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The Glorious Adventure
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Author : Richard Halliburton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
The Glorious Adventure written by Richard Halliburton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Mediterranean Sea categories.
Glorious Adventure
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Author : Richard Halliburton
language : en
Publisher: Long Riders Guild Press
Release Date : 2001-10-01
Glorious Adventure written by Richard Halliburton and has been published by Long Riders Guild Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Before the advent of television, before the global destruction of the Second World War, every American sat glued to the radio, eagerly listening for news of what crazy young Dick Halliburton had done next. They didn't have long to wait! Halliburton started entertaining the world in the early 1920s. The Glorious Adventure was his second book and details how he set out to follow in the path of Ulysses, that royal vagabond who mirrored Dick's own restlessness. The resultant book doesn t lack for excitement. It details how Halliburton roamed the Mediterranean Sea searching for adventure and romance, both of which he was happy to report were still in abundant supply. "I thought of Ulysses and his stirring drama, and then looked at my own life, imprisoned by apartment walls, surrounded by self-satisfied people who were caught in the ruts of convention and responsibility. All that seemed drab. I had tasted the drug of romantic travel, and I could not rest from it" Halliburton wrote before setting off for the blue Mediterranean. "The Glorious Adventure" is properly named, for seldom does one find a book so young in spirit and bubbling over with the joy of life.
The Glorious Adventure
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Author : Richard Halliburton
language : en
Publisher: Tauris Parke
Release Date : 2019-07-16
The Glorious Adventure written by Richard Halliburton and has been published by Tauris Parke this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-16 with Travel categories.
It was perhaps inevitable that Richard Halliburton, such a romantic, imaginative wanderer, would follow in the footsteps of another legendary traveller - Odysseus. Halliburton's second book, The Glorious Adventure describes his journey through the Mediterranean in the shadow of his mythical hero. In Greece, Halliburton charged Mount Olympus 'in order to visit the gods that dwelled there'; he swam the Hellespont as Byron had before him and journeyed on to Troy, where Odysseus's long adventure began. He sailed to Stromboli in the Tyrrhenian Sea, home of Aeolus god of the winds; then to the Bay of Naples, Circeo - 'island' of Circe - and Li Galli, the siren isles that shimmered off the Amalfi coast. Battling through the Straits of Messina, Odysseus's Scylla and Charybdis, he explored Sicily and Corfu before setting out for the shores of Ithaca, long-forgotten home for one, the end of an adventure for another. As epic and eventful as The Odyssey itself and one of the most captivating travel books of the 20th century, The Glorious Adventure evokes the romance of another time, when heroes and gods walked the earth.
A Great And Glorious Adventure
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Author : Gordon Corrigan
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-07-04
A Great And Glorious Adventure written by Gordon Corrigan and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with History categories.
The Hundred Years War was fought between 1337 and 1453 over English claims to both the throne of France by right of inheritance and large parts of the country that had been at one time Norman or, later, English. The fighting ebbed and flowed, but despite their superior tactics and great victories at Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, the English could never hope to secure their claims in perpetuity: France was wealthier and far more populous, and while the English won the battles, they could not hope to hold forever the lands they conquered. The real and abiding significance of the war lies in the fact that, at its end, the English had become English, as opposed to Anglo-French, and France too had set out on the road to nationhood. (Both countries would subsequently become the very best of enemies.) The war also sparked a real revolution in the English way of waging war, with increasing professionalism and the use of technology to make up for lack of numbers - factors which remain relevant throughout the subsequent history of the English, and then the British, army and which are still critical to it today. Military historian Gordon Corrigan's new history of these epochal events is brisk, combative and refreshingly straightforward, and the great kings, men and battles of the period receive the full attention and reassessment they deserve.
Glorious Adventure
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Author : Richard Halliburton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Glorious Adventure written by Richard Halliburton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
The Glorious Adventures Of The Sunshine Queen
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Author : Geraldine McCaughrean
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-05-17
The Glorious Adventures Of The Sunshine Queen written by Geraldine McCaughrean and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-17 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Ever since the magnificent Miss Loucien gave up teaching to join the Bright Lights Theater Company, school days have lacked a certain . . . drama . . . especially for Cissy, who longs for a life in show business, and Kookie, who craves adventure. But when a diphtheria outbreak interrupts the dull routine, Cissy and Kookie are evacuated to the doubtful safety of the Bright Lights’ summer home—a shipwrecked paddle steamer on the flooded Missouri River. Thus begins a wild and unpredictable journey downstream serving up grand performances, aggrieved river gamblers, irate lawmen, and perilous races. And when at long last Cissy steps into the limelight, the stakes are higher than she ever imagined. Renowned storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean weaves a rip-roaring adventure in this funny tale that’s chock-full of humor and heart.
New Worlds To Conquer
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Author : Richard Halliburton
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-13
New Worlds To Conquer written by Richard Halliburton and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-13 with Travel categories.
By the early 1930s America had one literary treasure that risked his life to please its readers. Richard Halliburton had already become a best-selling travel author and could have retired comfortably on the immense wealth gained from the sale of his first two books. Yet some men are born to dare, and Halliburton was one these. NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER was Halliburton’s third book and contains a knapsack full of that adventurer’s gold—dreams brought to reality by the alchemy of his courage and daring. The book details how Halliburton set off for Latin America in search of adventure, and find it he did. He dived to the bottom of the Mayan Well of Death, from which hundreds of skeletons had been dredged, then swam fifty miles down the length of the Panama Canal. Not content, he climbed to the crest of Mexico’s lofty Mount Popocatepetl, twice, and roamed over the infamous Devil’s Island. Yet his most amazing adventure occurred when he had himself marooned on the same island which had once held Robinson Crusoe captive. “Somewhere a lizard stirred the leaves...Furtively I looked about me, realizing that in the darkness the boa-constrictors would be abroad creeping forth from the ancient tombs and slinking down the leafy avenues,” Halliburton wrote. This is Halliburton at is best—fatalistic about his own safety, poetic about his chances of survival, and determined to bring home a hair-raising tale of adventure from the Latin lands of legend.
A Grand And Glorious Adventure
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Author : Paul Reinig
language : en
Publisher: Pagefree Pub Incorporated
Release Date : 2007-06-01
A Grand And Glorious Adventure written by Paul Reinig and has been published by Pagefree Pub Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with Fiction categories.
A compelling adventure into one man's transition from fearing and hating life to the joy that came from accepting himself just the way he is. It is filled with tremendous honesty and sincerity and is a fascinating story for anyone who is even mildly curious about living a spiritual path.
A Special Relationship
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Author : Anthony Slide
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2015-06-15
A Special Relationship written by Anthony Slide and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with Performing Arts categories.
A Special Relationship provides not only a historical overview of the British in Hollywood, but also a detailed study of the contributions made by American individuals and companies to British cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. The story begins with Ohio-born Charles Urban who came to London in 1898 and deserves credit for major involvement in the creation of a British film industry. While Ireland was still a part of Britain, the New York-based Kalem Company made films there from 1910 to 1913. British producers realized the importance of American stars, and many actors, beginning with Florence Turner (who was arguably also the first American star), made numerous British films. In the 1920s, such Hollywood stars as Mae Marsh, Betty Blythe, and Dorothy Gish remained active in Britain. In the 1930s, as their careers came to a halt, more than one hundred former American stars made the trip to England, partly as a vacation and partly in the hope of reenergizing their careers. Chapters discuss American cinematographers at work in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s and the introduction of Technicolor to British films. Diversity is represented by African American performers (most notably Paul Robeson), the Chinese American star Anna May Wong, along with female filmmakers from Hollywood. With Britain's declaration of war on Germany, there were Americans who stayed, such as Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, contributing to the war effort. America became actively involved in British cinema after World War II, with many Hollywood studios producing films there. As the years progressed, the British film industry became an international film industry. The book concludes with the Harry Potter and James Bond series, indicative of a new international cinema, with financing and behind-the-camera talent coming from the United States, but with British locales and British stars.
The Legend Of The Glorious Adventures
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Author : C. De Coster
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date :
The Legend Of The Glorious Adventures written by C. De Coster and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.