Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist Childress takes the reader on unforgettable journeys in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Join him as he crosses deserts, mountains, and jungles in search of legendary cities, vast gold treasure, jungle pyramids, ancient seafarers, living dinosaurs, and solutions to the fantastic mysteries of the past. ...

From droving to driving, reivers to rustlers, heilan kye to long horns, Plaids and Bandanas explores the links between the two cattle cultures in music, song and dance, and folklore. The vast number of Scots who emigrated to North America has been well documented, whether through forcible eviction during the clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries or voluntarily in the hope of a better life. With them they took their culture, their language, ...

Meet more than 100 saints, blesseds, and candidates who lived and worked in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Learn more about these "local" men, women - and children! - whose examples of holiness prove tat personal sanctity is possible right here, right now. The only collection of its kind, Saints of North America uses a month-by-month format based on the Church's liturgical calendar. Here, for each entry, is a fascinating ...

These simply told tales of East End life speak of pain and despair, of survival and hope. Two Jewish boys picket a mean neighbour to get their ball back; a Bangladeshi man is desperate for a business plan; a black woman is fearful she will lose her job when she loses her childminder; a boy and girl?next?door find love in an air-raid; a middle class woman goes back to the council estate of her childhood, a racist youth and a black boatman are ...

The author traces the events of Columbus's life in chronological order, drawing on manuscripts, diaries, private correspondence, court and naval records, and shipping logs to provide a historically credible portrait. He uses sources never before incorporated in a book-length study, most notably the recently discovered Libro copiador (a collection of letters written by Columbus himself) and Columbus's holographs (over two thousand notes written ...

Proceedings of the 58th Annual Biology Colloquium, Oregon State University. Seven chapters include genetic and craniometric studies and what they mean in regard to the initial peopling of the Americas. ...

This volume assembles a group of documents that fill an important gap in the history of North American archaeology. The writings of John D. Clifford and his friend, C. S. Rafinesque, eluded widespread attention during their initial appearance in the early 1800s before falling into complete obscurity. Nevertheless, they proved to be a critical influence on much of the archaeological work that did gather notice in that era and ...

In a spellbinding piece of historical detective work, writer Patrick Huyghe cites authentic archaeological discoveries that prove numerous cultures inhabited America--ranging from the Chinese and Polynesians to Phoenicians, Romans, and Celts--centuries before Columbus landed. The most startling case yet against the man who allegedly put America on the map. ...

Poetry of the Civil War is based on factual accounts that occurred during that fascinating era when a nation was divided. The historical places, events, and names are reality based and have been put into prose, as if the author was actually living during the War Between the States. Based in reality, the book offers poems and descriptors that not only provide factual information but the author's interpretations, which inspired the writings of the ...

An examination of socialism in the USA, originally published in the 1930s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include - A Vanished Village - The Golden Realm - Guides for the Perplexed - Apocalypse - ...