Exploring America's Highways

Exploring America's Highways
Author: Michael Heim
Publisher: Exploring America's Highway
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780974435800

If you're planning a trip, it's relatively easy to find the fastest route by visiting Yahoo or MapQuest internet web sites or if you're hopelessly old-fashioned- unfolding a map. But how do you choose the most interesting route, and create a trip that is more than just a blur of mile markers and exit signs? Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia may have the answer!Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia provides travelers a guided tour along specific routes throughout the state. Travelers will obtain a wide range of interesting information along the highway including:? Place Name? Historical Markers? Local Landmarks? Prominent People? Industry and Inventions? Geological? General TriviaDid you know that: Jesse James and his gang were chased out of Northfield trying to rob their first bank? The first woman ever to reach the North Pole came from Ely, or Mountain Lake was originally named Midway because it was midway between the railroad line that travels from St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa. These are just a few of the fun things revealed in this book.There is no reason anybody needs to dread long hours of driving time anyway. Just find your route (highlighted in the table of contents) and read along, city by city. It's that simple.

Exploring American History

Exploring American History
Author: Tom Lansford
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761477464

Americans are fond of describing their country as a young nation. Though there is much in that description that is true, it should not obscure the richness and variety of the nations pasta past that provides the indispensable key to understanding the nations present. This completely new reference set examines in detail the formative stages of Americas essential past from European settlement of the Western Hemisphere and the displacement of indigenous peoples to the birth of the United States and its astonishing growth, in both population and territory, from a modest confederation of thirteen independent states.

Explore America

Explore America
Author: American Automobile Association
Publisher: American Automobile Association
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1996-04-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

144 tours of the United States, complete with photographs and maps.

A Guide to the Inner Earth

A Guide to the Inner Earth
Author: Bruce A. Walton
Publisher: Health Research Books
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1983-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780787309305

1983 Highly illustrated. Gives much valuable information on the hollow earth, hollow earth societies, early hollow earth pioneers or "In-Earthologists".

Encyclopedia of Caves

Encyclopedia of Caves
Author: William B. White
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 1260
Release: 2019-05-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128141255

Encyclopedia of Caves, Third Edition, provides detailed background information to anyone with a serious interest in caves. This includes students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the earth, biological and environmental sciences, and consultants, environmental scientists, land managers and government agency staff whose work requires them to know something about caves and the biota that inhabit them. Caves touch on many scientific interests in geology, climate science, biology, hydrology, archaeology, and paleontology, as well as more popular interests in sport caving and cave exploration. Case studies and descriptions of specific caves selected for their special features and public interest are also included. This book will appeal to these audiences by providing in-depth essays written by expert authors chosen for their expertise in their assigned subject. - Features 14 new chapters and 13 completely rewritten chapters - Contains beautifully illustrated content, with more than 500 color images of cave life and features - Provides extensive bibliographies that allow readers to access their subject of interest in greater depth

Exploring Maya Ritual Caves

Exploring Maya Ritual Caves
Author: Stanislav Chládek
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-07-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0759119899

Exploring Maya Ritual Caves offers a rare survey and explication of most of the known ancient Maya ritual caves in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The caves were the Maya underworld, where rituals, including animal and human sacrifice, were carried out. The Maya cave cult and mythology, construction and modification of the caves, and cult art and artifacts are discussed. Chládek, an intrepid explorer, then describes important caves that he has recently visited and provides photos of their wonders.

Bookman's Guide to Americana

Bookman's Guide to Americana
Author: Joseph Norman Heard
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1986
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780810818941

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