History: WORLD HISTORY / GENERAL HISTORY
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“If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday then any leader can tell you anything.”
Howard Zinn, American historian (1924-2010)
Advertisement for Cruises on the S.S. Patricia Queen of the Swedish Lloyd Line for the 1954-1955 Winter Season
New York: Swedish Lloyd, 1954. Folded Advert. The S.S. Patricia launched on November 8, 1950 and was delivered after running her sea trails to her new owners on May 4, 1951. Swedish Lloyd had decided to operate her out of New York as a cruise ship to the Caribbean, and.....
The All About Labrador Straits Book
L'Anse au Clair [Nfld.]: Tourist Association of the Labredor Striats, 1982. Very Good in Stapled Wraps. Labrador is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province. It is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the.....
Cruise Ship Advertisement / Brochure. Polish Line. New Your City World's Fair 1939 - 40
USA: [Gdynea America Line], 1939. Produced for the New York World's Fair of 1936 by the Gdynia America Line and featured the Pilsudski and the Batory "premier ships of Poland's reborn maritime power."Background Information:Established in 1930 under the name of the Polish Transatlantic Shipping Company Limited (PTTO) in order to.....
Early 20th Century Original Photograph of Steam Ship Jessie Harkins which operated on the Columbia River, Oregon
Brief History of the Jessie Harkins The Jessie Harkins was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Columbia River starting in 1903. It was rebuilt at least twice. Originally Jessie Harkins was one of the larger gasoline-engined vessels. Jessie Harkins was built at the Portland Shipbuilding Company for Captain Hosford.....
The General Motors Exhibit at a Century of Progress 1934
[General Motors], 1934. A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934.Background Information:Originally intended to commemorate Chicago's past, the Century of Progress Exposition came to symbolize hope for Chicago's.....
Maya, Aztecs and Incas
Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2011. A Fine Hardcover. The interactive book describes the three most important pre-Columbian civilizations in Mesoamerica and how, despite advanced knowledge of mathematics, astronomy and architecture, they eventually disappeared. Topics include language, personal decoration, diet, architecture, city life, sacrificial rites, weaponry, the Maya and Aztec.....
Tokio, 1915. Special Edition For The Panama Pacific International Exposition [Tokyo, Japan] [World's Fair]
Tokio: Tokio Municipal Office, 1915. A promotional piece produced for the Panama Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California in 1915.Background Information:The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama.....
Travel 'as well as' Ship Cunard. Getting There is Half the Fun.
USA: Cunard, 1961.
Vintage Photo Album of Ocean Liners and Wooden Speed Boat
Metal Ring-Bound Hardcover. Consisting of Five, 10 by 8 of b/w Ocean liners; Nineteen, 4.75 by 3.5 of Ocean liners and Tugs; 35 b/w photos of a wooden pleasure craft. One page of 6 photographs show the process of getting a boat of or a garage through the second story!.....
Winter Outings on Summer Seas. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co.
Chicago: Poole Bros. for P&O Steamship Company, [c1910]. Stapled Color Illustrated Wraps. Written as a travelogue finishing with travel instructions and brief explanations of the steamer coast. Travel from and to Havana, Cuba; Knights Key - Key West, Tampa, Miami and St Petersburg Florida; Nassau, Bahamas.Includes information on these other.....
Yosemite National Park - Southern Pacific Co. Sunset Ogden & Shasta Routes [1901]
[San Francisco]: Sunset Press, 1901. An early photo view-book of YosemiteBackground Information:Yosemite National Park is an American national park in the state of California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and.....
This Day In Christian History: 366 Compelling Events in the History of the Church
USA: Christian History Institute, 2005. A Fine Hardcover. With its wealth of characters who shaped religious doctrine, science, missions, human rights and more, This Day in Christian History is a wonderful supplement for history and biography enthusiasts, teachers and homeschoolers, pastors and professors, and families and individuals.
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The Log of an Aeromarine. A Modern Adventure in Pathfinding. [Aviation History]
New York: [The Schilling Press, Inc.], 1920. Near Fine in Stapled Wraps. An uncommon piece of early aviation history. We found 12 in institutions, though several may be digital copies.Published for the Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. of Keyport New Jersey to promote their plane with a history of a......
American Export Lines and its Isbrandtsen Steamship Company Fares and General Information via the Sunlane
Mediterranean, Europe and Round-World Service on one of the fleets ships: S.S. Independence, S.S. Atlantic, S.S. Exeter, and their Freighters.
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[World War I] British Civilian Prisoners in East Africa. A Report by The Government Committee on the Treatment by the Enemy of British Prisoners of War.
London: Alabaster, Passmore & Sons, 1918. 1st Edition. A Very Good Soft cover. An anonymous narrative of the situation, treatment and numerous persons are named.
The Roads and Railroads, Vehicles, and Modes of Travelling, of Ancient and Modern Countries; with Accounts of Bridges, Tunnels, and Canals in various parts of the world.
London: John W. Parker, 1839. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A complete history of transportation in Great Britain from the Roman Eras to the beginning of the Steam Era with fascinating and informative woodcut illustrations.Ref: YCfBA.
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The Mother Lode [California Gold Rush Sites Guide Book]
Los Angles: Automobile Club of California, 1985. Hardcover. The guidebook focuses on the 267-mile stretch of SR 49 between Mariposa and Sierraville with additional descriptions of the most rewarding side-trips.
Fire in Beirut: Israel's War in Lebanon with the Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S.A. Stein and Day, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket.
Galapagos: World's End
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons at the Knickerbocker Press, 1924. Photographs by John Tee-Van. First Edition - Third Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Naturalist and explorer William Beebe followed in Darwin's footsteps. Published after Beebe's 1923 expedition. Illustrated with 24 Colored Illustrations by Isabel Cooper and 83.....
Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines
New York: Warner Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Interweaving mythology, history, science, and mystical cultures, an archaeologist offers a feminine approach to the study of world history, examining an array of female warriors, leaders, and heroines who have been left out of.....
The Jews in their Land (A Windfall book)
New York: Doubleday, 1974. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Anthology of historic essays. Conceived and edited by David Ben-Gurion ; translated from the Hebrew by Mordechai Nurock, Misha Louvish. David Ben-Gurion was the primary founder and the first Prime Minister of Israel. Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which.....
The Incomplete Traveler
USA: Xlibris, Corp. 2010. A Fine Soft cover. The Incomplete Traveler is a human story of strength and grit in the face of a series of historical events that lead to the loss of a homeland, and the need to adapt to life in exile.The history of the Fidel Castro.....