ARTHUR ADAMS, the author, was born in Liverpool, England, the sixth child in a family of fourteen. Educated in one of the top Merseyside Grammar Schools, he spent the first years of his working life as a Purser in the British Merchant Navy. He came to Australia in 1967 and worked as a Public Service Officer in the New South Wales Police Department until he decided on an early retirement in 1990. He held senior positions in the Traffic Branch, the Public Relations Branch and as the Department's Accountant. He has also worked in various Police Stations in Sydney and other parts of the State. This, his first novel, was made easier because of his past experiences. In his younger days he was an active participant in a wide range of sports and represented England against a number of Continental teams in soccer. Since his retirement he has started playing golf, and enjoys a competition on average twice a week. He writes this novel, Thanks a Million, by way of a challenge and now intends to continue writing as a new-found hobby. For the majority of his life in Australia, he has lived in the Blue Mountains area, west of Sydney.
Découvrez les aventures inédites des espionnes les plus sexy du monde ! Ce copieux volume rassemble un très large choix de missions inédites des filles de Danger Girl, des aventures exotiques et pleines d’action par les plus grands dessinateurs du moment ! Avec entre autres les épisodes Danger Girl : Hawaiian Punch et Viva Las Danger (par Phil Noto), Danger Girl : Kamikaze (par Tommy Yune) ainsi que des contributions signées Arthur Adams et Joe Chiodo. Retrouvez également toutes les couvertures de J. Scott Campbell, plus glamour que jamais !
This is the first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s. It arrives to fulfill the need for a new detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Five possible routes for the traveler are given: directly up the main steamboat channel, road routes on the east and west shores, and rail routes along the east and west shores. The road routes follow the riverbanks as closely as possible and also provide excursions to the many points of historical interest and contemporary development in the river valley. Maps provide detailed guides for excursions. For both armchair and actual travelers, Arthur Adams has condensed his considerable knowledge of the natural river, navigation, regional history, and the architecture along the river in this book. Many excerpts from American authors provide perspectives on the valley from other eras, and Adams combines descriptions of well-known events in American history, such as Benedict Arnold's meeting with Major Andre, with the stories of ordinary people and origins of place names that deepen one's feeling for the river. Contemporary economic development is also noted, and the fluctuating economic fortunes of river towns and always changing patterns of residence and employment are noted. From the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux-de-Frise, past Anthony's Nose, Burdens Iron Works, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds, this Guidebook provides practical information and enjoyable perspectives. Take it along!
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Describes the Massachusetts lawyer who helped write the Declaration of Independence and request help from other countries in America's fight against Britain, and later became the new nation's second president.
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