In the summer of 2007, Louis G. Mendoza set off on a bicycle trip across the United States with the intention of conducting a series of interviews along the way. Wanting to move beyond the media`s limited portrayal of immigration as a conflict between newcomers and ”citizens,” he began speaking with people from all walks of life about their...Leer más
The Greater Middle East poses major challenges for the United States. Yet despite decades of intense involvement in Middle Eastern affairs, most Americans still know little about the cultures of the region. ”Simple Gestures” describes one American`s efforts over forty years to better understand the society in the countries where she lived and...Leer más
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Civil War Trail Road Trips. Featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, you can visit Civil War battlefields...Leer más
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Civil War Trail Road Trips. Featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, you can visit Civil War battlefields...Leer más
American Made: Discover your amazing ancestor at work in the USA is a light-hearted guide designed to help beginning Genealogists find ancestors using historical documents created by and about American business. American Made enlightens the reader about how historical business documents are used to prove one's pedigree and paint a colorful...Leer más
American Made: Discover your amazing ancestor at work in the USA is a light-hearted guide designed to help beginning Genealogists find ancestors using historical documents created by and about American business. American Made enlightens the reader about how historical business documents are used to prove one's pedigree and paint a colorful...Leer más
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have...Leer más
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have...Leer más
Professional traveler Jamie Jensen traveled more than 400,000 miles to bring you the best-selling travel guideRoad Trip USA. In this focused tour of the Appalachian Trail, Jensen highlights major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities, historic sites, and oddball trivia. This driving route parallels the hiking trail,...Leer más
Professional traveler Jamie Jensen traveled more than 400,000 miles to bring you the best-selling travel guideRoad Trip USA. In this focused tour of the Appalachian Trail, Jensen highlights major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities, historic sites, and oddball trivia. This driving route parallels the hiking trail,...Leer más
As the climate changes in the western United States, streams are warming, low flows in summer are declining, and winter floods are occurring more often in places where snowmelt is the main source of water (Stewart and others 2005; Hamlet and Lettenmaier 2007; Luce and Holden 2009; Isaak and others 2010). Some of the changes have been subtle,...Leer más
As the climate changes in the western United States, streams are warming, low flows in summer are declining, and winter floods are occurring more often in places where snowmelt is the main source of water (Stewart and others 2005; Hamlet and Lettenmaier 2007; Luce and Holden 2009; Isaak and others 2010). Some of the changes have been subtle,...Leer más