America Pacifica
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America Pacifica
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Author : Anna North
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-05-18
America Pacifica written by Anna North and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with Fiction categories.
Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica -- one of the last places on earth that is still habitable, after North America has succumbed to a second ice age. Education, food, and basic means of survival are the province of a chosen few, while the majority of the island residents must struggle to stay alive. The rich live in "Manhattanville" mansions made from the last pieces of wood and stone, while the poor cower in the shantytown slums of "Hell City" and "Little Los Angeles," places built out of heaped up trash that is slowly crumbling into the sea. The island is ruled by a mysterious dictator named Tyson, whose regime is plagued by charges of corruption and conspiracy. But to Darcy, America Pacifica is simply home -- the only one she's ever known. In spite of their poverty she lives contentedly with her mother, who works as a pearl diver. It's only when her mother doesn't come home one night that Darcy begins to learn about her past as a former "Mainlander," and her mother's role in the flight from frozen California to America Pacifica. Darcy embarks on a quest to find her mother, navigating the dark underbelly of the island, learning along the way the disturbing truth of Pacifica's early history, the far-reaching influence of its egomaniacal leader, and the possible plot to murder some of the island's first inhabitants -- including her mother.
Pacifica
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Author : Kathleen Manning
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Pacifica written by Kathleen Manning and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Pacifica and its coast, once envisioned as a string of resorts, casinos, and vacation cottages in place of artichoke fields, was overlooked after the failure of the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1920. Demand for reasonably priced housing revived the boom, and Pacifica was incorporated in 1957.
America Pacifica
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Author : Anna Barrow North
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
America Pacifica written by Anna Barrow North and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Pacifica
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Author : Chris Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Pacifica written by Chris Hunter and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Predominantly built as a "bedroom" community for the San Francisco Bay Area, Pacifica's rich and diverse heritage stretches back to the Spanish explorers of the 17th century. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is a tribute to this coastal community and the settlers and pioneers who made it what it is today. From the early 1900s story of the Ocean Shore Railroad to the recent battles over the California red-legged frog, Pacifica has often been shaped by outside forces. Like few other cities, it is primarily the result of a mixture of people and location; blue-collar families from the 1950s discovered Pacifica's oceanside charm, and helped create it. In the 21st century, the wealthy from the Peninsula and Silicon Valley are rediscovering the same charms, choosing Pacifica over the hustle and bustle of the rest of the Bay Area. This book of photographs, culled from the collection of the Pacifica Historical Society, the files of the Pacifica Tribune, and contributions of local residents, offers a glimpse of the history of one of California's "best kept secrets."
Russian America
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Author : Ilya Vinkovetsky
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-06
Russian America written by Ilya Vinkovetsky and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-06 with History categories.
From 1741 until Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867, the Russian empire claimed territory and peoples in North America. In this book, Ilya Vinkovetsky examines how Russia governed its only overseas colony, illustrating how the colony fit into and diverged from the structures developed in the otherwise contiguous Russian empire. Russian America was effectively transformed from a remote extension of Russia's Siberian frontier penetrated mainly by Siberianized Russians into an ostensibly modern overseas colony operated by Europeanized Russians. Under the rule of the Russian-American Company, the colony was governed on different terms than the rest of the empire, a hybrid of elements carried over from Siberia and imported from rival colonial systems. Its economic, labor, and social organization reflected Russian hopes for Alaska, as well as the numerous limitations, such as its vast territory and pressures from its multiethnic residents, it imposed. This approach was particularly evident in Russian strategies to convert the indigenous peoples of Russian America into loyal subjects of the Russian Empire. Vinkovetsky looks closely at Russian efforts to acculturate the native peoples, including attempts to predispose them to be more open to the Russian political and cultural influence through trade and Russian Orthodox Christianity. Bringing together the history of Russia, the history of colonialism, and the history of contact between native peoples and Europeans on the American frontier, this work highlights how the overseas colony revealed the Russian Empire's adaptability to models of colonialism.
Aquatic Dicotyledons Of North America
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Author : Donald H. Les
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Aquatic Dicotyledons Of North America written by Donald H. Les and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Nature categories.
Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North American aquatic plants. Most books on aquatic plants have a taxonomic focus and are intended primarily for identification. Instead, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of major aquatic species by compiling information from numerous sources that lie scattered among the primary literature, herbarium databases, and other reference materials. Included dicotyledon species are those having an obligate (OBL) wetland status, a designation used in the USACE National Wetland Plant List. Recent phylogenetic analyses are incorporated and rationale is provided for interpreting this information with respect to species relationships. This diverse assemblage of information will be useful to a wide range of interests including academic researchers, wildlife managers, students, and virtually anyone interested in the natural history of aquatic and wetland plants. Although focusing specifically on North America, the cosmopolitan distribution of many aquatic plants should make this an attractive text to people working virtually anywhere outside of the region as well. This book is an essential resource for assisting with wetland delineation.
Reclaiming America
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Author : Randy Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999-06-07
Reclaiming America written by Randy Shaw and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-07 with Political Science categories.
"Shaw provides the definitive account of the historic national campaign to reform Nike's labor practices. . . . A must read for everyone seeking to achieve greater social and economic fairness in the 21st century."--Medea Benjamin, Co-Director, Global Exchange.
A Catalog Of The Diptera Of America North Of Mexico
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Author : United States. Entomology Research Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
A Catalog Of The Diptera Of America North Of Mexico written by United States. Entomology Research Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Agriculture categories.
Set includes revised editions of some issues.
State City List Of Lenders
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
State City List Of Lenders written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Financial institutions categories.
The American As Anarchist
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Author : David DeLeon
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2019-12-01
The American As Anarchist written by David DeLeon and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-01 with History categories.
Originally published in 1978. When compared with socialist and communist systems in other nations, the impact of radicalism on American society seems almost nonexistent. David DeLeon challenges this position, however, by presenting a historical and theoretical perspective for understanding the scope and significance of dissent in America. From Anne Hutchinson in colonial New England to the New Left of the 1960s, DeLeon underscores a tradition of radical protest that has endured in American history—a tradition of native anarchism that is fundamentally different from the radicalism of Europe, the Soviet Union, or nations of the Third World. DeLeon shows that a profound resistance to authority lies at the very heart of the American value system. The first part of the book examines how Protestant belief, capitalism, and even the American landscape itself contributed to the unique character of American dissent. DeLeon then looks at the actions and ideologies of all major forms of American radicalism, both individualists and communitarians, from laissez-faire liberals to anarcho-capitalists, from advocates of community control to syndicalists. In the book's final part, DeLeon argues against measuring the American experience by the standards of communism and other political systems. Instead he contends that American culture is far more radical than that of any socialist state and the implications of American radicalism are far more revolutionary than forms of Marxism-Leninism.
