W Gibson: 17 books

Author James William Gibson, Lt. Commander, US Navy (retired) joined the US Navy in July 1948. Fresh from high school, he served as an enlisted man for 12 years, reaching the rank of Chief Engineman. Bucking tradition during the post-World War II 1950s, Gibson was then promoted to Ensign and joined...

Of historical interest to gardening enthusiasts and historians this topiary gardening guide gives practical advice as well as a fascinating account of topiary through the ages. Topiary, the art of trimming hedges, shrubs, and trees into ornamental shapes, is perhaps the most distinct and fascinating...

South of Phoenix�s South Mountain, west of Interstate 10, north of the Gila River Indian Community, and east of Arizona state land lies the picturesque village of Ahwatukee-Foothills, home to some 87,000 people. Its proximity to adjacent cities, cultural centers, shopping, and dining combines with...

Originally published in 1911, this early works is a fascinating look at camp life. The various chapters have been worked out from a practical viewpoint, the desire being to make a handbook of suggestions for those in charge of camps for boys and for boys who go camping, rather than a theoretical treatise...

Do you know how to make a camp bed, test the freshness of an egg or light a match when there is nothing to strike it on? From setting up camp to choosing a motto, treating blisters to making a bow and arrow, Camping for Boys will ensure a happy, healthy time is had by all when out of doors. First...

With young adulthood comes inevitable change. From puberty to hometown struggles to the tragic blow of deadly racism, identical twins Jimmy and Billy McGee have experienced some pivotal points in their lives. Now, eighteen years old, these brothers aint seen nothing yet. Its 1952 in the Deep South...

About the Book A dark cloud has settled over the small, rural town of Eugene, Mississippi. Jimmy McGee has fallen into a state of despair, still confused and traumatized by his unexpected encounter with the opposite sex. Meanwhile, his identical twin brother, Billy, is becoming increasingly obsessed...

In 1940s rural Mississippi, identical thirteen-year-old twins Jimmy and Billy McGee will play the most important game of their young lives. Challenged by their cross-town enemies to decide once and for all domain over their neighborhood baseball diamond, the boys and an entertaining crew of unique...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Pastoral Days - or Memories of a New England Year. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally...

On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads-the first time ironclad vessels would engage each other in combat. For four hours the two ships pummeled one another as thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians watched from the shorelines. Although...

In the middle of Bloumpei, two gun shots set the town in disarray; elders, young men, women, and children ran helter-skelter in a feet help the body fashion. A man, Zarwee, a talented wrestler, hardworking farmer, and prolific hunter in Grand Gedeh Countys northern belt of the Dhoe Kingdom blew up...

Innovative and thorough, Signs and Symbols in Chaucer’s Poetry presents nine essays that reexamine the literary iconography of Middle English. Chaucer’s work is the most well-known, and possibly the most significant, remnant of the Middle Ages; investigations into his writing and meanings are...

The Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1893 was the place to be. These are four reports from the fair that were published contemporaneously. These give a good flavor to the excitement that the nation felt about the achievement.

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...