San Juan County was established in 1880 following the famous winter trek and steep descent through the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail to Bluff, Utah. Behind the settlement of this community by the San Juan River is a story of tenacity, determination, and hardship. The Hole-in-the-Rock was a sandstone crevice discovered fortuitously by pioneers when a wild ram escaped its pursuers and descended to the river by that route. After blasting, building up the grade, and lowering by ropes, the wagon train finally emerged through the crevice to the river below and finished the last difficult miles into Bluff. Miner and photographer Charles Goodman documented the early days of San Juan County, from the production of bricks and molasses to the establishment of Bluff Oil Company, and many of his unique images, dating from 1892 to 1913, are included in this volume.
San Juan County was established in 1880 following the famous winter trek and steep descent through the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail to Bluff, Utah. Behind the settlement of this community by the San Juan River is a story of tenacity, determination, and hardship. The Hole-in-the-Rock was a sandstone crevice discovered fortuitously by pioneers when a wild ram escaped its pursuers and descended to the river by that route. After blasting, building up the grade, and lowering by ropes, the wagon train finally emerged through the crevice to the river below and finished the last difficult miles into Bluff. Miner and photographer Charles Goodman documented the early days of San Juan County, from the production of bricks and molasses to the establishment of Bluff Oil Company, and many of his unique images, dating from 1892 to 1913, are included in this volume.
Britain by BritRail––the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system––is back with this revised and updated new edition. This time-tested book provides all the information you need on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than forty rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the medieval city of York to Dover and its famous cliffs.
This project began with my decision to interview and/or read about 100 alumni and/or their parents who were educated in those inner city Catholic schools between 1940-1970. Their personal stories are at the core of this narrative that details the Catholic church’s impact on their lives. In addition, I wanted to write about the collaborative efforts of the members of the many religious orders and lay ministers who were instrumental in creating a disciplined, supportive and productive learning environment.
Lord and Hanners both describe a way of life that demanded toughness - stoicism, commitment, and humor when possible - but their recollections take an interesting counterpoint. Following the branding and castration of a thousand young bulls, Lord insists that the entire town came with buckets to carry the testicles home - "They were really meat hungry." Hanners insists, however, that cooking and eating mountain oysters was "strictly a masculine endeavor," pursued by the men after the women had vacated the kitchen. When Lord matter-of-factly describes being left alone at a young age to trail cattle in Indian Territory, Hanners observes that "sixteen seems pitifully young to be so far away front home, broke and hungry," while agreeing that necessity often required such things.
Lives at Risk describes the introduction of Western medicine into Egypt. The two major innovations undertaken by Muhammad Ali in the mid-nineteenth century were a Western-style school of medicine and an international Quarantine Board. The ways in which these institutions succeeded and failed will greatly interest historians of medicine and of modern Egypt. And because the author relates her narrative to twentieth-century health issues in developing countries, Lives at Risk will also interest medical and social anthropologists. The presence of the quarantine establishment and the medical school in Egypt resulted in a rudimentary public health service. Paramedical personnel were trained to provide primary health care for the peasant population. A vaccination program effectively freed the nation from smallpox. But the disease-oriented, individual-care practice of medicine derived from the urban hospital model of industrializing Europe was totally incompatible with the health care requirements of a largely rural, agrarian population. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.
Britain by BritRail and Europe by Eurail are the only ones devoted exclusively to rail travel in Europe and Great Britain, with both timetables and suggestions on what to see and do along the way. Each guide has the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options. Extras include: -- Tips on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, exchanging currency, and languages -- Current photos and detailed station and city maps -- Anecdotal and historical sidebars -- The latest information on the Chunnel and other Channel crossings -- Optional preplanned itineraries for the easiest travel imaginable There is no better way to see England, Scotland, and Wales than by train, and there is no better guide to the British train system than by Britain by BritRail. This guide explains how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for day excursions to outlying points of interest.
Travelers learn how to tour England, Scotland, and Wales by train, with detailed side trips to other towns and points of interest from London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. Tips on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, exchanging currency, and languages included. Photos and detailed station and city maps.
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The most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options for train travel in England, Scotland, and Wales, including more than forty rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest from London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
Britain by BritRail and Europe by Eurail are the only ones devoted exclusively to rail travel in Europe and Great Britain, with both timetables and suggestions on what to see and do along the way. Each guide has the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options. Extras include: -- Tips on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, exchanging currency, and languages -- Current photos and detailed station and city maps -- Anecdotal and historical sidebars -- The latest information on the Chunnel and other Channel crossings -- Optional preplanned itineraries for the easiest travel imaginable There is no better way to see England, Scotland, and Wales than by train, and there is no better guide to the British train system than by Britain by BritRail. This guide explains how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for day excursions to outlying points of interest.
A guide to touring Europe by train, with suggested rail trips to outlying areas and points of interest from 24 base cities in 17 countries. Tips are given on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, exchanging currency, and languages. Current photos and detailed station and city maps.
A no-nonsense approach to effectively supervising younger workers, immigrants, welfare-to-work participants, workers with disabilities, ex-offenders, older workers, and temporary workers.
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