shown in the above illustration. WHO NAMED IT. Mount Ilolyoke was named in 1654 after Capt. Elizur Hoiyoke, one of the first proprietors of Northampton, and it is s...
Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author: Phil Long
Publisher: Channel View Publications
ISBN: 1845410807
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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The relationships between tourism and royalty have received little coverage in the tourism literature. This volume provides a critical exploration of the relationships between royalty and tourism past, present, and future from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
Author: Tim Jepson
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Author: John Parker Anderson