The White Rock

Author: Hugh Thomson
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468302302
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
An explorer searches the Peruvian Andes for a lost ruin in “a gem of a book [that] transcends the travel writing genre” with fascinating Inca history (Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book With the backdrop of the ever-intriguing Andes mountains, Hugh Thomson explores the intoxicating history of the Inca people and their heartland. The author, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and explorer, expertly weaves accounts of his own discoveries and brushes with danger with the history of those who preceded him—including the explorer Hiram Bingham, who discovered Machu Picchu; the twentieth century South American photographer, Martín Chambi; the poet Pablo Neruda; and the Spanish conquistadores who destroyed the Inca civilization—and the eccentric characters he meets on his travels. Following in the footsteps of the explorers Gene Savoy and Hiram Bingham, Thomson set off into the jungle to find the lost city of Llactapat. This is the story of his journey to discover it via the interconnecting paths the Incas laid across the Andes.

White Rock Lake

Author: Sally Rodriguez
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738578835
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
In 1909, Dallas city leaders approved the damming of White Rock Creek to create a new water source for the increasing needs of a growing city. As a result, so much of the life and history of Dallas has echoed through the life and history of White Rock Lake. In the early decades, the lake was home to many private summer homes and boat houses, as well as hunting and fishing clubs. Soon thereafter, a bathing beach, sailing clubs, public boathouses, and picnic facilities were added. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration transformed the lake with more recreational and leisure amenities. World War II brought increased military uses that included a POW camp for German officers. Those early city leaders could hardly know that the lake they were creating 10 miles outside of Dallas would become an urban oasis enjoyed by over two million visitors a year.

The White Rock

Author: Anna Hope
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780241995495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BALLROOM AND EXPECTATION They are separating, she and her husband, after two decades together. This fact is new. There are many ways of telling the tale ... There are many different sides to every story ... A minibus journeys through rural Mexico. Inside it are twelve strangers on a pilgrimage to the White Rock, which stands, ancient and sacred, off the Pacific coast. Like many before them, over centuries and from across continents, they find themselves irresistibly drawn here, for answers, to give thanks, to seek protection. One of them is a writer. She is travelling with her husband and young daughter, as her faith in her marriage, and the future itself, is foundering. She has come to the White Rock in the hope of excavating a beginning from the rubble of many different endings. Here she will find the echoes of many stories: of conquest and resistance, of betrayal and belief, of the many different forms of violence and love. Stories that have already unravelled, and stories that might yet illuminate a passage through these uncertain times ... 'An eco-novel you actually want to read' The Times 'Its narrative sweep is capacious . . . It has ambition to match, musing on freedom and reciprocity [and] the redemptive power of storytelling. Impressive' Observer 'Deeply moving' The i

What The Seal Saw

Author: Sherry McMillan
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039120059
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
Have you ever seen an animal in nature? Maybe it was a deer, or an owl, or a bunny, or a seal. Did you have a magical moment where you were looking at them and they were looking at you? Did you wonder what they saw? Did you wish you could follow your new friend? Explore a world of wonder through the pages of this engaging story and you, too, can see What The Seal Saw.

The Story of the White-rock Cove

Author: White-Rock Cove
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Promise of the White Rock

Author: A. E. Mableson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781490463995
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
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Acoma

Author: Harold L. James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Acoma, the "sky city" of New Mexico, is presented with an enchanting text and beautiful color photographs in this revised edition of the Southwest classic book. Acoma mesa pueblo, located 65 miles west of Albuquerque, is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited community on the North American continent.

The Hungry House

Author: A. E. Mableson
Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
ISBN: 1476447578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
People move into the house, but they never move out. One horrible day Sally Rews found out why. Five Tales of the Campfire, Volume One and Ten Tales for the Campfire include this short dark fantasy horror story.

My White Rock

Author: Bertram Henry Young
Publisher: New Minas, NS : B. Young
ISBN: 9780968566206
Category : White Rock (N.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description

Bulletin

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1254

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