Author: James RicheyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Richey Tracks: Browning family revision, includes related lines of: Hickman-Lewis-Lloyd-Moore
Author: James RicheyBrowning Family Revision
Author: James RicheyRichey Tracks: Richey-Browning-Demarest-Hickman-Lewis families of IL-KY-MD-PA-OH-VA-WV
Author: James RicheyBrowning Family
Author: James RicheyWest Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register
Author: Prices of Clothing
Author: John M. CurranPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Sermons, Addresses and Reminiscences and Important Correspondence
Author: E. C. MorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American Baptists
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A collection of sermons, addresses, question and answer formatted lessons, catechisms, and other documents addressed to the members and officers of the National Baptist Convention. There is a section containing biographical sketches of prominent Baptists, as well as an autobiographical sketch of Morris' life and works. The book contains a directory of ordained African-American ministers in the Southern states and territories.
Preserving the Desert
Author: Lary M. DilsaverPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938086465
Category : Desert conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing
Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan
Author: John C. ChapinPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Breaching the Marianas" by John C. Chapin is a book about the WWII campaigns and Marine Corps history. The book gives a detailed account of what happened on the Mariana Islands of Saipan during the war. Excerpt: "Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret) It was a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled."
Shelton, Wininger, and Pace Families
Author: Alvin Harold CaseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Descendants of John Shelton born in late 1700's. He married Catherine Messer in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.