Beyond the Moon Crater Myth
Author | : Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Alaska Peninsula (Alaska) |
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Author | : Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Alaska Peninsula (Alaska) |
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Author | : Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2017-10-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780266567363 |
Excerpt from Beyond the Moon Crater Myth: A New History of the Aniakchak Landscape; A Historic Resource Study for Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve A sun-flooded earth floor of thirty square miles encircled by sold cliffs 3000 feet high. A mountain-walled ring six-and three-fourths miles in diameter, twenty one miles in circum ference. So tremendous was it that the mind at first grasped only a chaos of primitive col ors - brilliant red, terra corta, ivory, black, orange and blue. Then details began to grow clear: Painted walls in a wide-swinging area. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Publisher | : Department of Interior National Park Service Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Alaska Peninsula (Alaska) |
ISBN | : 9780979643224 |
Author | : Ross Coen |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2012-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1602231702 |
In 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS Manhattan, was commissioned by Humble Oil to transit the Northwest Passage in order to test the logistical and economic feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. Proposed as an alternative to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the Manhattan made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice. Although the Manhattan successfully navigated the Northwest Passage—closing a five-hundred-year chapter of Arctic exploration by becoming the first commercial vessel to do so—the expedition ultimately demonstrated the impracticality of moving crude oil using icebreaking ships. Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil details this historic voyage, establishing its significant impact on the future of marine traffic and resource development in the Arctic and setting the stage for the current oil crisis.
Author | : Anthony R. Fiorillo |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2018-01-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1351669338 |
Anthony Fiorillo has been exploring the Arctic since 1998. For him, like many others, the Arctic holds the romance of uncharted territory, extreme conditions, and the inevitable epic challenges that arise. For Fiorillo, however, the Arctic also holds the secrets of the history of life on Earth, and its fossils bring him back field season after field season in pursuit of improving human understanding of ancient history. His studies of the rocks and fossils of the Arctic shed light on a world that once was, and provide insight into what might be.
Author | : Jonathan M. Nielson, Ph.D. |
Publisher | : Academica Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2018-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1680530593 |
The most significant military development to touch Alaska during the interwar years was the advent of air power, an innovation that completely altered Alaska's strategic position. Suddenly the world became smaller as areas once thought safely distant from potential enemies became vulnerable. Nowhere was this more evident than in the Pacific, whose countless islands became potential advanced air bases. As air technology improved, the ability of long-range bombers and, by the 1930s, of carrier aircraft, to penetrate American airspace was a development of far reaching significance. While such warnings were largely limited to a handful of air-power advocates their vocal advocacy constituted nothing less than an “insurrection”, a revolution in military thinking fought against entrenched military conservatism, cultural aversion to change, fears of budget cuts, and War Department lethargy. Indeed it was the air power crusader General Billy Mitchell who aggressively fought to convince the War and Navy Departments to embrace the new doctrine of offensive air power. Mitchell came to understand Alaska's strategic importance early on. Consequently, he saw the Aleutians as a vulnerability: if left unguarded Japan could “creep up” and, by establishing air dominance, take Alaska and Canada’s West Coast. But he also saw Alaska as a strategic base from which American planes could “reduce Tokyo to powder.” Prophetically, in 1923 Mitchell forecast precisely the military threat and strategic arguments that would shape military thinking almost twenty years later: “I am thinking of Alaska. In an air war, if we were unprepared Japan could take it away from us, first by dominating the sky and creeping up the Aleutians." By the mid-to late 1930s military and civilian advocates of air power and more visionary strategists were beginning to make their voices heard in Congress and elsewhere, decrying Alaska’s military vulnerability. Between 1933 and 1944 no one was more adamant than Alaska’s Delegate in Congress, Anthony Joseph “Tony” Dimond, who challenged the nation to defend itself by defending Alaska. To Dimond, it seemed poor strategy to fortify one pacific base, Hawaii, while ignoring another, Alaska. Dimond’s campaign was strengthened by passage of the Wilcox Bill, sponsored by Representative J. Mark Wilcox (D-Florida), officially known as the National Air Defense Act. This truly significant legislation authorized the location and construction of military airfields throughout the United States as a general defense preparedness measure. Alaska was recognized as one of the nation’s six strategic regions, and two bases, one at Anchorage, the other at Fairbanks, were recommended in part, “because Alaska was closer to Japan than it is to the center of [the] continental United States.” Fortuitously for Alaska defense advocates, General Douglas MacArthur stepped down as Chief of Staff of the Army and was replaced by Major General Malin Craig in October 1935. Craig and Brigadier General Stanley D. Embick advocated a substantial reconfiguration of Plan Orange arguing that the Philippines presented an invitation to attack and should be “neutralized” in favor defending the “Alaska-Hawaii-Panama Triangle.” Both the Army and Navy were charged with defending Alaska as far west as Dutch Harbor, and the army pledged to mobilize 6,600 troops in Alaska within a month of attack by Japan. In contemplating the defense of Alaska the Army General Staff formulated five priority objectives: first, increase the Alaska garrison; second, establish a major base for Army operations near Anchorage; third, develop a network of air bases within Alaska; fourth, garrison these bases with combat troops; and fifth, protect the naval installations at Sitka, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. Alaska was about to go to war.
Author | : George Saoulidis |
Publisher | : Mythography Studios |
Total Pages | : 858 |
Release | : 2019-01-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8829590819 |
Percy Jackson meets William Gibson in this thrilling world of Myth, Gods and Tech. What happens when a corporation gets a god complex? Find out in our series of books on Kindle. Described as light cyberpunk, definitely sci-fi and with a fresh twist on Greek mythology. The gods are back in town. Skyscrapers pop out of nowhere all over Athens. Corporations rename themselves as Greek gods. It all started with the Greek crisis of 2009 and will forever change the world as we know it. Some say that CEO’s have gone mad. Others, that they know damn well what they are doing. That there is something solid amongst the myth. In the day of inter-connectivity and social media admiration, can the myths come back to life? Inspired by Dan Simmons’ Ilium, this fast-paced world blossomed into dozens of intertwined stories spanning all subgenres, from mystery to action to young adult and is certain to keep you at the edge of your seat. Crying Over Spilt Light (Hire a Muse Book 1) Hire A Muse, Get A Nobel Prize Ex Machina meets A Beautiful Mind in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Slow Up (Hire a Muse Book 2) How Fast Can You Think? Limitless meets Black Mirror in this novel that pushes the limits of a couple's minds. The Girl Who Twisted Fate's Arm Biker Amazons and Celebrity Singers Sons Of Anarchy meets The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in this coming of age dystopian novel. Nanodaemons A technothriller with internet of things devices. Plus 24 short stories: Beau The Whale on the Veil Have You Tried Turning Her Off and On Again? Come and Get It Hewoo Berenice's Hair Tickle My Pickle The Cupcake Ingredient The Hologram Riot Adiadne's String Selenography The Fir Smart-Tree Big, Round Snowballs On Pointe All Day Long The Left Hand of Agnes The Luggage Disaster Aristotle's Recipe for Disaster Speaking in Bubbles Gorgonise Me Black Asklepios BOO! A Halloween Story AMOK|KOMA You Have Too Many Friends Bird’s-Eye View of the Back of Your Head
Author | : Chris Claremont |
Publisher | : Spectra |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1984800035 |
From two of the greatest imaginations of our time comes a magnificent novel of adventure and magic...SHADOW MOON: First in the Chronicles of the Shadow War. The genius of Star Wars(r) creator George Lucas and the vision of Chris Claremont, the author of the phenomenally bestselling The Uncanny X-Men adventures, merge in what must be the fantasy event of the year. In Shadow Moon, war and chaos have gripped the land of Tir Asleen. An ancient prophecy reveals one hope: a savior princess who will ascend to the throne when the time is right. But first, a Nelwyn wanderer must face forces of unimaginable malevolence and dangerous, forbidden rites of necromancy that could bring back a powerful warrior from soulless sleep. George Lucas reshaped filmmaking in the '70s and '80s with his Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. When Bantam Books asked Lucas if he had any stories he would like to develop as novels rather than as films, Lucas turned to his 1988 fantasy film, Willow. "When I wrote the story for Willow, I began with the pre-story," Lucas said, "but the full story was yet to be told." Now, Lucas's vision is being fulfilled with the talented help of Chris Claremont. Having previously taken the reins of what was for a decade the bestselling comic in the western hemisphere (The Uncanny X-Men) Claremont assumes the reponsibility of foster parent to Lucas's creation. On sale in hardcover now, and available on BDD Audio Cassette as well, SHADOW MOON is a momentous new adventure for readers looking to spend part of this summer in a fantastic world. SHADOW MOON is one of Bantam Spectra's most exciting publishing events in 1995, the year we celebrate our 10th Anniversary as the premiere publishing imprint of books of speculative fiction.
Author | : David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Folklore |
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Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Public opinion |
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