Author: Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley
Publisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Between 1890 and the Second World War, Europeans were encouraged by the British government to chance their arm in a new country, Kenya. This book is a portrait of their successes and failures in establishing homes, farms, shops, hotels and factories in this beautiful African country. The texts, narrations of humorous and dangerous incidents, descriptions of scenery and lifestyles, supplied by the pioneers and their sons and daughters not only display the humour, enterprise and determination of these people, but also their honesty in admitting their own naivety and limitations in approaching a new land and its original inhabitants.
Pioneers' Scrapbook
Author: Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley
Publisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Between 1890 and the Second World War, Europeans were encouraged by the British government to chance their arm in a new country, Kenya. This book is a portrait of their successes and failures in establishing homes, farms, shops, hotels and factories in this beautiful African country. The texts, narrations of humorous and dangerous incidents, descriptions of scenery and lifestyles, supplied by the pioneers and their sons and daughters not only display the humour, enterprise and determination of these people, but also their honesty in admitting their own naivety and limitations in approaching a new land and its original inhabitants.
Publisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Between 1890 and the Second World War, Europeans were encouraged by the British government to chance their arm in a new country, Kenya. This book is a portrait of their successes and failures in establishing homes, farms, shops, hotels and factories in this beautiful African country. The texts, narrations of humorous and dangerous incidents, descriptions of scenery and lifestyles, supplied by the pioneers and their sons and daughters not only display the humour, enterprise and determination of these people, but also their honesty in admitting their own naivety and limitations in approaching a new land and its original inhabitants.
Pioneers' Scrapbook
Author: Elsbeth Huxley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780237517908
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This book offers an insight into the colonial history of Kenya and contains many photographs never before published. It tells of how schools were set up and also how a railway infrastructure was constructed.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780237517908
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This book offers an insight into the colonial history of Kenya and contains many photographs never before published. It tells of how schools were set up and also how a railway infrastructure was constructed.
The Astronomical Scrapbook
Author: Joseph Ashbrook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521106047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, stars and galaxies, and star atlases. Much of the material cannot be found in standard references in the history of astronomy.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521106047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, stars and galaxies, and star atlases. Much of the material cannot be found in standard references in the history of astronomy.
Pioneer Scrapbook
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. California State Society. Micah Wethern chapter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pioneers
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pioneers
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Maisie's Scrapbook
Author: Samuel Narh
Publisher: Lantana Publishing
ISBN: 1913747042
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A joyful celebration of a mixed-race family and the love that binds them together. As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada's tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba.They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same. WINNER of the Family Category, Northern Lights Book Awards 2019. “Opens a window into what it can look and feel like to grow up in a biracial, multinational family that’s rich in story”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED “When my four year old granddaughter spotted it, she exclaimed ‘That’s me and my mummy and daddy’!”—The Letterpress Project “We found a kindred spirit in Maisie. She will make a generation of mixed kids feel more visible”—The Tiger Tales
Publisher: Lantana Publishing
ISBN: 1913747042
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A joyful celebration of a mixed-race family and the love that binds them together. As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada's tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba.They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same. WINNER of the Family Category, Northern Lights Book Awards 2019. “Opens a window into what it can look and feel like to grow up in a biracial, multinational family that’s rich in story”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED “When my four year old granddaughter spotted it, she exclaimed ‘That’s me and my mummy and daddy’!”—The Letterpress Project “We found a kindred spirit in Maisie. She will make a generation of mixed kids feel more visible”—The Tiger Tales
Telephony
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Telephone
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Telephone
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Day by Day with the Utah Pioneers Scrapbook
Author: Andrew Jenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An Air Fighter's Scrapbook
Author: Ira Jones
Publisher: Casemate / Greenhill
ISBN: 1612001505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ira Taffy Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had met or known by association, both during the war and in the post-war flying years. An Air Fighters Scrap Book recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights, all evoking the sheer delight in flying that characterized those early years.
Publisher: Casemate / Greenhill
ISBN: 1612001505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ira Taffy Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had met or known by association, both during the war and in the post-war flying years. An Air Fighters Scrap Book recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights, all evoking the sheer delight in flying that characterized those early years.
Heading West
Author: Pat McCarthy
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613741995
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613741995
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.
Three Generations of Pioneer Women
Author: Halcyon Wesphal Wilson
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
ISBN: 9781412099233
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Three generations of women tell of romance and adventure. Having attitudes ahead of their time, Barbara Westphal, her mother Jessie Osborne, and her daughter Halcyon Wilson, share their stories.
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
ISBN: 9781412099233
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Three generations of women tell of romance and adventure. Having attitudes ahead of their time, Barbara Westphal, her mother Jessie Osborne, and her daughter Halcyon Wilson, share their stories.