Burney thought he had " an understanding far superior to the common race of us cultivated gentry . He could not else have borne so well the way of Life into which he is thrown , without some practice . " A gentleman of her acquaintance ...
37 ; Frederick Wiseman , “ What Public TV Needs : Less Bureaucracy , ” New York Times , November 27 , 1988 , pp . 35 , 42. See also Vaughan , Television Documentary Usage ( London : British Film Institute , 1976 ) , chap .
A highly-illustrated series that explores the lives of people in past civilisations
Recalls three centuries of natural history exploration, and includes maps and rare drawings, as well as the stories of Captain Cook, Charles Darwin, and other explorers.
This is a visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the history of natural science explorations.
This is the first book to cover specifically the history of the space shuttle Discovery, the most storied orbiter in the fleet.
This Level 1 reader is a sweet treat for Valentine's Day! Dragon wants to make cookies for all his friends for Valentine’s Day. But the smell of baking cookies is so yummy, he ends up eating all the cookies!
Recalls three centuries of natural history exploration, and includes maps and rare drawings, as well as the stories of Captain Cook, Charles Darwin, and other explorers Highlights include Sir Hans Sloane's 1687 voyage to Jamaica, where he ...
Voyages of Discovery
Recalls three centuries of natural history exploration, and includes maps and rare drawings, as well as the stories of Captain Cook, Charles Darwin, and other explorers.
Featuring several previously unpublished pieces, including a substantive introduction, photo essay, and afterword by James P. Ronda, Voyages of Discovery conveniently gathers the best essays on the Corps of Discovery under one cover.
Voyages of Discovery: AD 1400-1500
Describes the experiences of fifteenth century European explorers, the Italian Renaissance, the fall of Constantinople, and Indians Aztec, and Incan empires
Withey's book enthrallingly combines true adventure, history and biography in the three Pacific voyages of Captain James Cook to show how, in the second half of the 18th century, popular...
Hand picked from the vast library of the Natural History Museum, London, the illustrations and artwork contained form a rare collection , most of which are exclusively presented in this stunning book.
Voyages to Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific—and their legacies—are dramatically described here through an authoritative text and compelling images.
Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research.
The Archaeology of Islands Society for American Archaeology. Meeting Scott M. Fitzpatrick ... Dates , de- mography , and disease : Cultural contacts and possible evidence for Old World epidemics among the island Chumash .
... Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008. McLean, Deckle. “The Man Who Made Titicut Follies.” Boston Globe Magazine, July 27, 1969, 11–15. McLuhan, Marshall ...
Recalls three centuries of natural history exploration, and includes maps and rare drawings, as well as the stories of Captain Cook, Charles Darwin, and other explorers.