Landmarks

Landmarks

• Author : Robert Macfarlane
• Publisher : Penguin UK
• Release Date : 2015-03-05
• Genre: Nature
• Pages : 448
• ISBN 10 : 9780241967867

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 Landmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather. Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it. Praise for Robert Macfarlane: 'He has a poet's eye and a prose style that will make many a novelist burn with envy' John Banville, Observer "I'll read anything Macfarlane writes" David Mitchell, Independent 'Every movement needs stars. In [Macfarlane] we surely have one, burning brighter with each book.' Telegraph '[Macfarlane] is a godfather of a cultural moment' Sunday Times

Canada s Landmarks

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : S&S Learning Materials
• Release Date : 2023-06-01
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 81
• ISBN 10 : 9781770727540

Landmarks

• Author : Edward Verrall Lucas
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1915
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 300
• ISBN 10 : UIUC:30112049745844

Landmarks at Risk

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1988
• Genre: Government publications
• Pages : 32
• ISBN 10 : UCR:31210024861690

National Registry of Natural Landmarks

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1989
• Genre: Government publications
• Pages : 136
• ISBN 10 : UCR:31210024732289

The Great American Landmarks Adventure

• Author : Kay Weeks
• Publisher : Government Printing Office
• Release Date : 2008-08
• Genre: Architecture
• Pages : 56
• ISBN 10 : 0160811384

Depicts forty-three National Historic Landmarks, from a prehistoric cave painting to the 1969 moon rocket, and explains their significance in representing events, achievements, ideals, and cultures in America.

Landmarks in African American History

• Author : Michael V. Uschan
• Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
• Release Date : 2012-12-07
• Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
• Pages : 106
• ISBN 10 : 9781420509212

This compelling volume describes physical landmarks in African American history and discusses the history associated with those places. The book is organized around thematic chapters that take readers on a virtual tour of landmarks associated with the theme while also describing the people and events that inspired the landmarks. Thematic chapters include: The Slavery Era, African Americans Resist Slavery, The Civil War, Education for Blacks, The Civil Rights Movement, and African American Achievers.

National Parks Landmarks

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1966
• Genre: Historic sites
• Pages : null
• ISBN 10 : CHI:097906140

Landmarks Medical and Surgical

• Author : Luther Holden
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1878
• Genre: Anatomy
• Pages : 96
• ISBN 10 : UOM:39015072268470

Landmarks Revisited

• Author : Robin Aizlewood
• Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
• Release Date : 2019-08-28
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 301
• ISBN 10 : 9781618119421

The Vekhi (Landmarks) symposium (1909) is one of the most famous publications in Russian intellectual and political history. Its fame rests on the critique it offers of the phenomenon of the Russian intelligentsia in the period of crisis that led to the 1917 Russian Revolution. It was published as a polemical response to the revolution of 1905, the failed outcome of which was deemed by all the Vekhi contributors to exemplify and illuminate fatal philosophical, political, and psychological flaws in the revolutionary intelligentsia that had sought it. Landmarks Revisited offers a new and comprehensive assessment of the symposium and its legacy from a variety of disciplinary perspectives by leading scholars in their fields. It will be of compelling interest to all students of Russian history, politics, and culture, and the impact of these on the wider world.

Hidden Chicago Landmarks

• Author : John R. Schmidt
• Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
• Release Date : 2019-07-08
• Genre: Architecture
• Pages : 144
• ISBN 10 : 9781439667316

Take in the sights of Chicago's forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by the one-time homes of Walt Disney, Joe Louis, Hillary Clinton and Al Capone. Along the way, greet forgotten Chicago notables like the vice president who won a Nobel Prize and wrote a number-one pop hit. From the shortest street to the oldest house, John R. Schmidt visits the sites of Chicago's neglected history.

Landmarks for Sustainability

• Author : Wayne Visser
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release Date : 2017-11-30
• Genre: Business & Economics
• Pages : 200
• ISBN 10 : 9781351279635

Landmarks for Sustainability is a high-impact, quick-reference guide to many of the most critical events and initiatives that have shaped our world, and the sustainable development agenda, over the past 20 years and more. These include high-profile historic events – such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Rio Earth Summit, the anti-globalisation protests in Seattle and Genoa and the collapse of Enron – as well as more subtle but no less important developments, such as trends in fairtrade, ethical codes and sustainable investment. By shining a spotlight on these and other landmark events and initiatives, the book draws into sharp relief the most significant social and environmental challenges of our time – from climate change and the state of the planet to poverty and corruption. Equally importantly, however, more than half of the book is dedicated to constructive global responses, such as the boom in clean technology, the role of the World Economic and World Social Forums, and the growth of ISO 14001 and SA8000 standards. Each of the 20 chapters follows a similar easy-access full-colour design, with inspiring quotations, compelling photographs, a timeline of associated events, a narrative description of trends, and spotlight features of specific initiatives or events, including charts, factboxes and suggestions for further reading and websites. Also included is the world's most comprehensive sustainability timeline, listing and dating 190 key sustainability-related events and initiatives that occurred between 1919 and 2008. All these features combine to make the book an essential and highly accessible resource for managers, teachers, students, government officials, consultants and activists alike. For the first time, these crucial change agents will have a single-source reference book, which is not only packed with useful facts and figures, but is also fascinating to look at and full of inspirational material.

The Historical Landmarks and Other Evidences of Freemasonry Explained in a Series of Practical Lectures with Copious Notes Etc

• Author : George Oliver
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1846
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 630
• ISBN 10 : BL:A0023128501

Native American Landmarks and Festivals

• Author : Yvonne Wakim Dennis
• Publisher : Visible Ink Press
• Release Date : 2018-12-01
• Genre: Travel
• Pages : 350
• ISBN 10 : 9781578596942

A state-by-state (and Canada too!) tour of monuments, events, sites, and festivals of Indigenous American history From ancient rock drawings, historic sites, and modern museums to eco- and cultural tourism, sports events and powwows, the Native American Landmarks and Festivals: A Traveler’s Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada provides a fascinating tour of the rich heritage of Indigenous people across the continent. Whether it’s the annual All Indian Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, a dog-sledding trek in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, or a rough ride to the ancient Kaunolu Village Site on Lanai, Hawaii, there is lots more to experience in the Indigenous world right around the corner, including ... The Montezuma Castle National Monument Trail of Tears National Historic Trail The Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City The Autry Museum of the American West The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center The Thunderbird Powwow The First Nations Film and Video Festival in various cities and states The Angel Mounds State Memorial The Harvest Moon American Indian Festival The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Canada’s National Aboriginal Veterans Monument And hundreds more! Native American Landmarks and Festivals guides the traveler to 729 landmarks, sites, festivals, and events in all 50 states and Canada. Travelers not only read about the history and traditions for each site, but maps, photos, illustrations, addresses and websites are also included to help further exploration. This book lets the reader choose from a vast array of “authentic” adventures such as dog sledding, camping in a tip, hunting and fishing expeditions, researching the history with the people who made the history, making crafts, herbal walks, building and sailing in canoes, hiking along ancient routes, exploring rock art, and preparing and eating Native foods. Organized by region, Indigenous enterprises are included in state and federal parks, including federal and international heritag

Public Buildings Landmarks and Historic Sites of the United States

• Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1990
• Genre: Government publications
• Pages : 8
• ISBN 10 : UFL:31262044781440