Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park

Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park
Author: Michael H. Perlman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2015-03-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1439650101

In 1906, Cord Meyer Development Company purchased 600 acres in Whitepot and renamed it Forest Hills after its high elevation of rolling hills and proximity to Forest Park. After the Russell Sage Foundation acquired 142 acres and Grosvenor Atterbury and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. partnered, the Forest Hills Gardens, founded in 1909, became America's earliest planned garden community. When Henry Schloh and Charles Hausmann of the Rego Construction Company came upon farmland in Forest Hills West, they renamed it Rego Park in 1923 after their slogan, "REal GOod Homes." Between the Tudor and Colonial landmarks, one can sense the footsteps of a few hundred notables who granted soul to the community and society. At the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, imagine the Beatles landing in a helicopter in front of screaming fans in 1964, or when Althea Gibson became the first African American to win a US national tennis title in 1957. Forest Hills High School was a cornerstone for notable alumni, such as composer Burt Bacharach; musical duo Simon & Garfunkel; Bob Keeshan, who portrayed Captain Kangaroo; and the first space tourist, Dennis Tito.

Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Super Deluxe Edition (Pokémon)

Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Super Deluxe Edition (Pokémon)
Author: Simcha Whitehill
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1546143734

Fans everywhere are fascinated by Legendary and Mythical Pokemon! This updated guidebook includes the unique and mysterious Galar region Pokemon from the hit games for Nintendo Switch, Sword & Shield. Discover the origins of the most fascinating and unusual Pokemon! You'll get the scoop on Legendary and Mythical Pokemon from Kanto all the way through Galar. It's the insider's guide to the rarest and most powerful known Pokemon.

Mythical Journeys, Legendary Quests

Mythical Journeys, Legendary Quests
Author: Moyra Caldecott
Publisher: Bladud Books
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1843195232

Get ready for adventure! From great literary masterpieces to those anonymous stories passed down by word of mouth during generations of tribal gatherings, here are some of the greatest stories ever told. Now you can stir your imagination with legends and myths from across the world. From old favorites like the Grecian Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece to those sure to be new favorites, like the Vietnamese Journey to the Dragon Emperor's Palace, these tales and the gorgeous color paintings that accompany them are sure to send you on a flight of fancy. 176 pages (16 in color), 20 b/w illus., 7 1/2 x 9 3/4.

Legendary Yorkshire

Legendary Yorkshire
Author: Frederick Ross
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 373267178X

Reproduction of the original: Legendary Yorkshire by Frederick Ross

MMORPG: Rebirth of the Legendary Guardian 6 Anthology

MMORPG: Rebirth of the Legendary Guardian 6 Anthology
Author: Flying Alone
Publisher: BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.
Total Pages: 1152
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 7999097578

Zhang Yang was a professional gamer in the first and most fantastic game that revolutionized the world: God¡¯s Miracle. A game where traditional knowledge in RPGs did not matter anymore, players would have to manually target and evade attacks, giving rise to a significant gap in skill between a professional and an amateur gamer. Zhang Yang¡¯s downfall came a little too soon. His girlfriend was snatched, his guild was harassed and disbanded, and he was even driven to commit suicide! Jumping off the top floor of a hotel, Zhang Yang seemed as though he was soaring like a phoenix. Little did he know that the end of his life also signified his rise from the ashes!

The Track in the Forest

The Track in the Forest
Author: Bob Burns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780897339377

The 1968 US men's Olympic track and field team won 12 gold medals and set six world records at the Mexico City Games, one of the most dominant performances in Olympic history. The Black Power protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand in Mexico City remains one of the most enduring images of the 1960s. Less known is the role that a 400-meter track carved out of the Eldorado National Forest above Lake Tahoe played in molding that juggernaut. The road to Echo Summit was tortuous-- the Vietnam War was raging, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and a group of athletes based out of San Jose State had been threatening to boycott the Mexico City Games to protest racial injustice. Informed by dozens of interviews by longtime sports journalist and track enthusiast Bob Burns, this is the story of how in one of the most divisive years in American history, a California mountaintop provided an incomparable group of Americans shelter from the storm.

The Fate of the Forest

The Fate of the Forest
Author: Susanna B. Hecht
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0226322734

The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet’s remaining rain forest. Is it truly in peril? What steps are necessary to save it? To understand the future of Amazonia, one must know how its history was forged: in the eras of large pre-Columbian populations, in the gold rush of conquistadors, in centuries of slavery, in the schemes of Brazil’s military dictators in the 1960s and 1970s, and in new globalized economies where Brazilian soy and beef now dominate, while the market in carbon credits raises the value of standing forest. Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn show in compelling detail the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks to both the social movements, and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying—and saving—this vast forested region, The Fate of the Forest pivots on the murder of Chico Mendes, the legendary labor and environmental organizer assassinated after successful confrontations with big ranchers. A multifaceted portrait of Eden under siege, complete with a new preface and afterword by the authors, this book demonstrates that those who would hold a mirror up to nature must first learn the lessons offered by some of their own people.

The Lore of the Forest

The Lore of the Forest
Author: Alexander Porteous
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1596051051

Sacred Groves and Tree Nymphs, Yule Logs and Divining Rods, Wild Huntsmen and Wood-Wives . . . Delve into an enchanting exploration of the magic and mystery of forest realms in this scholarly and highly readable work. Fact and fable sit sid Since its original publication in 1928, this lively guide to the folklore of the forest around the world has also appeared under such titles as The Forest in Folklore and Mythology and Forest Folklore, Mythology and Romance. It has become a beloved sou AUTHOR BIO: Scottish author ALEXANDER PORTEOUS was a professor of philosophy whose work appeared in various philosophical journals, which include The Town Council Seals of Scotland; Historical, Legendary and Heraldic (1906) and The History of Crieff from the Earli