ilość książek w kategorii: 704
Sunsets and Shooting Stars: A Cape Cod Memoir
ISBN: 9781583852194 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The natural beauty and character of Cape Cod sets the scene for this collection of humorous and touching stories from East Texas Gastroenterologist Rick Seidel's thirty-five summers spent on the Outer Cape. Fishing feats, boating fiascos, and sibling squabbles pepper these lively anecdotes, and, although centered in New England, Seidel's delightful vacation memories-good, bad, and ugly-will touch the soul of anyone who has spent summer vacations with family, particularly those who understand the strong bond between father and son. We all understand the experience of eating ice cream, it's...
The natural beauty and character of Cape Cod sets the scene for this collection of humorous and touching stories from East Texas Gastroenterologist Ri...
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67,42 zł |
The Revolutionary War in Bennington County: A History & Guide
ISBN: 9781596294448 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Journey back to the Spring of 1775, when Bennington County, Vermont, was no more than the wild frontier of the northern territory. It was from here that the first victory of the American Revolution was won, when Patriot Ethan Allen led the famed Green Mountain Boys to raid and capture towering Fort Ticonderoga from the British. Two years later, the British were again defeated at the Battle of Bennington, suffering two hundred casualties and the staggering capture of more than seven hundred soldiers by another Patriot, John Stark. Dick Smith takes readers through the famed covered bridges,...
Journey back to the Spring of 1775, when Bennington County, Vermont, was no more than the wild frontier of the northern territory. It was from here th...
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94,90 zł |
Tom Never's Ghost
ISBN: 9780977805617 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost everyone who has visited Nantucket can recite its official history. But very few know the real reasons why things turned out as they did. Why the British first came to Nantucket and why the Indians let them in. Why Nantucket eclipsed all other ports in whaling wealth and why its fortunes ultimately fell. How the tiny hamlet of 'Sconset saved Nantucket from becoming a near ghost town. The true mission of a top secret Navy Base at Tom Nevers, the attempted Federal takeover of the whole island in 1972, and three unrelated events that triggered Nantucket's recent real estate feeding...
Almost everyone who has visited Nantucket can recite its official history. But very few know the real reasons why things turned out as they did. Why t...
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73,14 zł |
Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island: Southern New England's Best Paddling Routes
ISBN: 9780762739615 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island gives a good variety of paddles from those slow lazy trips to more challenging outings. It includes several coastal and open water expeditions as well a wilderness type trips.
Paddling Connecticut and Rhode Island gives a good variety of paddles from those slow lazy trips to more challenging outings. It includes several coas...
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70,79 zł |
North Shore Wide: The Panoramas of Arthur P. Richmond
ISBN: 9780764328602 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Panoramic photography of North Shore, Massachusetts, captures 120-degree views. Favorite vistas are beautifully exposed, including Rockport from seawall to seawall, and beaches from Revere to the playlands in Salisbury. Images portray waterfront scenes including the areas beloved lobster boats, yachts, and sailboats, along with portrayals of popular places including Pigeon Cove, the Old Newbury Town Square, the Eastern Point Lighthouse, Manchester, and Ipswich.
Panoramic photography of North Shore, Massachusetts, captures 120-degree views. Favorite vistas are beautifully exposed, including Rockport from seawa...
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201,58 zł |
Not Without Peril: 150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire
ISBN: 9781934028322 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Among the most dangerous mountains in the world, Mount Washington has challenged adventurers for centuries with its severe weather. From the days when gentlefolk ascended the heights in hoop skirts and wool suits to today's high-tech assaults on wintry summits, this book offers extensive and intimate profiles of people who found trouble on New Hampshire's Presidential Range, from the nineteenth century through present day. Veteran journalist Nicholas Howe draws on his investigative skills and familiarity with the mountains of his childhood to create this gripping collection. The result is a...
Among the most dangerous mountains in the world, Mount Washington has challenged adventurers for centuries with its severe weather. From the days when...
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94,72 zł |
Maine Birding Trail: The Official Guide to More Than 260 Accessible Sites
ISBN: 9780892727834 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the authorized guide to the Maine Birding Trail, which opens in 2009. The book features more than 260 sites in Maine and includes bonus material on Campobello and Grand Manan islands. Unlike most guides, which emphasize species identification, this book highlights the sites themselves. Bird enthusiasts will count on it to lead them to the best birding locations in Maine and to list the species they will most likely find at each destination.
This is the authorized guide to the Maine Birding Trail, which opens in 2009. The book features more than 260 sites in Maine and includes bonus materi...
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65,34 zł |
The Mountains of Maine: Intriguing Stories Behind Their Names
ISBN: 9780892727889 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom? And what's afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham provides informative, quirky, and sometimes downright hilarious answers to these questions. Arranged alphabetically within regions are capsule histories highlighting natural features, origins of place names, and intriguing facts and local legends. Pinkham also delivers sidebars about selected trails, towns, and other points of interest. This book includes all significant peaks and hills throughout Maine.
How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom? And what's afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham provides informative, quirky, an...
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70,79 zł |
Visitors' Guide to Salem
ISBN: 9781445555195 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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135,28 zł |
Best Easy Day Hikes Berkshires, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762760572 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Best Easy Day Hikes Berkshires includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
Best Easy Day Hikes Berkshires includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in th...
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42,93 zł |
Best Easy Day Hikes Cape Cod and the Islands, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780762761333 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Twenty hikes in Massachusetts.
Twenty hikes in Massachusetts.
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42,93 zł |
Carriage Roads of Acadia: A Pocket Guide
ISBN: 9780892729241 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With more than 45,000 copies sold this is one of the most popular books ever published about Acadia National Park. Its small size and useful format make it the perfect book to pick up if you are interested in exploring the park. Densely packed with maps and easy to use directions as well as wonderful descriptive information about each walk/hike/bike-rid, this 3rd edition also contains a new foreword by Andrew Vietze providing history of the carriage roads.
With more than 45,000 copies sold this is one of the most popular books ever published about Acadia National Park. Its small size and useful format ma...
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32,64 zł |
Following Atticus LP
ISBN: 9780062088628 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan decided to pay tribute to her in a most unorthodox manner. Ryan and his friend, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch, would attempt to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire's four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. It was an adventure of a lifetime, leading them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. At the heart of the amazing journey was the extraordinary relationship they shared, one that blurred the line... After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan decided to pay tribute to her in a most unorthodox m... |
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116,48 zł |
New England Icons: Shaker Villages, Saltboxes, Stone Walls, and Steeples
ISBN: 9780881509274 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Curl up in your favorite chair, relax, and take a tour of our common heritage or take this insightful cultural guide with you as you travel New England s highways and byways. It s sure to shed new light on the old stalwart landscape features you see every day. "
Curl up in your favorite chair, relax, and take a tour of our common heritage or take this insightful cultural guide with you as you travel New Englan...
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194,20 zł |
New Hampshire Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780762764488 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive collection of New Hampshire's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New Hampshire residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of New Hampshire's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New Hampshire residents and anyone else who ...
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70,79 zł |
Connecticut by Bicycle: Fifty Great Scenic Routes: Fifty Great Scenic Routes
ISBN: 9780764337949 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first full-color guide to the state of Connecticut by road bike for the moderate-level rider. The book covers six diverse geographical regions of Connecticut in fifty rides. Each ride is represented by a four-page spread with color photographs of the sights, a narrative description, a map, and a concise cue sheet with directions and mileage.
This is the first full-color guide to the state of Connecticut by road bike for the moderate-level rider. The book covers six diverse geographical reg...
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201,58 zł |
Wild Cape Cod: Free by Nature
ISBN: 9780764341977 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cape Cod was once a wilderness. It was then an essential refueling stop for hundreds of migratory species, and this is still the case today. The Cape is also home to other wild creatures often unseen by its visitors. As such, this book seeks to provide the reader with a rare visitor experience--to imagine Cape Cod before human habitation by witnessing its vibrant wild flora and fauna. The story of Wild Cape Cod is told through dramatic photographic images of migratory birds, marine animals (including whales), and various sea and land animals from across the animal kingdom. View landscapes...
Cape Cod was once a wilderness. It was then an essential refueling stop for hundreds of migratory species, and this is still the case today. The Cape ...
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152,53 zł |
White Mountains National Forest, Map Pack Bundle: Trails Illustrated Other Rec. Areas
ISBN: 9781597752244 / Angielski / Folded / 4 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map The White Mountain National Forest Map Pack Bundle is the perfect companion to anyone planning a trip the stunning White Mountains of New Hampshire. The White Mountains are famous for thier rugged peaks and stunning beauty. This Map Pack combines two maps that cover the White Mountain National Forest in wonderful detail. The entire New Hampshire section of the Appalachian Trail can be found on these maps. Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch State Parks are shown as well as Mount Washington which is known for the most extreme weather in...- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map The White Mountain National Forest Map Pack Bundle is the perfect companion to anyone planning... |
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126,75 zł |
Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape
ISBN: 9781627790208 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " McKibben is] a marvelous writer who has thought deeply about the environment, loves this part of the country, and knows how to be a first-class traveling companion."--Entertainment Weekly In Wandering Home, one of his most personal books, Bill McKibben invites readers to join him on a hike from his current home in Vermont to his former home in the Adirondacks. Here he reveals that the motivation for his impassioned environmental activism is not high-minded or abstract, but as tangible as the lakes and forests he explored in his twenties, the same woods where he... " McKibben is] a marvelous writer who has thought deeply about the environment, loves this part of the country, and knows how to be a first-clas... |
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77,64 zł |
Classic New England Stories: Colorful Tales of a Place and a People, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781493007370 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rich history of New England is captured in enduring works by writers including Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sarah Orne Jewett, Louisa May Alcott and more. From the icy waters of Vermont's Lake Champlain to the freezing tidal depths of coastal Maine; from New Hampshire's rocky hills to Connecticut's stone-walled roads, New England is a microcosm of the American landscape. In a country of proud regionalism, the Yankee spirit stands out in its variegated character and, of course, its rich history. This colorful tapestry of people and place has shaped the literature of New England....
The rich history of New England is captured in enduring works by writers including Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sarah Orne Jewett, Louisa May...
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70,79 zł |