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Editor Mark Parsons compiled CROSSING THE PLAINS 1844-1869 from many sources for the student and teacher alike to grasp the subject that so dominated our country during those years. He has brought it together, mostly chronologically, just the way it happened, where and why. In the 1840s, our little Republic’s states were looking at the West Coast of North America as the land of plenty and ripe for expansion. We stated moving west. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, it lit a fire to a smoldering wish to expand. Using period paintings, photographs and maps, he draws the reader ...

A thoughtful exploration about finding oneself, learning to hope after loss, and recognizing the role that family, friends, and even strangers can play in the healing process if you are open and willing to share your experience with others. It has been two years since his mom’s death, and...

The Moonshots Podcast goes behind the scenes of the world's greatest superstars, thinkers and entrepreneurs to discover the secrets to their success. We deconstruct their success from mindset to daily habits so that we can apply it to our lives. Join us as we 'learn out loud' from Elon Musk, Brene Brown to emerging talents like David Goggins.

The author was asked to bring forth the facts of Windjammer’s demise and present them. This authorized the three Letters of Marque to investigate and present those facts so they can now be judged. The author pulls back the family curtain of privacy to reveal the inner workings of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, or “Burke’s Navy”, as some crew in the company called Burke’s Windjammers. Burke’s Navy was at one time the largest fleet of cruising sailing ships in the world. Though aged and sometimes poorly maintained, they continued to sail the Caribbean, and sometimes the world. That ...

Written and pictorial History of the Washougal River and Cape Horn areas of Washington State. For thirty some years Across Rushing Waters has been the go-to-book for the history of the Upper Washougal River. It has been mentioned in almost every major resource for the historian of Washington history.

The Biography of Electrical Pioneer Leroy "Ed" Parsons, the inventor of cable television. After televison, Parsons went on to become a bush pilot in Alaska and connected the radios of all airplanes flying for Wien Airlines. Later he brought cable television to northern Alaska and helped establish a radio network for the oil industry in the arctic. Known as the Great White Father of Communications in northern Alaska, he was finally acknowledged as the first to have extablished a cable television system in Astoria, Oregon in 1948. This book, written by his son, Mark Parsons, paints a picture ...

>Inspired by the book Aircraft and Submarines by Willis J. Abbot, 1918, but with 100 additional illustrations, biographies and detailed historical context <. When this book was published in 1918 as AIRPLANES AND SUBMARINES it did not answer very many questions about airplanes and submarines as the GREAT WAR was still going on and the author was reluctant to publish unknown or unsubstantiated facts. Since then we have a wealth more of photographs and information about these new war machines. Also, the photographs the author did use were often misplace from their intended subject as they ...

Using just a few of the chapters of The Evolution of Naval Gunnery and the Evolution of the Ironclad Battleship of The British Navy Book, by Cyril Field in 1915, and combined with additional material from The Evolution of Naval Armament by Frederick Leslie Robertson from 1921, which were published without illustrations, Captain Mark Parsons and illustrator Thaddeus Black have updated these classic ironclad chapters into modern print, formatting, and color for the digital age. Also included is additional information about America’s Ironclad ship era. These additions make those old Public ...

Illustrations of America's barges and a history of the Erie Canal

Little Thaddeus Black grows up to become Captain Thaddeus Black for Northwest lumber sailing ships. Using actual history of the northwest lumber industry the author recreates many of the areas true characters.

“Ed” Parsons, as he liked to be called in Alaska, was known as the Great White Father of Communication for very good reasons: He created what one day would be the largest industrial giants of our time. He was the Father of the first documented paying cable television industry as we know it today. He was a Father figure to many of the Eskimos of northern Alaska. He often came and went to Washington D.C. to conduct business as he brought northern Alaska’s communication into the 20th century. He was an original Alaskan pioneer and, from the time he was 29 years old, he was 6’4” tall ...

LINCOLN’S PARENTAGE-illustrated The lineage from which Abraham Lincoln came has often been questioned. This 1899 book has reopened that door with additional fact and photos for the modern eBook reader in 2013. The editor has added these photographs to help with the true identity of Abraham’s father. “After Mr. Lincoln had obtained some prominence in the world, persons who knew both himself and his father were constantly pointing to the lack of resemblance between the two. The old gentleman was not only deprived of energy and shiftless, and because of these persons were unable to ...

A secret project to pipe water from the wet Northwest to the arid Southwest is discovered by a young reporter and it almost gets him killed when he and his girl friend try to find the projects investors. Later, in court, he and her make history as they fight for water rights for an ancient Indian culture.

"The podcast that doesn’t beat around the bush on the latest showbiz news." Ryan-Mark Parsons, best known from 'The Apprentice' and 'Celebs Go Dating' and Amanda Devlin, showbiz journalist, delve into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world. Each week, Ryan-Mark and Amanda offer their bold opinions, unique insights, and behind-the-scenes stories on the latest celebrity headlines.Instagram: @showbizunfilteredEmail: info@ryanmarkparsons.co.ukPresenters: Ryan-Mark Parsons + Amanda DevlinProducer: Alison DevlinProducer and Editor: Diego Studio @ddiego_photography Hosted on Acast. See ...

Ryan-Mark Parsons, known for 'The Apprentice', 'Celebs Go Dating', and no-nonsense opinions on morning television and in newspapers, grills celebrity guests in his refreshingly straightforward style. There's nowhere to hide.Email: info@ryanmarkparsons.co.ukPresenter: Ryan-Mark ParsonsProducer and Editor: Diego Studio @ddiego_photography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Me n Mikey was written when the author was 70 years old and wanted to explain the time from his juvenile delinquent youth until he married when he was 29 years old. The character Mikey was created to make the journeys the author experienced growing up to distinguish between the youth that he was and the adult he was to become.He has been married to Christine for forty-plus years.

PASSION FOR PUBLISHING The author takes the reader into the world of book printing in today’s publishing business in this story laced with history, personal gain, loss and then being lost in the new digital age of printing. Take a trip through printing history from the earliest block prints, into Gutenberg’s printing press and eventually into the Espresso Book (time) Machine, digital printing and the new age of the bionic book. Prepare yourself for the future of printing. It is (in) here.

Me n Mikey was written when the author was 80 years old and wanted to explain the time from his juvenile delinquent youth until he married when he was 29 years old. The character Mikey was created to make the journeys the author experienced growing up to distinguish between the youth that he was and the adult he was to become. But Mikey, the Monster, was to come back and sit on the author's shoulder for years to come after the book was published. This is an updated and revised edition of the original and more notations.