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Historic Savannah Postcards
ISBN: 9780764325724 / Angielski / Postcard book or pack / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exquisite hand-colored photographs taken in Savannah, Georgia, between 1900 and 1930 display the city when horse-drawn carriages traversed her shady streets, and bonneted women hitched their long skirts to cross her wide thoroughfares. These nostalgic historic images are preserved in a lovely souvenir book, or perforated for removal. At 5" x 7" inches, they fit standard frames, ready to proudly display, or to mail to friends.
Exquisite hand-colored photographs taken in Savannah, Georgia, between 1900 and 1930 display the city when horse-drawn carriages traversed her shady s...
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46,06 zł |
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A Walking Tour of Lincoln Road, South Beach
ISBN: 9780764327216 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tour the famous Lincoln Road in South Beach, Miami, Florida. This wonderful guide not only points out all the popular sites but spices the tour with humorous tales, intriguing facts, and over 80 beautiful photos. Visit landmark buildings, shops, and restaurants that attract over three and a half million visitors annually. From the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay, the text takes readers on a walking tour, providing a historically based panorama of culture every step of the way. Some of the tales are shocking, yet always intriguing. Adventurous tourists and inquisitive locals alike will enjoy...
Tour the famous Lincoln Road in South Beach, Miami, Florida. This wonderful guide not only points out all the popular sites but spices the tour with h...
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71,68 zł |
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A Touch of Georgia: Where to Go and What to Do in the Peach State
ISBN: 9780785275008 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the nearly 900,000-acre Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to the Spanish-moss-tinged coastline to the black-watered Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia is a state of beauty and contrast. And set in the midst of Georgia is its gem of a capital, Atlanta?host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Filled with detailed information on the sights, sounds, facts, and history of this magnificent state, "A Touch of Georgia" is an insightful and essential guide.
From the nearly 900,000-acre Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to the Spanish-moss-tinged coastline to the black-watered Okefenokee Swamp, Georg... |
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61,41 zł |
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The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot: A Park Ranger's Memoir
ISBN: 9780786431403 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. This volume relates the author's one-of-a-kind backpacking trip along the 469-mile road, along with his observations and recollections regarding the Parkway, the most visited unit of the National Park Service. Beginning with his experience as a summer college intern, the book also covers the twelve years he spent working as a ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Anecdotal history and...
One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the...
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140,81 zł |
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The North Carolina Atlas: Portrait for a New Century
ISBN: 9780807825075 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As North Carolina enters a new century, perhaps no southern state faces a more intriguing combination of challenges and opportunities. Changes in the state's economy, shifts in its population, and a widening breach between urban and rural areas are just some of the forces that are reshaping North Carolina at this pivotal time in its history.
The North Carolina Atlas will be an invaluable aid in any effort to better comprehend the past, present, and future of our changing state. Using text and more than three hundred maps, charts, and photographs, the book offers an in-depth... As North Carolina enters a new century, perhaps no southern state faces a more intriguing combination of challenges and opportunities. Changes in the ...
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223,92 zł |
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New Voyage to Carolina
ISBN: 9780807841266 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Lawson's amazingly detailed yet lively book is easily one of the most valuable of the early histories of the Carolinas, and it is certainly one of the best travel accounts of the early eighteenth-century colonies. An inclusive account of the manners and customs of the Indian tribes of that day, it is also a minute report of the soil, climate, trees, plants, animals, and fish in the Carolinas.
Lawson's observation is keen and thorough; his style direct and vivid. He misses nothing and recounts all -- from the storms at sea to his impressions of New York in 1700, the trip down the... John Lawson's amazingly detailed yet lively book is easily one of the most valuable of the early histories of the Carolinas, and it is certainly one o...
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175,25 zł |
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North Carolina: A History
ISBN: 9780807842195 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history of the state for general readers. In twelve chapters this volume traces North Carolina's history from England's initial efforts to found a colony in America in the sixteenth century to uncertain and often-turbulent times as the final quarter of the twentieth century approached.
A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history...
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102,18 zł |
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Into the Sound Country: A Carolinian's Coastal Plain
ISBN: 9780807846865 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Into the Sound Country is a story of rediscovery--of two North Carolinians returning to seek their roots in the state's eastern provinces. It is an affectionate, impressionistic, and personal portrait of the coastal plain by two natives of the region, writer Bland Simpson and photographer Ann Cary Simpson.
Here Bland Simpson tours his old waterfront haunts in Elizabeth City, explores scuppernong vineyards from Hertford to Southport, tramps through Pasquotank swamps and Croatan pine savannas, and visits Roanoke River oyster bars and Core Banks fishing shanties. Ann Simpson's... Into the Sound Country is a story of rediscovery--of two North Carolinians returning to seek their roots in the state's eastern provinces. It i...
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157,56 zł |
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Outer Banks Reader
ISBN: 9780807847268 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For half a century, David Stick has been writing books about the fragile chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast known as the Outer Banks. Two of his earliest, Graveyard of the Atlantic and The Outer Banks of North Carolina, were published by the UNC Press in the 1950s, and continue to be best-sellers.
For half a century, David Stick has been writing books about the fragile chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast known as the Outer Bank...
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121,64 zł |
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Exploring North Carolina's Natural Areas: Parks, Nature Preserves, and Hiking Trails
ISBN: 9780807848517 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. North Carolina boasts a natural environment of exceptional richness and diversity. From the mountains to the coast, the state is home to an extraordinary variety of publicly accessible sites that showcase aspects of its ecology, geology, biology, and natural history. This book leads the reader on thirty-eight field trips to some of the most interesting and instructive of these natural landscapes. Written by leading naturalists from across the state, this collection of "eco-tours" includes excursions to each of its four major regions: the coast, the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont,... North Carolina boasts a natural environment of exceptional richness and diversity. From the mountains to the coast, the state is home to an extra... |
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145,98 zł |
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Sentinel of the Shoals
ISBN: 9780807848760 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and...
Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as...
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96,08 zł |
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North Carolina Beaches
ISBN: 9780807856185 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long hailed as the best guide to enjoying the state's 320 miles of coastline, North Carolina Beaches will help you find just the right spot for a long vacation or a one-day getaway. In this completely revised third edition, Glenn Morris takes a fresh and timely look at North Carolina's ever-changing coastal landscape, with its national seashores, state parks, public beaches, wildlife refuges, and historic sites as well as the beach communities where people live, work, and play. In a beach-by-beach tour, Morris details attractions and activities and provides phone numbers, addresses,...
Long hailed as the best guide to enjoying the state's 320 miles of coastline, North Carolina Beaches will help you find just the right spot for...
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97,30 zł |
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Birds of the Carolinas
ISBN: 9780807856710 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, Birds of the Carolinas collects information on all avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 individual species, including more than 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Each species account indicates when and where the...
The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, Birds of the Carolinas collects inf...
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131,39 zł |
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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook
ISBN: 9780807858332 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state's finest writers. Organized geographically through a series of eighteen half-day and day-long tours in the western part of the state, the book directs curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative...
This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literatu...
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126,51 zł |
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The Florida Keys: A History & Guide Tenth Edition
ISBN: 9780812968422 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Florida Keys: A History & Guide is an engaging handbook to the unique coral and limestone islands that curve southwest off the tip of Florida. Acclaimed novelist and Florida resident Joy Williams traces U.S. Highway 1 from Key Largo to Key West, combining the best of local legend--colorful stories you won't find in other guidebooks--with insightful commentary and the most up-to-date advice on where to stay, eat, and wander. Along the way, you will:
- explore the exquisite underwater world of North America's only living reef - discover the beautiful bridges that span the... The Florida Keys: A History & Guide is an engaging handbook to the unique coral and limestone islands that curve southwest off the tip of Flori...
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107,60 zł |
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Florida Lighthouses
ISBN: 9780813009827 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune "After reading this book, you might feel like jumping in your car and touring the lighthouses on the Florida coasts. If so, you ll be in luck, because Florida Lighthouses contains maps and directions for reaching each lighthouse, plus information about tours and fees."--Florida Times-Union "McCarthy covers the construction, history, and operations of the various lights in a most readable fashion . . . an outstanding self-guided tour.... "A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune "After reading... |
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121,64 zł |
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Florida Lighthouses
ISBN: 9780813009933 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune "After reading this book, you might feel like jumping in your car and touring the lighthouses on the Florida coasts. If so, you ll be in luck, because Florida Lighthouses contains maps and directions for reaching each lighthouse, plus information about tours and fees."--Florida Times-Union "McCarthy covers the construction, history, and operations of the various lights in a most readable fashion . . . an outstanding self-guided tour.... "A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune "After reading... |
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68,10 zł |
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Beyond the Theme Parks: Exploring the Central Florida
ISBN: 9780813018256 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether a resident or tourist, this text explores Central Florida, from attractions within easy driving distance to places to enjoy real-life heritage. It includes photographs, an easy-to-follow map, a cultural arts calendar and lists historic sites and arts organizations with brief descriptions, addresses and phone numbers.
Whether a resident or tourist, this text explores Central Florida, from attractions within easy driving distance to places to enjoy real-life heritage...
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63,23 zł |
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Paddler's Guide to the Sunshine State
ISBN: 9780813022826 / Angielski / Miękka / 459 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A thorough, comprehensive guide to canoeing and kayaking in Florida. . . . It is a necessary as well as an entertaining guidebook for every paddler s library."--Brad Manley, Paddle Florida "Do you yearn for a glimpse of Florida as it was a century ago? This book shows you how to move silently down the Sunshine State s many rivers and creeks and coastal flats, all the while enjoying scenery and wildlife of all kinds. The best paddles from Pensacola to Key West are described in detail, along with specialized instructions."--Richard W. Bowles, Florida... "A thorough, comprehensive guide to canoeing and kayaking in Florida. . . . It is a necessary as well as an entertaining guidebook for every paddle... |
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116,78 zł |
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From the Swamp to the Keys: A Paddle Through Florida History
ISBN: 9780813026220 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Johnny Molloy's tale of his amazing modern-day paddling adventure is woven with a wealth of interesting information about natural and historic Florida. After I put down the book, I was inspired to pick up my paddle."--Brad Manley, Paddle Florida Johnny Molloy, author of several best-selling outdoor guides to Florida, is always game for adventure. In his latest, he travels the Sunshine State from north to south along some of its most famous rivers, swamps, salt marshes, and open waters in search of Florida's disappearing history. This personal travelogue of his... "Johnny Molloy's tale of his amazing modern-day paddling adventure is woven with a wealth of interesting information about natural and historic Flo... |
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76,81 zł |
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