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Author : Richard Henry Dana (Jr.)
Release : 1887
Genre : Cuba
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis To Cuba and Back by : Richard Henry Dana (Jr.)
Download or read book To Cuba and Back written by Richard Henry Dana (Jr.). This book was released on 1887. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin Starr
Release : 2007-03-13
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 53X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis California by : Kevin Starr
Download or read book California written by Kevin Starr. This book was released on 2007-03-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco
Author : Ben Van Etten
Release : 2018-06-08
Genre : Air pilots
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 487/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fifty Years Before the (Rotor) Mast by : Ben Van Etten
Download or read book Fifty Years Before the (Rotor) Mast written by Ben Van Etten. This book was released on 2018-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a memoir of 50 years flying helicopters in a variety of situations. Included are rescues, combat operations, mountain and off-shore flying, medical evacuations, flight instruction and numerous flight missions that require pushing the flight envelope to the maximum. Highlighted are Ben Van Etten's five years as a flight captain with Air America, Inc. in Thailand and the unpublicized war in Laos. During that period the author describes in detail his interaction with other pilots and his "customers," primarily the CIA. The book also includes geographical and historical observations from a first person prospective. And a vivid description from inside the cockpit during many lifesaving missions. This book should tweak the interest of aviators and non-aviators alike.
Author : Charles Erskine
Release : 1985
Genre : Seafaring life
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Book Synopsis 20 YEARS BEFORE THE MAST PB by : Charles Erskine
Download or read book 20 YEARS BEFORE THE MAST PB written by Charles Erskine. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1838, seaman Charles Erskine joined the exploring expedition of Charles Wilkes who was setting out on a voyage of discovery around the world. Here he shares his adventures as a sailor as he traveled to unexplored regions of the world.
Author : Michael M. Lewis
Release : 2000
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 136/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by : Michael M. Lewis
Download or read book The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story written by Michael M. Lewis. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the unlikely story of Silicon Valley through the life of one of its great achievers--Jim Clark, who founded Silicon Graphics and Netscape and may be on the verge of another trillion-dollar company.
