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El gran bazar del ferrocarril
by Paul TherouxLa crónica de un viaje por Turquía, Extremo Oriente y Siberia, con el tren como lugar de encuentro, que inauguró un nuevo género de literatura de viajes. Desde niño, Paul Theroux no es capaz de escuchar el silbido de un tren sin sentir un deseo imperioso de subirse a él. Ahora bien, al contrario que el viajero tradicional, que utiliza este medio de transporte de forma meramente utilitaria para llegar a su destino, lo que a Theroux le interesa son los ferrocarriles mismos. Quiere conocerlos todos, y para ello se propone ir desde la londinense estación de Victoria hasta Tokio saltando a todos los que encuentre a su paso. Reseñas:«En la mejor tradición del viaje sin otro propósito que la diversión y la aventura. Una lectura compulsiva.»Graham Greene «Divertido, sardónico, extremadamente sensible... y muy ameno.»The New York Times
El gran vuelo terrible
by Tania Tamayo GrezInvestigación periodística que indaga las razones del accidente sufrido por el Casa 212 que llevaba una tripulación civil a la isla Juan Fernández, entre ellos, al animador Felipe Camiroaga y al director de Levantemos Chile, Felipe Cubillos, tragedia que remeció al país. El viernes 2 de septiembre de 2011 se precipitó al mar el avión de la Fach cuyo nombre de combate era Pegaso. Los 21 pasajeros que iban en el vuelo llevaban ayuda a la isla para colaborar en las tareas de reconstrucción luego del terremoto y tsunami de 2010. Todos murieron. Las causas nunca fueron claras: una nave militar trasladó como carga a 21 pasajeros civiles y se cometieron una serie de irregularidades y negligencias que ahora, en este libro, salen a la luz.
El interior
by Martín CaparrósEl Interior logra describir con más eficacia que cualquier imagen un país deshecho y, al mismo tiempo, siempre por hacer. El Interior es la aventura de recorrer y descubrir buena parte de la Argentina. Los espacios más maravillosos, los personajes más diversos, los esfuerzos por hacer un país que se deshace, los rasgos de cada lugar, sus diferencias, sus comidas y bebidas y canciones, sus historias de crímenes y corruptelas, sus santitos y santitas y demonios,el vacío que amenaza en todas partes: un país que todavía no termina de construirse y que, tan a menudo, se asoma al precipicio. En sus páginas, poemas y reflexiones, análisis y datos, diálogos y situaciones, paisajes y personajes se combinan para armar el gran rompecabezas. Su forma, donde se encuentran tantos recursos de la mejor literatura, ha sido retomada por los mejores cronistas de la lengua. Críticas:«El interior es una road movie en forma de libro que puede ser leída como la "gran novela argentina". Esa que se espera y nunca llega».Jorge Fernández Díaz, La Nación «Martín Caparrós quiso meter un país entero -la Argentina, nada menos- en una sola obra, y esos esfuerzos no toleran términos medios: un país solo cabe en un aforismo o en un tocho de setecientas páginas y letra chata. La opción fue la segunda, y el resultado, excepcional».Nadal Suau, El Cultural«Un mapa de tribulación social, un espacio que, a pesar de la alborotada época de información en que vivimos, permanecía oculto, desconocido, y que Caparrós ha decidido conocer confrontándolo con ojos, oídos y la terquedad de entender lo incomprensible».Francisco Solano, Babelia
El libro del Sistema Solar (Space Explorers)
by Sophie AllanUn increíble viaje al espacio en el que los niños aprenderán todo sobre el Sol y los planetas a través de información detallada e increíbles ilustraciones y fotografías. ¿Listo para viajar al espacio exterior? Explora el origen del Sistema Solar y recorre sus planetas, empezando por Mercurio, el más pequeño y cercano al Sol, pasando por Venus, el más caliente, y Marte, formado por volcanes y capas de hielo. ¡Pero la aventura no acabará aquí! Sigue pasando las páginas para llegar a conocer a los llamados planetas gigantes también: Júpiter, Saturno, Urano y Neptuno.En el interior de este libro educativo en español, encontrarás: Información detallada y datos curiosos sobre el espacio, los cuerpos que lo componen y las misiones espaciales más famosas.Contenido dividido de manera super sencilla para que aprendas directamente lo que buscas de forma práctica.Bonitas ilustraciones de Dawn Cooper y fotografías de agencias espaciales como la NASA y la ESA.Llamativos diagramas y esquemas claros para aprender de manera amena y visual.Escrito por Sophie Allen, experta en educación espacial y física, este libro de referencia para niños de 7 a 10 años es un gran recurso de apoyo para estudiar ciencias, además del regalo perfecto para los amantes de la astronomía y la astronáutica. ¡Inicia un viaje interestelar sin igual!A spectacular reference book for children ages 7-9 that explores our sun and the planets that surround it.This incredible guide to the solar system launches 7- to 9-year-olds on a breathtaking journey into space through stunning illustrations, photographs, and fascinating information.The perfect introduction for young readers who want to learn about our local star—the sun—and the planets that orbit it. Starting with the birth of the sun and the solar system, readers continue a journey through space, traveling from planet to planet. They discover the smallest planet, rocky Mercury, which is closest to the sun, and Venus, the hottest planet. There is also Mars, with its polar ice caps and volcanoes, and Jupiter, with its swirling storm clouds. Then readers venture farther into space to explore the icy giants of outer space. The Solar System covers space in thrilling detail. Packed with eye-popping facts and visual delights, this is the perfect book for space lovers everywhere.Boasting beautiful illustrations by artist Dawn Cooper, combined with up-to-date images from space agencies such as NASA and ESA, information panels, and diagrams, this is a fantastic introduction to space for young readers.
El mundo es una escuela - 13 lecciones que aprendimos con nuestros hijos mientras dábamos la vuelta al mundo
by Felipe Bruno Palvarini Cláudia Quezado Luísa Megi BedullaBruno, Cláudia, Felipe y Luisa cuentan las historias de sus viajes a lugares increíbles. Diez años aprendiendo y enseñando en la mejor escuela que existe: la vida.
El tiempo detenido y otras historias de África
by Lola HierroPrólogo de Xavier AldekoaEpílogo de José Naranjo Una mirada fascinante al continente africano para descubrir vidas, culturas, tradiciones, sabores y olores, que invitan al lector a inventar su propia África. Gracias a su trabajo como reportera, Lola Hierro ha conocido la esperanza de igualdad de las mujeres en Etiopía; ha dormido junto a hipopótamos en Kenia; ha admirado el trabajo de las campesinas del mar en Tanzania; ha saboreado el café preparado a la manera tradicional en Uganda; ha sido alumna de la maestra Doussou Fané en Malí; ha sido testigo de las duras condiciones de vida de los refugiados en Níger; ha comprobado la resistencia de los bosquimanos en Botsuana; ha abrazado el mar y el desierto en Namibia, y ha sobrevivido a las indómitas aguas del río Zambeze en Zimbaue. Una invitación a viajar en un matatu particular y observar la forma de vida y los cambios que se producen en un vastísimo territorio en el que, en palabras de la autora, «el tiempo se detiene ante nuestros ojos, sí, pero como la noria que para un momento y permite que nos subamos antes de empezar a girar y llevarnos al cielo».
El viaje de los Mojados
by Kike DomínguezLa muerte y la vida en un viaje inhumano. ¿Serías capaz de cruzar varios países? ¿Sin apenas dinero? ¿Con la amenaza constante de la muerte? Kelvin no sabe lo que le espera cuando accede a acompañar a sus amigos, Marlín y Mario, en su cruzada para llegar a los Estados Unidos. Irse de mojado es el pan de cada día de muchos hondureños y no deja de ser una escalofriante travesía que puede durar meses o años -y que puede terminar en un segundo-. ¿Qué harías si te despiertas una mañana y tu marido ha desaparecido? Sin más. A tu cargo quedan cuatro hijos y un futuro paupérrimo. Gaby arranca esta historia desposeída y decepcionada. Su fuerza te acompañará a lo largo de estas páginas, en esta historia épica. Cargada de la experiencia de millones de personas que viven ancladas en un lugar que no han escogido, marginadas por su condición social, aterradas por las maras, víctimas indefensas ante la frialdad más absoluta. La vida puede sermuy dura si naciste en un país pobre. Las personas que viven en este libro te arrastrarán y no podrás evitar vivir sus emociones. Viajarás veloz por estas páginas con el corazón encogido, rezando por no perder la esperanza. Si lo abres, te espera la vida, con todos sus matices. Inmensa y bella. El ruido, la furia, el amor, la amistad, el coraje y la dignidad. El viaje de los mojados será un punto de inflexión en tus días de lectura.
El viejo expreso de la Patagonia
by Paul TherouxUno de los libros de viajes más aclamados del siglo xx, recuento de un memorable periplo por todo el continente americano En este libro pionero de 1979, Paul Theroux relata su periplo de seis meses por el continente americano en ferrocarril. La aventura comienza en un tren de cercanías de Boston y acaba cuando un viejo expreso llega a la ciudad de Esquel, en plena Patagonia argentina. Entremedias, el autor cruza México, se interna en América Central, visita Machu Picchu o se toma unos días de descanso en Buenos Aires en compañía de Jorge Luis Borges. Sin embargo, su relato nunca cae en el pintoresquismo, sino que logra evocar un fascinante fresco cultural con observaciones memorables y fina ironía. Más de cuarenta años después de su publicación, El viejo expreso de la Patagonia es también un documento de primer orden sobre la historia convulsa de un continente. La crítica ha dicho:«Uno de los libros de viaje más cautivadores que se han escrito en nuestro tiempo».Financial Times «Escritura de viajes al más alto nivel».The Sunday Telegraph
El vértigo horizontal
by Juan VilloroCon mirada atenta y pulso firme, Juan Villoro se desdobla en periodista, transeúnte, comprador de plumas, adulto nostálgico, padre responsable, brigadista de emergencia, y nos ofrece un testimonio de las múltiples experiencias que la capital mexicana depara a todos y cada uno de sus agremiados. Convencido de que quizá la Ciudad de México no sea el lugar más aconsejable para vivir, pero también de que es tan intrincada y apasionante que resulta imposible abandonarla, Villoro propone este libro escrito desde la devoción del urbanita recalcitrante y maravillado que se despliega como un rompecabezas infinito: los atajos viales, el cine de luchadores, los héroes nacionales, el comercio tepiteño, la tramitología gubernamental, el enigma de las vulcanizadoras, las incontables multitudes, la ingesta de chile, los templos ancestrales. El autor también narra ciertos pasajes autobiográficos, como el último paseo con su abuela o el recuerdo de la colonia de casas abandonadas donde creció. Ya sea desde la propia experiencia o a través de la escucha y la investigación de las realidades ajenas, Juan Villoro compone un gran fresco del caos entrañable y eterno que conforma la capital mexicana. El espacio en el que ya nada cabe, pero nada nunca sobra: Chilangópolis.
Elaine's: The Rise of One of New York’s Most Legendary Restaurants
by Amy Phillips PennA tribute to legendary restaurateur Elaine Kaufman and her renowned Manhattan creative melting pot. Elaine’s was a world-famous New York restaurant that became home to writers and celebrities. Owner Elaine Kaufman was known to be "New York feisty,” controversial, often rude, always blunt, with the flare of Gertrude Stein and Dorothy Parker. Elaine was highly respected and also frequently feared, and Elaine’s the restaurant received the public’s love and praise time and time again. Woody Allen held a regular table there, and Elaine’s was even featured in Allen’s Manhattan and Billy Joel’s song "Big Shot. ” Throughout the years, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and countless celebrities, politicians, socialites, private eyes, athletes, artists, and the biggest names in Hollywood became Elaine’s regulars. Most emphatically, Elaine’s raison d’être was to nourish "starving writers” with encouragement, introductions to Pulitzer Prize winners, and free food and alcohol. These struggling authors responded to Elaine’s support with profound gratitude. Elaine passed away in 2010, forcing the restaurant manager to close shop shortly after. "There is no Elaine’s without Elaine,” she decreed. However, the memories remain and are recalled by a variety of Elaine’s regulars in this moving, oftentimes amusing, collection of personal essays. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Elbert County (Images of America)
by Joyce M. DavisEstablished in 1790, Elbert County was carved from adjacent Wilkes County and named in honor of American patriot and former governor Samuel Elbert. Located in Northeast Georgia on the Savannah and Broad Rivers, the territory witnessed Revolutionary War fighting and the creation of Fort James, Dartmouth, and Petersburg, occurring all before 1790. Later Ruckersville, Heardmont, Bowman, and Dewy Rose were established. Elberton, chosen as county seat by former governor Stephen Heard's committee, was incorporated in 1803 and dominated county history thereafter. Nancy Hart and Stephen Heard, among others, aided the revolution; merchants William and Beverly Allen forged a business path; and preachers, including Dozier Thornton, established many county churches. In later years, Corra Harris, born at Farmhill, attended Elberton Female Academy before becoming a noted writer. In the 20th century, cotton production was overshadowed by the growth of granite quarrying and finishing, leading to Elberton becoming the "Granite Capital of the World."
Eldorado: Adventures in the Path of Empire (Notable American Authors)
by Bayard TaylorA journalist's eyewitness account of the explosive 1849 California gold rush and his travels through Mexico. In 1849, a young, wide-eyed reporter from New York ventured West not to seek riches, but to report on the madness and exuberance of the California gold rush. Sent by Horace Greeley, a highly respected New-York Tribune editor, twenty-four-year-old Bayard Taylor traveled through Panama to reach his final destination, San Francisco, which he described as an "amphitheatre of fire" in the night, gleaming with the promise of gold and progress.In his enthralling and robust narrative, Bayard brings the reader into the wild, lush world of early California, reporting on the nearly overnight growth of townships and infrastructure after the gold rush. During his adventures, Bayard walked one hundred miles from San Francisco to Monterey, and later returned to New York via Mexico by foot, mule, and coach. Bayard describes the characters he met with an honest curiosity--heady gold miners who had once been doctors and lawyers, hospitable Mexicans from all classes of society, and even a highway robber who made off with his books.Eldorado, which borrows its title from the South American-Spanish legend of a hidden land of gold, is a magnificent tale about the birth of California from a deserted land to a modern city sprawl. At once an account of history and of one man's thrilling adventures, Eldorado transports the reader to the beginning of an era, with all its gold, glitz, and glamour.
Elephant Butte Dam
by Cindy Carpenter Sherry FletcherOn November 18, 1904, engineer B.M. Hall submitted his final report to the 12th National Irrigation Congress in El Paso, Texas. He concluded that the ideal location for a dam and reservoir would be a site in western New Mexico. A congressional act of February 25, 1905, authorized the construction of Elephant Butte Dam, the first civil engineering structure concerned with international allocation of water. Part of the Rio Grande Project, the dam and its reservoir would provide irrigation water for farmers along the Rio Grande in New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. Today, Elephant Butte Dam is designated as a National Historical Engineer Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the oldest national professional engineering society in the United States. The area is home to Elephant Butte Lake State Park, where camping, fishing, and water sports are enjoyed by both residents and tourists.
Elephant Complex
by John GimletteNo one sees the world quite like John Gimlette. As The New York Times once noted, "he writes with enormous wit, indignation, and a heightened sense of the absurd." Writing for both the adventurer and the armchair traveler, he has an eye for unusually telling detail, a sense of wonder, and compelling curiosity for the inside story. This time, he travels to Sri Lanka, a country only now emerging from twenty-six years of civil war. Delving deep into the nation's story, Gimlette provides us with an astonishing, multifaceted portrait of the island today. His travels reveal the country as never before. Beginning in the exuberant capital, Colombo ("a hint of anarchy everywhere"), he ventures out in all directions: to the dry zones where the island's 5,800 wild elephants congregate around ancient reservoirs; through cinnamon country with its Portuguese forts; to the "Bible Belt" of Buddhism--the tsunami-ravaged southeast coast; then up into the great green highlands ("the garden in the sky") and Kandy, the country's eccentric, aristocratic Shangri-la. Along the way, a wild and often desperate history takes shape, a tale of great colonies (Arab, Portuguese, British, and Dutch) and of the cultural divisions that still divide this society. Before long, we're in Jaffna and the Vanni, crucibles of the recent conflict. These areas--the hottest, driest, and least hospitable--have been utterly devastated by war and are only now struggling to their feet.But this is also a story of friendship and remarkable encounters. In the course of his journey, Gimlette meets farmers, war heroes, ancient tribesmen, world-class cricketers, terrorists, a former president, old planters, survivors of great massacres--and perhaps some of their perpetrators. That's to say nothing of the island's beguiling fauna: elephants, crocodiles, snakes, storks, and the greatest concentration of leopards on Earth. Here is a land of extravagant beauty and profound devastation, of ingenuity and catastrophe, possessed of both a volatile past and an uncertain future--a place capable of being at once heavenly and hellish--all brought to vibrant, fascinating life here on the page.From the Hardcover edition.
Elephant Complex: Travels In Sri Lanka
by John GimletteA gripping account of an under-reported island' Spectator, Book of the Year '[A] brilliant new book about an island that has a geography from heaven and a history from hell' Daily Telegraph'A brilliant work of travel, history and psychological insight . . . astute and sympathetic . . . very funny' Wall Street Journal Everyone has wanted a piece of paradiseJohn Gimlette - winner of the Dolman Prize and the Shiva Naipaul Prize for Travel Writing - is the kind of traveller you'd want by your side. Whether hacking a centuries-old path through the jungle, interrogating the surviving members of the Tamil Tigers or observing the stranger social mores of Colombo's city life, he brings his own unique insight to the page: a treasure-chest of research and a gift for wry amusement. Through him, Sri Lanka - all at once dazzling, strange, conflicted and beautiful - comes to life as never before.
Elephant Complex: Travels In Sri Lanka
by John GimletteA gripping account of an under-reported island' Spectator, Book of the Year '[A] brilliant new book about an island that has a geography from heaven and a history from hell' Daily Telegraph'A brilliant work of travel, history and psychological insight . . . astute and sympathetic . . . very funny' Wall Street JournalEveryone has wanted a piece of paradiseJohn Gimlette - winner of the Dolman Prize and the Shiva Naipaul Prize for Travel Writing - is the kind of traveller you'd want by your side. Whether hacking a centuries-old path through the jungle, interrogating the surviving members of the Tamil Tigers or observing the stranger social mores of Colombo's city life, he brings his own unique insight to the page: a treasure-chest of research and a gift for wry amusement. Through him, Sri Lanka - all at once dazzling, strange, conflicted and beautiful - comes to life as never before.
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
by John GimletteNo one sees the world quite like John Gimlette. As The New York Times once noted, “he writes with enormous wit, indignation, and a heightened sense of the absurd.” Writing for both the adventurer and the armchair traveler, he has an eye for unusually telling detail, a sense of wonder, and compelling curiosity for the inside story. This time, he travels to Sri Lanka, a country only now emerging from twenty-six years of civil war. Delving deep into the nation’s story, Gimlette provides us with an astonishing, multifaceted portrait of the island today. His travels reveal the country as never before. Beginning in the exuberant capital, Colombo (“a hint of anarchy everywhere”), he ventures out in all directions: to the dry zones where the island’s 5,800 wild elephants congregate around ancient reservoirs; through cinnamon country with its Portuguese forts; to the “Bible Belt” of Buddhism—the tsunami-ravaged southeast coast; then up into the great green highlands (“the garden in the sky”) and Kandy, the country’s eccentric, aristocratic Shangri-la. Along the way, a wild and often desperate history takes shape, a tale of great colonies (Arab, Portuguese, British, and Dutch) and of the cultural divisions that still divide this society. Before long, we’re in Jaffna and the Vanni, crucibles of the recent conflict. These areas—the hottest, driest, and least hospitable—have been utterly devastated by war and are only now struggling to their feet.But this is also a story of friendship and remarkable encounters. In the course of his journey, Gimlette meets farmers, war heroes, ancient tribesmen, world-class cricketers, terrorists, a former president, old planters, survivors of great massacres—and perhaps some of their perpetrators. That’s to say nothing of the island’s beguiling fauna: elephants, crocodiles, snakes, storks, and the greatest concentration of leopards on Earth. Here is a land of extravagant beauty and profound devastation, of ingenuity and catastrophe, possessed of both a volatile past and an uncertain future—a place capable of being at once heavenly and hellish—all brought to vibrant, fascinating life here on the page.From the Hardcover edition.
Elephant Tourism in Nepal: Historical Perspectives, Current Health and Welfare Challenges, and Future Directions
by Dr Michelle SzydlowskiA study of elephant tourism in Nepal from its origins in the 1960s to the present day, this book examines the challenges faced by captive elephants. Used as human conveyance, on anti-poaching patrol teams, as rescue vehicles, and in forestry service, elephants have worked with and for humans for hundreds of years. However, the use of elephants in tourism is a fairly new development within Nepal. Because the health and welfare of tourism elephants is vital to the conservation of wild individuals, this book offers an assessment of captive elephant needs and an examination of their existing welfare statuses. Numerous NGOS and INGOs are now active in elephant lives, and numerous advocacy organizations have arisen with the goal of changing tourism practices and improving captive elephant welfare. This book seeks to examine the motivations of these NGOs and INGOs, and to consider their ethical approaches to elephant health and welfare. Are the motivations of these organizations similar enough to work together towards a common goal, or are their ethical norms so different that they get in one another's way? Using an ordinary language and ethics framework, this text aims to identify the norms of cultures and organisations and reframe them in ways which may allow for more successful interactions.
Elephant Welfare in Global Tourism
At the centre of the elephant tourism industry lie two profound challenges: the delicate balance between income and compassion, and the severe threats to the survival of all remaining elephant species. Trained elephants exchange hands for staggering sums, reaching up to $100,000 each, yet the colossal appetites of the herds, with each elephant devouring over 100 kilograms of sustenance daily, pose formidable economic challenges for camp owners. An elephant camp's revenue is dependent on tourism, with a complex web of specialist businesses, local and international, large and small, contracted to recruit and enable visitors. This results in competition focused mainly on price and profitability considerations. The inadequacies of these business networks and of the administrative controls within which they operate were demonstrated during the complete shutdown of elephant tourism venues in early 2020 due to COVID-19. This authoritative text analyses elephants' vulnerabilities, providing an inspiring call to action for a more compassionate coexistence between elephants and the stakeholders responsible for their individual and herd welfare and survival. Elephant Welfare in Global Tourism is intended for managers, professionals and administrators of elephant camps, refuges and rescue centres, and for NGOs providing advice and support. Academic researchers on wildlife may find inspiration for suitable topics, and examples of current methodologies.
Elephants in the Hourglass: A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya
by Kim FrankA moving and adventure-filled tale of one woman&’s quest for the truth about endangered Asian elephants and their evolving relationship with humans. Delving deep into an intricate web of unlikely heroes, power struggles, and living legends, Elephants in the Hourglass takes readers on an extraordinary journey of discovery. In her non-fiction debut, Kim Frank blends personal narrative, vivid descriptions, and meticulous research as she illuminates the ways we seek to survive on our rapidly changing planet. Like Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey before her, Kim is a female explorer who found her life completely changed as she was drawn deeper and deeper into the plight of the remarkable Asian elephant. For Kim, once she learned about the intense, multi-faceted, but little-known conflict between humans and elephants in North India, she was unable to rest until she had learned more and told this story to the outside world. This was a place and topic totally unknown to her. Up until that point, Kim was an ordinary mom and emerging writer. After a fraught divorce, she felt a need to recapture her own voice and expand her world, and so she set out to the Himalaya with the goal of telling a story worthy of National Geographic. What Kim experienced would change her life. It is far from a black and white story where the good guys and bad guys are immediately obvious. Not in this world of displaced habitats, exploding population growth, migration, and climate change. Filled with unforgettable characters and encounters with one of the most sensitive, intelligent, and awe-inspiring creatures on the planet, Elephants in the Hourglass will inspire readers to pursue their goals and be a force for change in unexpected places.
Elgin, Illinois: From the Collection of the Elgin Area Historical Society
by Jim Edwards Wynette EdwardsElgin was named by a city founder, James T. Gifford, after his favorite hymn. The city shares its name with 20 cities in 15 states and 8 countries. Elgin is situated on the banks of the Fox River, 35 milesnorthwest of Chicago, the city with which Elgin had thriving business exchanges in agricultural and industrial goods. The city's world-wide fame, for the most part, has come from its watch factory and Mr. Gail Borden's milk company. Pianos, shoes, books, and even chewing gum were also manufactured in Elgin and sold internationally. This exciting new study of a major Midwestern city is chock-full of images, many of which have never before been published. Featured in Elgin, Illinois is information about the Elgin National Watch Company, early circus and carnival attractions, as well as rip-roaring national road races. Highlighted in one chapter is Elgin's part in helping to win World War Iat home, complete with original photographs from the front in Europe. This lively and historical look at Elgin from the 1800s to the 1930s is interwoven with national and international trends and events.
Eli on the Run: New York
by Lisa SilversteinIntroducing Eli on the Run! In this captivating first book of an around-the-world series, meet Eli—a bright-eyed, adventurous boy who shares his boundless curiosity, problem-solving skills, and kindness with everyone he meets. From his life on a quiet farm to bustling cities and distant villages, Eli&’s journey across real places around the globe brings fresh surprises at every turn. Join Eli as he lands in New York City, where he tackles towering garbage piles, scales architectural wonders, and even fixes a leaky roof! Guided by his resourceful mind and the love of his gentle mother, Eli leaves smiles in his wake, spreading hope and joy as he learns important lessons along the way. Whether he&’s helping a new friend, sharing his favorite fruit, or finding solutions to make life a little better, Eli is an inspiring force of positivity. Beautifully illustrated and full of warmth, humor, and heartfelt wisdom, Eli On the Run is a celebration of kindness and making a difference—one adventure at a time.
Elixir of the Incas
by Edward FarberAn orphan boy named Billy performs with a traveling medicine show with Angus and Doctor C.F. Noble, Discoverer of the Elixir of the Incas. Billy is planning to run away when Doc is suddenly taken ill. Will Billy stay and help the Doc or run away?
Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time
by Kapka KassabovaA search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene by the award-winning author of Border In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers, and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism that makes use of them, and she experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight of the ecological and cultural disinheritance that the people of this valley have suffered. And Kassabova reflects on what being disconnected from place can do to our souls and our bodies. Yet, in her search for elixir, she also finds reasons for hope. The people of the valley are keepers of a rare knowledge, not only of mountain plants and their properties, but also of how to transform collective suffering into healing. Immersive and enthralling, Elixir is an urgent and unforgettable call to rethink how we live—in relation to one another, to Earth, and to the cosmos.
Elizabeth Bishop's Brazil
by Bethany HicokWhen the American poet Elizabeth Bishop arrived in Brazil in 1951 at the age of forty, she had not planned to stay, but her love affair with the Brazilian aristocrat Lota de Macedo Soares and with the country itself set her on another course, and Brazil became her home for nearly two decades. In this groundbreaking new study, Bethany Hicok offers Bishop’s readers the most comprehensive study to date on the transformative impact of Brazil on the poet’s life and art. Based on extensive archival research and travel, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil argues that the whole shape of Bishop’s writing career shifted in response to Brazil, taking on historical, political, linguistic, and cultural dimensions that would have been inconceivable without her immersion in this vibrant South American culture. Hicok reveals the mid-century Brazil that Bishop encountered--its extremes of wealth and poverty, its spectacular topography, its language, literature, and people--and examines the Brazilian class structures that placed Bishop and Macedo Soares at the center of the country’s political and cultural power brokers. We watch Bishop develop a political poetry of engagement against the backdrop of America’s Cold War policies and Brazil’s political revolutions. Hicok also offers the first comprehensive evaluation of Bishop’s translations of Brazilian writers and their influence on her own work. Drawing on archival sources that include Bishop’s unpublished travel writings and providing provocative new readings of the poetry, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil is a long-overdue exploration of a pivotal phase in this great poet’s life and work.