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A Diné History of Navajoland

By: Klara Kelley,Harris Francis

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For the first time, a sweeping history of the Diné that is foregrounded in oral tradition. Authors Klara Kelley and Harris Francis share Diné history from pre-Columbian time to the present, using ethnographic interviews in which Navajo people reveal their oral histories on key events such as Athabaskan migrations, trading and trails, Diné clans, the Long Walk of 1864, and the struggle to keep their culture alive under colonizers who brought the railroad, coal mining, trading posts, and, finally, climate change. The early chapters, based on ceremonial origin stories, tell about Diné forebears. Next come the histories of Diné clans from late pre-Columbian to early post-Columbian times, and the coming together of the Diné as a sovereign people. Later chapters are based on histories of families, individuals, and communities, and tell how the Diné have struggled to keep their bond with the land under settler encroachment, relocation, loss of land-based self-sufficiency through the trading-post system, energy resource extraction, and climate change. Archaeological and documentary information supplements the oral histories, providing a comprehensive investigation of Navajo history and offering new insights into their twentieth-century relationships with Hispanic and Anglo settlers. For Diné readers, the book offers empowering histories and stories of Diné cultural sovereignty. “In short,” the authors say, “it may help you to know how you came to be where—and who—you are.”

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University of Arizona Press

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ISBN 10

0816540535

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9780816540532

In the Arctic Seas

By: Francis Leopold M'Clintock

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In the Arctic Seas

By: Francis Leopold M'Clintock

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382309718

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9783382309718

The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition

Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation

By: Francis Hawkings

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The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition

Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation

By: Francis Hawkings

The definitive work on Pacific crossings' Cruising The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication, health and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, this comprehensive new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart. Completely updated, expanded and refreshed for the new generation of Pacific cruisers, this is the definitive reference, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers. Part 1 covers thorough preparation for both East-to-West and West-to-East crossings and Part 2 covers Pacific weather patterns, major routes and landfall ports, with useful website links throughout. There are sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season and laying up, use of electronic charts, satellite phones versus HF radio, ongoing maintenance, and Pacific festivals. Updated with new charts and photographs, the new 4th edition focuses on ports of entry rather than secondary anchorages, and expands the North Pacific coverage, making it a valuable resource for sailors doing a North Pacific circuit, particularly US and Canadian sailors from the Pacific North.

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702

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1399407023

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9781399407021

Narin and Downstrands

By: Francis Shovlin

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Narin and Downstrands

By: Francis Shovlin

Frank Shovlin is a retired bank official aged seventy-one and was born on March 10, 1941. He has no background in writing and lives in Donegal Town, Ireland, with his wife, Collette. Their five children are grown up; three live in Ireland, one in UK, and one in the USA. His time is spent gardening and playing bridge and golf.

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199

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Trafford Publishing

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1466963212

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9781466963214

The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

By: Francis Pryor

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The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

By: Francis Pryor

This is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of Stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on Britain is everywhere. In The Making of the British Landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, Francis Pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the fascinating history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout time. Covering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out Bronze Age fields on Bodmin Moor to how the Industrial Revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first time.

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754

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Penguin UK

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014194336X

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9780141943367

Catskill Rivers

Birthplace of American Fly Fishing

By: Austin M. Francis

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Catskill Rivers

Birthplace of American Fly Fishing

By: Austin M. Francis

Catskill Rivers is the story of the “birthplace of the American fly fishing.” Readers will discover this birthplace in such hallowed trout streams as the Beaverkill, the Willowemoc, the Neversink, the Delaware, the Esopus, and the Schoharie. While originally published in 1983, Catskill Rivers remains the definitive study of these fabled waters and the remarkable people who created the American fly-fishing tradition. Painstakingly researched and imaginatively told, readers will also get an unforgettable survey of the early river industries, including rafting, sawmills, tanneries, and wood-acid factories, as well as at the early days on these classic trout waters, where George LaBranche, in Sparse Gray Hackle’s words, “adapted the dry fly to fast water and started an angling revolution.” Along with numerous historical glimpses into the many sociological forces surrounding the Catskill Rivers, readers will see many early, famous flyfishers take to these waters, including “Uncle Thad” Norris, Seth Green, Theodore Gordon, Herman Christian, Roy Steenrod, Sparse Gray Hackle, and many more. This historically accurate and beautifully written glance back into the early days of the Catskill Rivers will have both fishermen and nonfishermen wanting even more. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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476

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Simon and Schuster

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1629140945

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9781629140940

Scenes from Prehistoric Life

From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans

By: Francis Pryor

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Scenes from Prehistoric Life

From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans

By: Francis Pryor

An invigorating journey through Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. 'Highly compelling' Spectator, Books of the Year 'An evocative foray into the prehistoric past' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'Vividly relating what life was like in pre-Roman Britain' Choice Magazine 'Makes life in Britain BC often sound rather more appealing than the frenetic and anxious 21st century!' Daily Mail In Scenes from Prehistoric Life, the distinguished archaeologist Francis Pryor paints a vivid picture of British and Irish prehistory, from the Old Stone Age (about one million years ago) to the arrival of the Romans in AD 43, in a sequence of fifteen profiles of ancient landscapes. Whether writing about the early human family who trod the estuarine muds of Happisburgh in Norfolk c.900,000 BC, the craftsmen who built a wooden trackway in the Somerset Levels early in the fourth millennium BC, or the Iron Age denizens of Britain's first towns, Pryor uses excavations and surveys to uncover the daily routines of our ancient ancestors. By revealing how our prehistoric forebears coped with both simple practical problems and more existential challenges, Francis Pryor offers remarkable insights into the long and unrecorded centuries of our early history, and a convincing, well-attested and movingly human portrait of prehistoric life as it was really lived.

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355

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1789544165

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9781789544169

Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1860

By: Francis Galton

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Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1860

By: Francis Galton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

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502

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337506795X

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9783375067953

The Zen of Cat

An A–Z of Japanese feline philosophy

By: Carla Francis

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The Zen of Cat

An A–Z of Japanese feline philosophy

By: Carla Francis

There's no doubt cats are a meaningful feature of Japanese life: from folklore to fashion, they've left a giant paw print on the culture. It's believed that felines first appeared in Japan with the arrival of Buddhism via China in around 552, when their main role was to stop vermin from damaging scriptures. But what can we learn from these philosophical felines? Surely they can teach us a thing or two, through the wisdom gleaned over the centuries residing in ancient temples and co-existing with artists, courtesans, monks and writers. The Zen of Cat is interwoven with stories and facts about cats, Japan and Zen philosophy. Carla Francis includes discussions with Japanese cat lovers, and invites reflection and 'mindful mewsings' on life through an A-Z of Japanese words to inspire. Cats are unburdened by worry. They maintain an enviable equilibrium. Maybe we can too?

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Macmillan Publishers Aus.

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1761267639

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9781761267635

Certain Strangers

By: Francis Morris

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Certain Strangers

By: Francis Morris

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644248050

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9781644248058

Book's by Francis Cairns

A Diné History of Navajoland

A Diné History of Navajoland

In the Arctic Seas

In the Arctic Seas

The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition

The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition

Narin and Downstrands

Narin and Downstrands

The Making of the British Landscape

The Making of the British Landscape

Catskill Rivers

Catskill Rivers

Scenes from Prehistoric Life

Scenes from Prehistoric Life

Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1860

Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1860

The Zen of Cat

The Zen of Cat

Certain Strangers

Certain Strangers

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