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Author |
: Rick Antonson |
Publisher |
: Greystone Books Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2023-04-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781771644884 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1771644885 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Train Beyond the Mountains by : Rick Antonson
A captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the world's most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other international railways through the eyes of travellers past and present. Rick Antonson has ridden trains in more than thirty-five countries—but almost everything he thinks he knows about train travel changes when he boards the Rocky Mountaineer with his ten-year-old grandson, Riley. As they wind over trestles and through tunnels, each mile of track uncovers stories of dynamite and discovery, surveyors and schemers, explorers and visionaries, and the people who helped to build Canada against the odds of geography and politics. Surrounded by a wild landscape that sparks imagination, fellow passengers recount train travels in other countries, get nostalgic for the era of steam locomotives, and consider life’s unfinished journeys. Peppered with spirited dialogue, heartrending vignettes, and intriguing anecdotes, Train Beyond the Mountains is a travelogue with urgency: to make your travel dreams happen now. As one passenger muses, "The mistake we make is that we think we have time."
Author |
: Steve House |
Publisher |
: Patagonia |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2013-10-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781938340055 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1938340051 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond the Mountain by : Steve House
What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it
Author |
: Rick Antonson |
Publisher |
: Dundurn |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2012-06-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781459704374 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1459704371 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Route 66 Still Kicks by : Rick Antonson
Through the stories of one of Canada's most enthusiastic travellers explore the famous American highway that inspired the likes of Al Capone, Salvador Dali, Mickey Mantle, and the countless fans of this iconic American landmark.
Author |
: Stephen E. Ambrose |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 468 |
Release |
: 2001-11-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0743203178 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780743203173 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nothing Like It In the World by : Stephen E. Ambrose
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Author |
: Carrot Quinn |
Publisher |
: Dial Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2021-07-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593133286 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593133285 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sunset Route by : Carrot Quinn
The unforgettable story of one woman who leaves behind her hardscrabble childhood in Alaska to travel the country via freight train—a beautiful memoir about forgiveness, self-discovery, and the redemptive power of nature, perfect for fans of Wild or Educated. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • “An urgent read. A courageous life. Quinn’s story burns through us and bleeds beauty on every page.”—Noé Álvarez, author of Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America’s Stolen Land After a childhood marked by neglect, poverty, and periods of homelessness, with a mother who believed herself to be the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary, Carrot Quinn moved out on her own. She found a sense of belonging among straight-edge anarchists who taught her how to traverse the country by freight trains, sleep in fields under the stars, and feed herself by foraging in dumpsters. Her new life was one of thrilling adventure and freedom, but still she was haunted by the ghosts of her lonely and traumatic childhood. The Sunset Route is a powerful and brazenly honest adventure memoir set in the unseen corners of the United States—in the Alaskan cold, on trains rattling through forests and deserts, as well as in low-income apartments and crowded punk houses—following a remarkable protagonist who has witnessed more tragedy than she thought she could ever endure and who must learn to heal her own heart. Ultimately, it is a meditation on the natural world as a spiritual anchor, and on the ways that forgiveness can set us free.
Author |
: Mary Trainer |
Publisher |
: Heritage House Publishing Co |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781772030433 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1772030430 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Whistle Posts West by : Mary Trainer
Everybody has a train story. Whether it comes from a distant relative who worked on the railways or from a family train trip that formed a lasting impression of the Canadian landscape, trains inspire a sense of wonder and nostalgia. They are embedded in the history of Canada as a whole and western Canada in particular, and for generations they were how most people travelled and saw the country. Today, trains get the most attention in the context of tragedy, in the aftermath of rare but catastrophic derailments. However, train stories go beyond these modern-day disaster tales or romantic glimpses into the past. Whistle Posts Westpresents a compelling array of stories that illustrate how and why the railways continue to capture our imaginations. From the heartbreaking to the humorous, from the awe-inspiring to the absurd, this fascinating collection of railway tales from BC, Alberta and Yukon is sure to please.
Author |
: Sheldon B. Lubar |
Publisher |
: Milwaukee County Historical Society |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2019-11-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0938076019 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780938076018 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Climbing My Mountain by : Sheldon B. Lubar
Sheldon B. Lubar is one of Wisconsin's leading entrepreneurs, most generous philanthropists, and most public-spirited citizens. This memoir, published in Mr. Lubar's 91st year, shares the secrets of his success and explains the deeply held principles behind it.
Author |
: Caroline Moorehead |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2012-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448156788 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448156785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Train in Winter by : Caroline Moorehead
A moving and extraordinary book about courage and survival, friendship and endurance – a portrait of ordinary women who faced the horror of the holocaust together. On an icy morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz – the only train, in the four years of German occupation, to take women of the resistance to a death camp. Of the group, only 49 survivors would return to France. Here is the story of these women – told for the first time. A Train in Winter is a portrait of ordinary people, of their bravery and endurance, and of the friendships that kept so many of them alive. ‘A story of stunning courage, generosity and hope’ Mail on Sunday ‘Serious and heartfelt...profound’ Sunday Times
Author |
: Jean Craighead George |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 213 |
Release |
: 2001-05-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593115008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593115007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis My Side of the Mountain by : Jean Craighead George
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book
Author |
: Rick Antonson |
Publisher |
: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 410 |
Release |
: 2016-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781510705654 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1510705651 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Full Moon over NoahÕs Ark by : Rick Antonson
Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson sets his adventurous compass on Mount Ararat, exploring the region’s long history, religious mysteries, and complex politics. Mount Ararat is the most fabled mountain in the world. For millennia this massif in eastern Turkey has been rumored as the resting place of Noah’s Ark following the Great Flood. But it also plays a significant role in the longstanding conflict between Turkey and Armenia. Author Rick Antonson joined a five-member expedition to the mountain’s nearly 17,000-foot summit, trekking alongside a contingent of Armenians, for whom Mount Ararat is the stolen symbol of their country. Antonson weaves vivid historical anecdote with unexpected travel vignettes, whether tracing earlier mountaineering attempts on the peak, recounting the genocide of Armenians and its unresolved debate, or depicting the Kurds’ ambitions for their own nation’s borders, which some say should include Mount Ararat. What unfolds in Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark is one man’s odyssey, a tale told through many stories. Starting with the flooding of the Black Sea in 5600 BCE, through to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the contrasting narratives of the Great Flood known to followers of the Judaic, Christian and Islamic religions, Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark takes readers along with Antonson through the shadows and broad landscapes of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Armenia, shedding light on a troubled but fascinating area of the world.