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Depuis que le programme de commémoration historique a été inauguré par le gouvernement de l’Ontario en 1956, plus de 1 000 plaques ont été érigées d’un bout à l’autre de la province. La variété des sujets commémorés est étonnante, qu’il s’agisse de ruées vers les mines du nord de l’Ontario ou de l’invention de la vis à tête creuse … de Harold Innis ou de Stephen Leacock … de l’épidemie de typhus de 1847 ou de la découverte de l’insuline. La culture populaire est également bien représentée:...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Near Sacramento, numerous trails access the Central Valley's wildlife-filled wetlands and traverse riverside forests and grasslands. In the Coast Range and Sierra foothills, trails lead to scenic waterfalls, wildflower-studded meadows, and high mountain lakes. Longtime Sacramento resident and intrepid hiker Steve Evans has selected the 43 «must-do» hikes, the majority of which are within two hours of the city. Whether you're looking for a scenic stroll, a full-day adventure, or even a...
| Автор | Steve Evans |
Maui is indeed a hiker's paradise. An impressive network of trails crisscross the second-largest Hawaiian island, from meditative beach walks to heady treks high atop a volcano. Hidden in cloud forest, more trails lead to tumbling waterfalls, hidden springs and groves of bamboo. Back down on the coast, treks lead to natural lava-rock blowholes and sea arches, past ocean pools, and deserted beaches. Wander across lava flows that feel primeval, examine ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs up close,...
| Автор | Sara Benson |
At last there is a definitive guidebook for the magnificent and beautifully mysterious hikers' paradise known as the Redwood Coast of Northern California. In this new title in the Top Trails series, veteran outdoors author Mike White leads day-trippers and backpackers into some of the most awe-inspiring terrain on earth. Step-by-step in his trail-worn boots, the author created a menu of 57 diverse routes, from a gentle half-mile morning loop to a 29-mile backpacking adventure. Winding...
| Автор | Mike White |
A concern for the environment and a desire to better understand where our food comes from are reflected in today's collective consciousness; millions of people are eager to learn more about the local food movement. Many want to take the movement even farther by growing their own food, composting, and keeping backyard chickens.Visit California Farms, by Southern California local Erin Harris, offers readers options for both education and recreation and is a guide to only the most worthwhile...
| Автор | Erin Mahoney Harris |
The Welsh Coast Path, at 870 miles is the longest trail in Britain, tracing the coastline from Chester to Chepstow. This guidebook divides the entire coastal path into 9 geographical areas and 57 stages, ranging between 10 to 20 miles in length. However there is no need to stick rigidly to this schedule, as there are usually places where each stage can be broken early, or extended further. Alongside detailed route descriptions and maps for each stage, the guidebook provides a range of...
| Автор | Paddy Dillon |
Ever since the Wild West days of Kit Carson and the Comstock Lode, visitors have been drawn to Reno-Tahoe in search of adventure. Today, the best adventures are found outdoors, where hikers can take lakeside strolls, mountain ascents, or simple walks with dogs and kids. Afoot & Afield: Reno-Tahoe, by local author Mike White, features more than 175 trips in a diverse range of terrain around Lake Tahoe and the communities of Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and Minden-Gardnerville.These trips are...
| Автор | Mike White |
Córdoba es un extracto del libro De París a Cádiz, que se inscribe dentro del interés que despierta nuestro país entre los literatos y artistas románticos, que ven España como un lugar exótico e insólito. Alejandro Dumas padre visitó España entre octubre y noviembre de 1846 (dos años después de la publicación de Los tres mosqueteros y El conde de Montecristo) como cronista de las bodas reales entre Isabel II y su primo Francisco de Asís, y el duque de Montpensier y la infanta Luisa Fernanda,...
| Автор | Alejandro Dumas |
Best Tent Camping: Alabama is your guide to the 50 best tent-camping sites in the Heart of Dixie. Whether you prefer the pristine white beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. or the mountains and canyons of the Tennessee Valley, or something in-between. Alabama has it all. The guide takes you to the most beautiful, yet lesser known, of the state's campsites, guaranteeing you a peaceful retreat. Each guidebook entry provides the latest maps of the grounds; each entry also alerts you to the best...
| Автор | Joe Cuhaj |
Viaje a los Pirineos y los Alpes demuestra la indiscutible maestría como narrador de viajes de un Víctor Hugo que, según confiesa en sus páginas, pasaba la vida «entre un punto de admiración y un punto de interrogación». Los Pirineos y los Alpes han sido cantados por cientos de escritores, historiadores y naturalistas desde que Polibio reseñara, con notables dosis de imaginación, la travesía de Aníbal por la segunda de esas dos grandes cordilleras europeas. Pocos, sin embargo, lo han hecho...
| Автор | Victor Hugo |
Hundreds of parks, preserves, and protected open spaces infuse the San Francisco Bay Area with a world of unparalleled natural wonder. Straddling a remarkable range of geographic and ecological diversity, it provides avenues for adventure in all terrains, seasons, and environments. An overnight journey deepens this outdoor experience. One Night Wilderness: San Francisco Bay Area presents the 28 best overnight backcountry opportunities in the greater Bay Area, from the deep valleys of the Coast...
| Автор | Matt Heid |
"Voyages dans la basse et la haute Egypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte en 1798 et 1799", de Vivant Denon. Publié par Good Press. Good Press publie un large éventail d'ouvrages, où sont inclus tous les genres littéraires. Les choix éditoriaux des éditions Good Press ne se limitent pas aux grands classiques, à la fiction et à la non-fiction littéraire. Ils englobent également les trésors, oubliés ou à découvrir, de la littérature mondiale. Nous publions les livres qu'il faut...
| Автор | Vivant Denon |
Asia es un manantial de sabiduría del que todos podemos beber. Aunque milenarias, sus fuentes filosóficas y espirituales permanecen vivas en el día a día de países como la India, Myanmar, Thailandia, Laos, el Tíbet o Japón.Este libro propone un viaje físico, intelectual y emocional a las raíces de las distintas filosofías orientales y a sus formas de espiritualidad, para extraer enseñanzas capaces de mejorar nuestra vida cotidiana: cómo aprender a vivir con menos, a fluir, a entender la...
| Автор | Alexis Racionero Ragué |
Vor Amundsen scheiterten schon viele bedeutende Entdecker bei dem Versuch, einen Seeweg durch das eisige Labyrinth der arktischen Inseln im Norden Amerikas zu finden, so etwa Sebastian Cabot, James Cook und John Franklin. Doch das Verhängnis seiner Vorgänger beflügelte den jungen Norweger und ihre Fehler dienten ihm als Inspiration. 1903 erwirbt Amundsen den Fischkutter «Gjöa», stellt eine Expedition zusammen und wagt das scheinbar Unmögliche. Drei Jahre sollte die Reise durch die unkartierten...
| Автор | Roald Amundsen |
Die Entdeckung der Südsee Kein Seefahrer vor James Cook unternahm so ausgedehnte Reisen, verbrachte so lange Zeiträume ununterbrochen auf See und kehrte mit so umfangreichen Kenntnissen weiter Teile der Erde zurück. Cook war der Navigator, der die weißen Flecken auf der Karte des Pazifischen Ozeans tilgte. Wir lesen heute, über zweihundert Jahre später, seine umfangreichen, sachlich knapp und unprätentiös gehaltenen Logbücher mit Atem raubender Faszination. In der Abfolge einer Fülle bildkräftig...
| Автор | James Cook |
Drake's Great Armada by Walter Bigges libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!
| Автор | Walter Bigges |
Drake's Great Armada by Walter Bigges libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!
| Автор | Walter Bigges |
