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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hawaii
Your Ticket to the Worry-Free Vacation of Your Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
An indispensable resource for the perfect island getaway.
This reader-friendly guide to the beauty and wonder of the nation's 50th state features everything you need to know before visiting Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lana'i. Includes one-island and multiple-island itineraries,...
Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire
Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its tenuous social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive...
Identity and Struggle at the Margins of the Nation-State
The Laboring Peoples of Central America and the Hispanic Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 1998
Identity and Struggle at the Margins of the Nation-State brings together new research on the social history of Central America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Aviva Chomsky and Aldo A. Lauria Santiago have gathered both well-known and emerging...
by Matt Lashley
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
The Strip is world famous and not only for the casinos, but also for the many things to see and do. Of course, a lot of what you can do here costs money, but there are a number of things to do that are free.
This book is a self-guided tour, taking you step by step down the Strip to visit all...
Guantánamo
An American History
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
An on-the-ground history of American empire
Say the word "Guantánamo" and orange jumpsuits, chain-link fences, torture, and indefinite detention come to mind. To critics the world over, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is a striking symbol of American hypocrisy. But the prison isn't the whole...
by Adam Chase, Nancy Hobbs, Peter Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Best Trail Runs Denver and Boulder features forty of the best trail runs within an hour of both cities—complete with color photos, maps, and detailed specs and trail descriptions, as well as GPS coordinates for all trailheads. Sidebars throughout the book highlight useful information about local...
by Lucy Stephenson, Michal Sleight, Rick Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
From explorer Peter Puget to bachelor Johnson Brothers, whose farm became a regional museum, Legendary Locals of Anderson Island chronicles the emergence of a way of life that unfailingly awakens echoes of days long past. Anderson Island, the southernmost of all islands in Washington State's Puget...
by Bob Sehlinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The guide that explains how Las Vegas works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your time there count
Complete coverage of new casinos
New attractions coverage, including all new Las Vegas shows, and nightclubs
Complete dining coverage including the top buffets
by Bob Sehlinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Honest and Outspoken Advice from the Unofficial Experts
The guide that explains how Las Vegas works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your time there count
Complete coverage of new casinos
New attractions coverage, including all new Las Vegas shows, and nightclubs
Complete dining coverage including the top buffets
by John Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
The Abollitionist
This is the second in a series of six compact books detailing the lives of famous John Brown's.
In this work the author studies his namesake - John Brown - The Abolitionist, his dedication to the anti-slavery cause, his total God-given mission - the man and the...
Backpacking California
Mountain, Foothill, Coastal and Desert Adventures in the Golden State
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Backpacking California is a collection of more than 70 of the most intriguing backpacking adventures in Wilderness Press's home territory of California. With contributions from more than a dozen Wilderness Press authors, the book describes routes ranging from one night to one week. Backpacking novices...
Tahoe Rim Trail
The Official Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers and Equestrians
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
The 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail is considered one of the world's premier trails. Accessible by hikers, equestrians, skiers and mountain bikers (for the non-wilderness portions), it winds completely around spectacular Lake Tahoe, the highest and largest alpine lake in North America. The trail crosses...
Backpacking Washington
From Volcanic Peaks to Rainforest Valleys
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Now completely updated for a second edition, Backpacking Washington remains the only comprehensive guide to all of the Evergreen State's best extended backpacking trips. Ranging from three days to two weeks, these 28 adventures visit every corner of the state, including the wild beaches of the Olympic...
One Night Wilderness: Portland
Quick and Convenient Backcountry Getaways within Three Hours of the City
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Surrounded by old-growth forests, volcanic peaks, and water in nearly all its forms--from the ocean to alpine lakes, glaciers to waterfalls--the Portland area is a short jaunt from boundless adventure opportunities, many of which can be taken in just one night. This book covers the best one- (and...