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  Omaha Beach - V Corps' Battle...

  Tim Kilvert-Jones

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  A traveler’s guide to the history of the D-Day landings and points of interest around Omaha Beach in Normandy, featuring planned walking tours. As the left most inland flank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone. Backed up by an impressive array of modified armored vehicles, the veteran 3rd Division, spearheaded by No. 4 Army Commando and 41 Royal Marine Commando, stormed ashore and secured its objectives with moderate casualties. No. 4 Commando also reached the airborne troops before they could be overwhelmed by German armor. However, the British failed to secure the key town of Caen on schedule. This book guides the reader through the battle for the V Corps beachhead, the fiercest and bloodiest of the landings. Whether you’re interested in World War II history, have a relative who fought that day, or were inspired by Saving Private Ryan, this is the book for you.

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  Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific

  Ira Wesley Kitmacher

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  Despite its idyllic setting, the coast of the Pacific Northwest has another, darker name by which it is known: the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Two thousand ships and countless lives have been lost to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia River has claimed many more. The spirits of early settlers, Native Americans and drowned mariners are said to linger near the shores. From ghostly treasure hunters eternally searching for buried gold to a graveyard filled with souls that met violent ends, legends abound. Join author Ira Wesley Kitmacher as he uncovers mysterious tales and takes readers on a road trip through this most haunted place in America.

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  The Ice Cave - A Woman’s...

  Lucy Jane Bledsoe

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  Gripping true adventure stories - from the Mojave to the Antarctic - reveal one woman's wild affair with the Earth 
  For Lucy Jane Bledsoe, wilderness had always been a source of peace. But during one disastrous solo trip in the wintry High Sierra she came face to face with a crisis: the wilderness no longer felt like home. The Ice Cave recounts Bledsoe's wilderness journeys as she recovers her connection with the wild and discovers the meanings of fear and grace. 
  These are Bledsoe's gripping tales of fending off wolves in Alaska, encountering UFOs in the Colorado Desert, and searching for mountain lions in Berkeley. Her memorable story "The Breath of Seals" takes readers to Antarctica, the wildest continent on earth, where she camped out with geologists, biologists, and astrophysicists. These fresh and deeply personal narratives remind us what it means to be simply one member of one species, trying to find food and shelter - and moments of grace - on our planet.

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  Slow Travel - Escape the Grind...

  Jennifer M. Sparks

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  A seasoned worldwide traveler shares tips for making your adventurous dreams come true.   Slow travel expert Jennifer M. Sparks has traveled independently through nearly fifty countries on six continents. In this book, she shares simple tips, tools, and techniques for pursuing your own adventures—at your own pace and on a budget.   If you dream of experiencing the beauty of the differences in language, culture, and geography around the globe, don’t let life pass you by—Slow Travel gives you the inspiration and information you need to take a much-needed break from the rat race and the responsibilities of daily life. It’s time to slow down and enjoy what the world has to offer!   “A must read for any traveler who wants to experience the most enriching kind of travel—immersing yourself in a different culture and letting adventure play out at its own pace.” —Michelle Lamphere, author of The Butterfly Route

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  Slow Road to Brownsville - A...

  David Reynolds

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  An adventurous Englishman explores the forgotten landscape of America’s Wild West in this “illuminating, elegantly written travelogue” (Financial Times).   In his acclaimed memoir Swan River, David Reynolds invited readers into the world of his youth, growing up in Manitoba, Canada. Now, in Slow Road to Brownsville, Reynolds brings readers on a road trip along Highway 83, a little-known two-lane highway that runs from his Canadian hometown to the Mexican border at Brownsville, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico.   Enthralled by the myth of the American West and the romance of the open road, Reynolds explores the realities behind both as he makes his way between small towns, gas stations, and motels, hanging out in bars with the locals and learning the stories of this forgotten region that was once the frontier. Along the way he encounters many legendary figures from North American history, including Lewis and Clark, Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, Davy Crockett, and even Truman Capote.

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  Tales Of Lonely Trails

  Zane Grey

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  Western novelist Zane Grey (1872-1939) also wrote nonfiction books about the American West and its country.  This 1922 tribute to country he loved consists of narratives of six different trips to various parts of the West:  Nonnesozhe, Colorado, Grand Canyon, Tonto Basin, Death Valley. - Summary by david wales

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