Author: Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The "Maine"
Author: Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Appalachian Trail
Author: Philip D'Anieri
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358171997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The conception and building of the Appalachian Trail is a story of the unforgettable characters who explored it, defined it, and captured national attention by hiking it. D'Anieri provides backstories for the dreamers and builders who helped bring the Trail to life over the past century. A must-read for anyone who wonders about our relationship with the great outdoors. -- adapted from jacket
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358171997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The conception and building of the Appalachian Trail is a story of the unforgettable characters who explored it, defined it, and captured national attention by hiking it. D'Anieri provides backstories for the dreamers and builders who helped bring the Trail to life over the past century. A must-read for anyone who wonders about our relationship with the great outdoors. -- adapted from jacket
Bigfoot in Maine
Author: Michelle Souliere
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The dark woods of Maine have been the setting for many eerie and unexplained events, none more captivating than sightings of a giant hominid known as Bigfoot. But what makes this corner of New England such a perfect place for this cryptid to live? Learn about the ecology and geography that support the legend and meet the people forever changed by close encounters with it. From previously unpublished eyewitness accounts to modern-day media portrayals, author and illustrator Michelle Souliere presents this detailed history of the phenomenon and folklore that has lurked in shadows for generations.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The dark woods of Maine have been the setting for many eerie and unexplained events, none more captivating than sightings of a giant hominid known as Bigfoot. But what makes this corner of New England such a perfect place for this cryptid to live? Learn about the ecology and geography that support the legend and meet the people forever changed by close encounters with it. From previously unpublished eyewitness accounts to modern-day media portrayals, author and illustrator Michelle Souliere presents this detailed history of the phenomenon and folklore that has lurked in shadows for generations.
History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine
Author: Cyrus Eaton
Publisher:
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Category : Rockland (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Rockland (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Rough Riders
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.
History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905
Author: Francis Byron Greene
Publisher:
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Category : Boothbay (Me. : Town)
Languages : ru
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boothbay (Me. : Town)
Languages : ru
Pages : 792
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The Story of the "Maine".
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Spanish-American War, 1898
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spanish-American War, 1898
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish-American War
Author: E. Marolda
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312240233
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, firmly believed that America's emerging global expansion would only reach its full potential through sea. power. The swift and overwhelming US victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898 vindicated the views of Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Mahan, and marked the debut on the world stage of the modern US Navy. Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish American War considers the impact Roosevelt had on the US navy in general and how his reforms affected the course and outcome of the Spanish-American war in particular. The nine contributors to this volume include leading historians, and prominent naval officers from the US and Spain. With essays ranging from the Roosevelt family's naval heritage to the impact of the Spanish-American War on enlisted forces in the navy, this work is a major contribution to our understanding of Theodore Roosevelt and 'his' navy.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312240233
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, firmly believed that America's emerging global expansion would only reach its full potential through sea. power. The swift and overwhelming US victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898 vindicated the views of Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Mahan, and marked the debut on the world stage of the modern US Navy. Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish American War considers the impact Roosevelt had on the US navy in general and how his reforms affected the course and outcome of the Spanish-American war in particular. The nine contributors to this volume include leading historians, and prominent naval officers from the US and Spain. With essays ranging from the Roosevelt family's naval heritage to the impact of the Spanish-American War on enlisted forces in the navy, this work is a major contribution to our understanding of Theodore Roosevelt and 'his' navy.
History News
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The History of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900
Author: Edwin Emery
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanford (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanford (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description