From the man shipped home in a rum barrel to the most dangerous woman in America, Chicago history comes to life in these tantalizing tales.'A wonderful bible of Chicago.' WGN
Living Landmarks of Chicago goes beyond the what, when, and where to tell the how and why of fifty Chicago landmarks. More than a book about architecture, these are stories of the people who made Chicago and many of its most popular tourist attractions what they are today. Each chapter is a vignette that introduces the landmark and brings it to life, and the book is organized chronologically to illustrate the development of the city's distinct personality. These fifty landmarks weave an interconnected tale of Chicago between 1836 and 1932 (and beyond).
History lines Chicago’s sidewalks. Stroll down LaSalle or Dearborn or State and you’ll see skyscrapers that have been there for a century or more. It’s easy to scurry by, to dismiss the building itself, but a hunt for placards turns up landmarks every few feet, it seems. Here’s a Chicago landmark; there’s a National Historic landmark. They’re everywhere.
Ironically, these skyscrapers keep the city grounded; they illustrate a past where visionaries took fanciful, impossible ideas and made them reality. Buildings sinking? Raise them. River polluting the lake and its precious drinking water? Reverse it. Overpopulation and urban sprawl making it challenging to get to work? Build up. From the bare to the ornate, from exposed beams to ornamented facades, the city’s architecture is unrestrainedly various yet provides a cohesive, beautiful skyline that illustrates the creativity of necessity, and the necessity of creativity.
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using Central Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana.
Central Indiana Cities and Towns
East Central Indiana has some wonderful cities and towns ranging from charming small towns like Noblesville, Franklin and Danville to Indiana's capital city, Indianapolis. Each of these towns and cities has many things to do for your family as it explores the regions roads and highways.
Central Indiana Wineries
Central Indiana has several interesting wineries that produce some fascinating wines.
Central Indiana State and Local Parks
From parks along the White River to wonderful woodland hikes, the parks in Central Indiana include two state parks, several nature reserves and some relaxing local parks. These provide some great day trips for people to explore to hike, picnic or just plain enjoy nature. They provide fun things to do in Central Indiana.
Central Indiana Museums and Historic Sites
Explorers in the area can stage a day trip to learn the region's rich history by visiting the museums and markers located in the various cities and towns of Central Indiana. Many host interesting family events that are fun and educational
The counties included in this historical travel book include:
Boone
Hamilton
Hendrix
Johnson
Marion
Curious about the San Francisco Bay Area? With explorations into unique local legends, interesting landmarks, and uncovered histories, Bay Curious is a fun, quirky guide to the secret stories of the Bay Area for visitors, newcomers, and California natives alike.
Who was America's first and only Emperor? Why are there ships buried under the streets of San Francisco? Was the word 'hella' really created in the East Bay? Bay Curious brings you the answers to these questions and much more through fun and fascinating deep-dives into hidden gems of Bay Area trivia, history, and culture.
Based on the award-winning KQED podcast of the same name, Bay Curious brings a fresh eye to some of its most popular pieces and expands to cover stories unique to this book. With subjects ranging from Marin's redwood forests to the Winchester Mystery House, from the Black Panther Party's school program to the invention of the Mai Tai, Bay Curious gives you the entertaining and informative, weird and wonderful true stories of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Kann das Leben weitergehen, wenn man seine große Liebe verloren hat? Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts ist die junge Caroline gezwungen, eine strapaziöse Reise in die Neue Welt auf sich zu nehmen. Schneller als erwartet baut sie sich hier ein neues Leben auf und findet in dem Hilfsarbeiter Jake MacKay sogar eine neue Liebe. Doch als er nach Kalifornien geht, steht sie vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung. Soll sie ihm folgen und alles, was sie sich aufgebaut hat, zurücklassen? Ist sie wirklich bereit, ein weiteres Mal alles aufzugeben? Noch dazu gibt es da den starken Pferdepfleger Chris O'Connell, zu dem sie sich auf magische Weise hingezogen fühlt. Caroline muss erneut alles riskieren ...-
What happens when you take a professor and sprinkle on some old salt seafarer? It’s a recipe for an engrossing narrative of the sea and those who have made it their lives work. Welcome aboard as we hit the decks, load the cargo, sail out and bring back sea stories full of adventure and glory.
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using West Central Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana.
West Central Indiana Cities and Towns
West Central Indiana has some wonderful cities and towns ranging from charming small towns like Rockville, Brazil and Spencer to larger cities like Terra Haute, Crawfordsville and Martinsville. Each of these towns and cities has many things to do for your family as it explores the regions roads and highways.
West Central Indiana Wineries
West Central Indiana has several interesting wineries that produce some fascinating wines.
West Central Indiana State and Local Parks
The region has several state parks and forests including Indiana's first state park, McCormick's Creek and rugged Turkey Run State Park.
West Central Indiana Museums and Historic Sites
Explorers in the area can stage a day trip to learn the region's rich history by visiting the museums and markers located in the various cities and towns of West Central Indiana. Many host interesting family events that are fun and educational
The counties included in this historical travel book include:
Parke
Clay Fountain
Mongomery
Morgan
Owen
Putnam
Sullivan
Vermillion
Vigo
Warren
Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it’s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific. Two thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it. Since then, the commercial importance of the Columbia River has only grown, but despite the construction of jetties on either side, the bar remains treacherous. When Randall Sullivan and a friend set out to cross the bar in a two-man kayak, they’re met with skepticism and concern. But on a clear day in July 2021, when the tides and weather seem right, they embark. As they plunge through the currents that have taken so many lives, Randall commemorates the brave sailors that made the crossing before him—including his own abusive father, a sailor himself who also once dared to cross the bar—and reflects on toxic masculinity, fatherhood, and what drives men to extremes. Rich with exhaustive research and propulsive narrative, Graveyard of the Pacific follows historical shipwrecks through the moment-by-moment details that often determined whether sailors would live or die, exposing the ways in which boats, sailors, and navigation have changed over the decades. As he makes his way across the bar, floating above the wrecks and across the same currents that have taken so many lives, Randall Sullivan faces the past, both in his own life and on the Columbia River Bar.
Apache Dawn covers more than 450 miles across Southern Arizona in five exciting and fast paced days.
Visit a land made famous by Coronado and Father Kino, by Geronimo and Cochise, by the Earps, Doc Holliday and the Clintons, by Johnny Ringo and Ed Schieffein and the Copper Queen. A land of endless skies and breathtaking vistas. Of sacred mountains and dramatic rock formations rising like islands in the desert. A spirited land rich in history and natural wonders. Come share the adventure!
Some points of interest:
Amerind Foundation, Cochise Stronghold, Chiricahua National Monument, Bisbee, Tombstone, Fort Bowie, Ghost Towns, Coronado National Forest, Tubac and Tumacacori historic site, Nogales ( AZ & Mexico,) San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area.
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using East Central Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all the historical treasures in east central Indiana.
Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using Southwest Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana.
East Central Indiana Cities and Towns
East Central Indiana has some wonderful cities and towns ranging from charming small towns like Liberty, Greenfield and Shelbyville to the larger cities like Richmond and Muncie. Each of these towns and cities has many things to do for your family as it explores the regions roads and highways.
East Central Indiana Wineries
Southwest Indiana has several interesting wineries that produce some fascinating wines.
East Central Indiana State and Local Parks
From parks along the Ohio River to wonderful woodland hikes, the parks in Southwest Indiana include four state parks, several nature preserves and some relaxing local parks. These provide some great day trips for people to explore to hike, picnic or just plain enjoy nature. They provide fun things to do in Southwest Indiana.
East Central Indiana Museums and Historic Sites
Explorers in the area can stage a day trip to learn the region's rich history by visiting the museums and markers located in the various cities and towns of East Central Indiana. Many host interesting family events that are fun and educational.
The counties included in this historical travel book include:
Delaware County
Fayette County
Hancock County
Henry County
Jay County
Madison County
Randolph County
Rush County
Shelby County
Union County
Wayne County
El camping RV es una de las mejores formas de divertirse en los viajes largos por carretera. Un vehículo recreativo le permite viajar, jugar, comer y atender sus demás necesidades básicas. También es la opción más asequible para desplazarse. Dependiendo de sus preferencias y del tamaño de su grupo, puede ahorrar hasta la mitad del coste total de sus vacaciones en comparación con la estancia en un hotel. A diferencia de las tiendas de campaña, las caravanas desplegables y otras opciones de viaje, las autocaravanas ofrecen un mayor confort. Los vehículos recreativos vienen en todas las formas y tamaños y pueden equiparse con todas las comodidades necesarias para vivir cómodamente en la carretera.
Sin embargo, hacer camping en un RV es mucho más que hacer las maletas y salir a explorar la naturaleza. Si nos fijamos en lo que supone planificar un viaje de acampada en autocaravana, la curva de aprendizaje puede parecer bastante pronunciada. Muchos campistas a tiempo completo empiezan utilizando pop-up y alquilando un RV antes de comprometerse a un camper para todos sus viajes. Aunque esta transición gradual tiene sus ventajas, no tiene por qué seguir este camino.
Este libro le servirá de itinerario de acampada en los Parques Nacionales y de guía de seguridad. Antes de explicarle los conceptos básicos del camping en vehículos recreativos, el libro le introducirá en el concepto del camping en vehículos recreativos y lo comparará con los pros y los contras del camping tradicional. Entenderá la diferencia entre cada tipo de vehículo recreativo, cómo elegir uno que se adapte a sus necesidades y los gastos que debe tener en cuenta durante todo el proceso. Esta completa guía para principiantes cubrirá todo lo que necesita saber como propietario primerizo de un vehículo recreativo, preparándole para posibles contratiempos y emergencias.
Cuando haya terminado de leer este libro, habrá aprendido sobre los parques estatales más populares de California, Florida, Arizona, Wyoming y Washington. Encontrará sus principales atracciones, los senderos y lugares de interés de los que puede disfrutar, y la normativa sobre vehículos recreativos en estas zonas
From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally looked her malaise and her pain in the eye and set off across the world completely alone. In Colorado she covered 800 miles on horseback, climbing mountains, wrangling cattle, sleeping in snow and finding herself drawn to a violent, one-eyed outlaw with a soft spot for poetry, known as ‘Mountain Jim’. With the writing skills to match her spirit of adventure, she documented her journey in these letters to her sister, which were published as a collection in 1879. She was a true trailblazer – a Victorian woman of 4’11” with debilitating pain who chose to blow open life’s limits.
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