Author: Bette S. Garber
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760321337
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In chapters that range from solo drivers, families in trucking, and whole customized fleets to the finest nitty-gritty and cutting-edge elements of semi truck customization, this book offers a close-up look at examples of custom semis. Includes before-and-after photos of re-customized trucks; motifs in graphics and design.
American Thunder
Author: Frank Iannamico
Publisher: Chipotle Publishing
ISBN: 9780982391877
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An in-depth study of the famous Thompson submachine gun. Fielded by the United States and her allies during World War II. This is the third printing of American Thunder; the Military Thompson Submachinegun Guns. The concept of the Thompson originated during World War I, by John T. Thompson. By the time the weapon was designed and placed into production, the war had ended. Post war sales were made to a few law enforcement agencies and corporations, but some ended up in the hands of criminals, earning the gun a sinister reputation. Nearly twenty years later, at the beginning of World War II, there was a desperate need for weapons, and the Thompson was placed back in production. The submachine gun was issued to U.S. and allied military forces and helped win the war. 412 pages, color and black/white photos.
Publisher: Chipotle Publishing
ISBN: 9780982391877
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An in-depth study of the famous Thompson submachine gun. Fielded by the United States and her allies during World War II. This is the third printing of American Thunder; the Military Thompson Submachinegun Guns. The concept of the Thompson originated during World War I, by John T. Thompson. By the time the weapon was designed and placed into production, the war had ended. Post war sales were made to a few law enforcement agencies and corporations, but some ended up in the hands of criminals, earning the gun a sinister reputation. Nearly twenty years later, at the beginning of World War II, there was a desperate need for weapons, and the Thompson was placed back in production. The submachine gun was issued to U.S. and allied military forces and helped win the war. 412 pages, color and black/white photos.
American Thunder
Author: Jo Sgammato
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345439505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
TEN WEEKS ON THE EXTENDED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST A BOOK AS BIG AND BOLD AS THE AMAZING ENTERTAINER IT CELEBRATES -- THE ONE AND ONLY GARTH BROOKS! AMERICAN THUNDER has taken America by storm, earning the praise of songwriters, industry insiders, and, most important, Garth Brook's own fans. Here's the story of an ordinary guy from Oklahoma who hoped to become an athlete until he discovered his own unique ability to harness the power of music and reach into people's hearts and souls. From his early days in clubs and honky-tonks playing pop, rock, and folk music to his domination of the country music scene in the 1990s through his artistic experiment as rock icon Chris Gaines, this biography takes you backstage, into recording studios, and all around the world with the biggest-selling solo artist of all time.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345439505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
TEN WEEKS ON THE EXTENDED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST A BOOK AS BIG AND BOLD AS THE AMAZING ENTERTAINER IT CELEBRATES -- THE ONE AND ONLY GARTH BROOKS! AMERICAN THUNDER has taken America by storm, earning the praise of songwriters, industry insiders, and, most important, Garth Brook's own fans. Here's the story of an ordinary guy from Oklahoma who hoped to become an athlete until he discovered his own unique ability to harness the power of music and reach into people's hearts and souls. From his early days in clubs and honky-tonks playing pop, rock, and folk music to his domination of the country music scene in the 1990s through his artistic experiment as rock icon Chris Gaines, this biography takes you backstage, into recording studios, and all around the world with the biggest-selling solo artist of all time.
Blood and Thunder
Author: Hampton Sides
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307387674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307387674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Author: Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316271063
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie and Caldecott Honor winning Yuyi Morales comes a striking and beautifully illustrated picture book celebrating the special relationship between father and son. Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as big Thunder, but little thunder doesn't want to share a name. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Little Thunder thinks all hope is lost, dad picks the best name...Lightning! Their love will be loud and bright, and together they will light up the sky.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316271063
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie and Caldecott Honor winning Yuyi Morales comes a striking and beautifully illustrated picture book celebrating the special relationship between father and son. Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as big Thunder, but little thunder doesn't want to share a name. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Little Thunder thinks all hope is lost, dad picks the best name...Lightning! Their love will be loud and bright, and together they will light up the sky.
Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War
Author: Daniel J. Sharfstein
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393634183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
“Beautifully wrought and impossible to put down, Daniel Sharfstein’s Thunder in the Mountains chronicles with compassion and grace that resonant past we should never forget.”—Brenda Wineapple, author of Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848–1877 After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American sovereignty and equal rights. Thunder in the Mountains is the spellbinding story of two legendary figures and their epic clash of ideas about the meaning of freedom and the role of government in American life.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393634183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
“Beautifully wrought and impossible to put down, Daniel Sharfstein’s Thunder in the Mountains chronicles with compassion and grace that resonant past we should never forget.”—Brenda Wineapple, author of Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848–1877 After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American sovereignty and equal rights. Thunder in the Mountains is the spellbinding story of two legendary figures and their epic clash of ideas about the meaning of freedom and the role of government in American life.
By the Work of Their Hands
Author: John Michael Vlach
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813913667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"A stunning piece of scholarship, rich in both theory and evidence, that takes the reader to a new plateau of understanding" (Charles Joyner, University of South Carolina) of the African-American folklife.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813913667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"A stunning piece of scholarship, rich in both theory and evidence, that takes the reader to a new plateau of understanding" (Charles Joyner, University of South Carolina) of the African-American folklife.
Thunder in the Heavens
Author: Martin W. Bowman
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785810612
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial examination of 14 classic American aircraft used during World War II, accompanied by personal narratives from the pilots who flew them.
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785810612
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial examination of 14 classic American aircraft used during World War II, accompanied by personal narratives from the pilots who flew them.
Rolling Thunder
Author: Doug Boyd
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 9780385288590
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rolling Thunder, the subject of this book, is a keeper of tribal secrets-a modern medicine man. After witnessing one of Rolling Thunder's healing rituals at a conference sponsored by the research department of the Menninger Foundation, Doug Boyd decided to open his mind fully to the mysteries of such secret healing powers as might be revealed to him. Boyd's book is an account by a contemporary white man of the inner experience of American Indians, an exploration into what some accept as the "real" world. To the believer or to the skeptic, Boyd's experiences form a penetrating and challenging story of a world that is little known to most Americans.
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 9780385288590
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rolling Thunder, the subject of this book, is a keeper of tribal secrets-a modern medicine man. After witnessing one of Rolling Thunder's healing rituals at a conference sponsored by the research department of the Menninger Foundation, Doug Boyd decided to open his mind fully to the mysteries of such secret healing powers as might be revealed to him. Boyd's book is an account by a contemporary white man of the inner experience of American Indians, an exploration into what some accept as the "real" world. To the believer or to the skeptic, Boyd's experiences form a penetrating and challenging story of a world that is little known to most Americans.
Modern Thunder
Author: Dave Argabright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989942645
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989942645
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Custom Semi
Author: Bette S. Garber
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760321337
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In chapters that range from solo drivers, families in trucking, and whole customized fleets to the finest nitty-gritty and cutting-edge elements of semi truck customization, this book offers a close-up look at examples of custom semis. Includes before-and-after photos of re-customized trucks; motifs in graphics and design.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760321337
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In chapters that range from solo drivers, families in trucking, and whole customized fleets to the finest nitty-gritty and cutting-edge elements of semi truck customization, this book offers a close-up look at examples of custom semis. Includes before-and-after photos of re-customized trucks; motifs in graphics and design.