Odyssey Of The Islands
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Odyssey Of The Islands
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Author : Carl Norman Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
Odyssey Of The Islands written by Carl Norman Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with History categories.
An Island Odyssey
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Author : Hamish Haswell-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2014-04-03
An Island Odyssey written by Hamish Haswell-Smith and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Travel categories.
In An Island Odyssey Hamish Haswell-Smith casts off in his forty-one-foot sloop Jandara, armed with his sketch pad and a route map of a journey first taken by Martin Martin in 1703. Haswell-Smith sets sail on a voyage that will take him to fifty-two different islands around the Scottish Coast, from Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde to St. Kilda, Fair Isle and Bass Rock. Filled with natural history, local legend and landscapes and accompanied by the author's own distinctive sketches and watercolours An Island Odyssey is a delightful way to discover or rediscover the romance, beauty and inescapable magnetism of the Scottish Islands.
Fringed With Mud And Pearls
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Author : Ian Crofton
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Fringed With Mud And Pearls written by Ian Crofton and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Travel categories.
Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea, Brownsea, Foulness and Rat. But there are also wilder, rockier places – Lundy, the Scillies, the Farnes. These islands and their inhabitants not only cast varied lights on the mainland, they also possess their own peculiar stories, from the Barbary slavers who once occupied Lundy, to the ex-major who seized a wartime fort in the North Sea and declared himself Prince of Sealand. Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to a number of the islands encircling England, exploring how some were places of refuge or holiness, while others have been turned into personal fiefdoms by their owners, or become locations for prisons, rubbish dumps and military installations. He also describes the varied ways in which England's islands have been formed, and how they are constantly changing, so making a mockery of human claims to sovereignty.
Island Odyssey A History Of The Sans Souci Area Of Georgian Bay
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Author : Melville W. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Sans Souci & Copperhead Association
Release Date : 1990
Island Odyssey A History Of The Sans Souci Area Of Georgian Bay written by Melville W. Davidson and has been published by Sans Souci & Copperhead Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Islands categories.
Pabay
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Author : Christopher Whatley
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2019-09-18
Pabay written by Christopher Whatley and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-18 with History categories.
“An island history almost without comparison . . . one of the finest Highland books of the 21st century” from the renowned Scottish historian (West Highland Free Press). The tiny diamond-shaped island of Pabay lies in Skye’s Inner Sound, just two and a half miles from the bustling village of Broadford. One of five Hebridean islands of that name, it derives from the Norse papa-ey, meaning “island of the priest.” Many visitors since the first holy men built their chapel there have felt that Pabay is a deeply spiritual place, and one of wonder. These include the great 19th-century geologists Hugh Miller and Archibald Geikie, for whom the island’s rocks and fossil-laden shales revealed much about the nature of Creation itself. Len and Margaret Whatley moved to Pabay from the Midlands and lived there from 1950 until 1970. Leaving a landlocked life in Birmingham for the emptiness of an uninhabited island was a brave and challenging move for which nothing could have prepared them. Christopher Whatley, their nephew, was a regular visitor to Pabay whilst they lived there. In this book, based on archival research, oral interviews, memory and personal experience, he explores the history of this tiny island jewel, and the people for whom it has been home, to create a vivid picture of the trials, tribulations and joys of island life. “If the island itself is a diamond, this work is a sparkling gem.” —The Press and Journal “Beautifully written, and presents a richly detailed and fascinating historical narrative . . . It’s as much a testimony to how people have shaped the island and how the island has shaped them.” —Dundee Courier
Pacific Odyssey
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Author : Gwenda Cornell
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Pacific Odyssey written by Gwenda Cornell and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Travel categories.
The South Pacific Islands conjure dreams of romantic charm and escape from the pressures of modern life - but is this a true picture of real life on the Islands today? Gwenda Cornell sailed to these Islands to discover the quality of life, history and culture of the peoples who inhabit these remote and beautiful places. Sailing with her family on the yacht Aventura, Gwenda explores many corners of the Pacific that can still only be reached by sea. The odyssey takes her to the mysteries of Easter Island, to Samoa and to the descendants of the Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn. Gwenda witnesses history in the making in Tuvalu's birth as a nation and finds the last royal nose-flute player in Tonga. The exuberance with which the Pacific Islanders enjoy their lives bears witness to Gwenda's final analysis that 'the South Pacific remains a peaceful oasis in a troubled world and the "Pacific Way" can serve as an inspiration to those who live in a fast-moving, competitive society.'
Pabay
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Author : Christopher A. Whatley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Pabay written by Christopher A. Whatley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Pabay (Scotland) categories.
Enchanted Islands
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Author : Laura Coffey
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-05-02
Enchanted Islands written by Laura Coffey and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Enchanted Islands tells the true story of Laura Coffey's epic journey around the mystical archipelagos of the Mediterranean. Blending memoir, travel and nature writing with tales from The Odyssey, and infused with sharply comic wit, this is a celebration of the redemptive powers of cold-water swimming and luminous star-lit skies.
Ring Of Fire
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Author : Lawrence Blair
language : en
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
Release Date : 2010
Ring Of Fire written by Lawrence Blair and has been published by Editions Didier Millet this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Based on the award-winning PBS documentary series, Ring of Fire is this first-person account of the adventures of two English brothers as they explore the astonishingly rich cultures of the Indonesian archipelago. Their fascinating odyssey began in 1972 with a 2,500-mile voyage through the fabled Spice Islands, in search of the Greater Bird of Paradise. A decade of further exploration followed, during which the brothers lived among the Asmat cannibals of Papua and the healers of Bali, came face-to-face with the man-eating dragons of Komodo, and encountered the elusive dream wanderers of Borneo. Amid impenetrable rain forests, erupting volcanoes and startling natural beauty, the brothers have captured on film and in words the story of one of the most captivating and intriguing explorations ever made.
A Korean Odyssey
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Author : Michael Gibb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-15
A Korean Odyssey written by Michael Gibb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with categories.
Michael Gibb embarks on an eccentric odyssey around the wind-swept islands off the coast of South Korea in search of life beyond K-pop, high-tech gadgetry, and nuclear missile tests. With well over three thousand islands to choose from, there was no shortage of destinations, all connected by the indomitable ferries that ply these choppy waters. From the fog-bound isles within hailing distance of North Korea to the charms of the southern archipelagos and the rocky outcrops deep in the lonely East Sea, Gibb discovers a region of Asia unjustly ignored by travelers. Gibb, a Korean speaker, encounters a cast of fascinating characters on his voyages: villagers who call these far-flung islands home, gnarled sea dogs crewing the ferries, gambling grannies, conscripts on desolate outposts, fishermen, rampaging tourist hordes, and poetry-loving taxi drivers. The journey packs in enough stories from maritime history, myths, culture, literature, and poliitics to fill a ship's cargo holds. A former Seoul-based journalist and author of A Slow Walk Through Jeong-dong, a history of one of Seoul's most intriguing neighborhoods, Gibb reveals a country that is both rapidly changing but firmly rooted in tradition and the past, one that's often in the news but rarely understood.