Author: Arthur Stanley Riggs
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465543988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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Vistas in Sicily
Author: Arthur Stanley Riggs
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465543988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465543988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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Vistas in Sicily (Classic Reprint)
Author: Arthur Stanley Riggs
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331682113
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Excerpt from Vistas in Sicily The first of the historic foreigners to enter were the Phoenicians, the Canaanites of the Old Testa ment, who lived in Tyre and Sidon and the other cities that lay in the narrow strip of lowland be tween Mt. Lebanon and the Mediterranean. They spoke Hebrew, as the Israelites did, but their wor ship was the foul and bloody service of Baal and Ashtaroth. They were the boldest seafaring men in the world; the most cunning traders, who came to barter the Tyrian purple, the glass, the gold jewelry, and the little images of their own manu facture with the rude and primitive peoples already in possession. The Mediterranean had no terrors for their little barques, and they established trading posts and even actual colonies all along its coasts; one even, Gades of Tarshish the present Cadiz faced the ocean itself, beyond the strait now called Gibraltar, where the Pillars of Hercules guard the entrance to the Mediterranean. Phoenicia has left us no means of dating her settlements in Sicily, but we know that they were founded sometime between the coming of the Sikels in the twelfth century and the coming of the Greeks in the eighth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331682113
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Excerpt from Vistas in Sicily The first of the historic foreigners to enter were the Phoenicians, the Canaanites of the Old Testa ment, who lived in Tyre and Sidon and the other cities that lay in the narrow strip of lowland be tween Mt. Lebanon and the Mediterranean. They spoke Hebrew, as the Israelites did, but their wor ship was the foul and bloody service of Baal and Ashtaroth. They were the boldest seafaring men in the world; the most cunning traders, who came to barter the Tyrian purple, the glass, the gold jewelry, and the little images of their own manu facture with the rude and primitive peoples already in possession. The Mediterranean had no terrors for their little barques, and they established trading posts and even actual colonies all along its coasts; one even, Gades of Tarshish the present Cadiz faced the ocean itself, beyond the strait now called Gibraltar, where the Pillars of Hercules guard the entrance to the Mediterranean. Phoenicia has left us no means of dating her settlements in Sicily, but we know that they were founded sometime between the coming of the Sikels in the twelfth century and the coming of the Greeks in the eighth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Vistas in Sicily
Author: Arthur Stanley Riggs
Publisher:
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Category : Sicily (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Category : Sicily (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Vistas in Sicily - The Original Classic Edition
Author: Arthur Stanley Riggs
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
ISBN: 9781486448166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Vistas in Sicily. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Arthur Stanley Riggs, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Vistas in Sicily in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Vistas in Sicily: Look inside the book: So it is clear that there has never been a Sicilian nation, nor has there ever been even a Sicilian language; but every great race that dwells about the Mediterranean at some time has had a part in Sicily’s story, and each race in its turn has left an indelible imprint upon language and customs, upon architecture and people. ...Count Florio, of the Florio-Rubattino Steamship Company, one of the most public-spirited men in Sicily, to popularize the island as a place of resort, to stimulate local travel in the best months of the year, and so to augment the revenues of both people and island, persuaded the Government to grant special rates on its railways by giving a sixty per cent discount on his own private steamers. ...In a climate of this sort the jaded city-dweller, searching for health and rest, finds an ideal environment, and while the hotels are not the equals of the fashionable New York and London hostelries, they are comfortable and moderate in price; and many of them have splendid gardens attached, where one may have tea, or rest and wander at will among the scented bowers.
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
ISBN: 9781486448166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Vistas in Sicily. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Arthur Stanley Riggs, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Vistas in Sicily in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Vistas in Sicily: Look inside the book: So it is clear that there has never been a Sicilian nation, nor has there ever been even a Sicilian language; but every great race that dwells about the Mediterranean at some time has had a part in Sicily’s story, and each race in its turn has left an indelible imprint upon language and customs, upon architecture and people. ...Count Florio, of the Florio-Rubattino Steamship Company, one of the most public-spirited men in Sicily, to popularize the island as a place of resort, to stimulate local travel in the best months of the year, and so to augment the revenues of both people and island, persuaded the Government to grant special rates on its railways by giving a sixty per cent discount on his own private steamers. ...In a climate of this sort the jaded city-dweller, searching for health and rest, finds an ideal environment, and while the hotels are not the equals of the fashionable New York and London hostelries, they are comfortable and moderate in price; and many of them have splendid gardens attached, where one may have tea, or rest and wander at will among the scented bowers.
The poetical Works of Thomas Moore
Author: Thomas Moore
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Books in Print Supplement
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2576
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2576
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The Publisher
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Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Pages : 840
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The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2070
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Languages : en
Pages : 2070
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The Classical Outlook
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Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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The Book of the Damned
Author: Charles Fort
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613106424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613106424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.