Nearly 40 dramatic illustrations (including several double-page spreads) recapture drama and adventure of John Wesley Powell’s 19th-century explorations of the Colorado River and other areas of the West. Encounters with Indians, running the rapids, awe-inspiring geological formations, hunting parties, much more. Concise, detailed captions. 4 color illustrations on covers. Introduction.
The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what may have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. book is also one of careful observation and vividly imagines an early Australian landscape with rich precision.
Australia’s Great River Landscape - Murray River and Mallee
Shane Strudwick has been photographing the Murray River and Mallee region for this book for over 6 years starting in 2004. He's aiming to reveal a small part of the secrets, stories, character and connections of this wonderful region for you to enjoy. The stunning, unique and sometimes quirky images show a landscape and communities that have diversity, strength and beauty not seen anywhere in the world. As the Murray River has been through significant drought and stress this book shows you there's a lot more to the river than meets the eyes.
What happens when an English professor takes a year off to explore a tiny prairie creek? Between mishaps with the canoe, long walks to the sites of Cheyenne villages and cavalry trenches, and gallons of coffee with isolated farmers, what happens is insight. In Stepping Twice Into the River, Robert King recounts his exploration of the "almost unnoticeable" along North Dakota’s Sheyenne River, from its headwaters to river’s end. With each experience along the way—tracing a military campaign, canoeing the river, visiting a ghost town and even trying to sleep in an ancient Cheyenne village
The fortunes and foibles of the Wapshots - the patriarch Leander, his wife Sarah and two sons, and Aunt Honora. The story moves from a small New England river town to New York and Europe; from the early 20th century to the 1960s. John Cheever won the 1958 National Book Award for "Chronicle".
