Made on the Isle of Wight

Author: David L. Williams
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750967549
Category : Engineering firms
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Made on the Isle of Wight is a pictorial celebration of the immense contribution to the aviation, automotive and marine industries that this tiny island has given, from the first hovercraft to boats that held the world water speed record and even the only all-British rocket and satellite into space. With a focus on invention, innovation and record-breaking, local author David L. Williams explores the many products of the island's industry, along with designers and engineers, and the workforce that created these fascinating inventions.

The History of the Isle of Wight

Author: Sir Richard Worsley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isle of Wight
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description

Little Book of the Isle of Wight

Author: Jan Toms
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953969
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
Did you know?A new species of cat-like dinosaur, yet to be named, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1988.Darwin began his world famous ‘On the Origin of the Species' while staying at the Kings Head Hotel.There are 21 tourists to every Island resident.The Little Book of the Isle of Wight is a funny, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. The Island’s most eccentric inhabitants, blood-curdling murders and literally hundreds of facts combine to make this required reading for locals and visitors alike. Illustrated with humorous cartoons and delivered with wit and flair, this captivating compendium is almost impossible to put down.

Nammet

Author: Caroline Gurney-Champion
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911487081
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Nammet is a celebration of the very best food and drink that originate the Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight-based food writer Fiona Sims and photographer Julian Winslow help present Island cheeses, honey, gin, meat, fish, veg, bakery products and more

Joseph Vick of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Author: John D. Beatty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608

Book Description
Joseph Vick, of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia and his Descendants, Volume 1 covers the first five generations of the descendants of Joseph Vick, who immigrated to America in the late 1600s. In addition to extensive, well-documented genealogical information, the book includes anecdotal historical information, references and foot notes. A center section includes illustrations and photographs of Vick descendants, lands and homes.

The Bed I Made

Author: Lucie Whitehouse
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408813874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 492

Book Description
I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. But it is only just the beginning. Fleeing London for the wintry Isle of Wight, she is determined to ignore the flood of calls and emails from an increasingly insistent Richard. But what began as a nuisance becomes an ever more threatening game of cat and mouse...

Isle and Empires

Author: Stephan Roman
Publisher: Medina Publishing
ISBN: 9781911487661
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
This book is a journey into a world of Imperial glory and power, family rivalry, wars and alliances. It is also a story of Russia's revolutionaries, spies and terrorists, and the refugees fleeing Tsarist oppression who found shelter and safety both in mainland Britain and on the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight Walks

Author: Anne-Marie Edwards
Publisher: Jarrold Pub
ISBN: 9780711706729
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Published by Jarrold Publishing and the Ordnance Survey, the Pathfinder Series contains 28 walking tours of London with complete transportation information and mapping.

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

Author: Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 594

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Isle of Wight Villains

Author: Jan Toms
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752482238
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 157

Book Description
Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise.