[PDF] In Search Of The Old Ones eBook

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 11,4 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1439127239

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An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi. David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi—the name means “enemy ancestors” in Navajo—who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than a century, trying to determine the environmental and cultural stresses that caused their society to collapse 700 years ago. He guides us through controversies in the historical record, among them the haunting question of whether the Anasazi committed acts of cannibalism. Roberts’s book is full of up-to-date thinking on the culture of the ancient people who lived in the harsh desert country of the Southwest.

Author : Anthony D. Fredericks
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1588347478

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An extraordinary journey to visit the oldest trees in the United States that beautifully reveals the connection between humans and natural history— a perfect read for nature lovers and fans of The Hidden Life of Trees. Follow award-winning author Anthony D. Fredericks's adventures across the United States to uncover the remarkable secrets and lives of ancient trees. He introduces some of the oldest trees in the country using up-to-date research, interviews with scientists, captivating storytelling, and a contagious wonder for the natural world. Fredericks's visits to the trees turn readers into fellow travelers. Through firsthand accounts and scientific detail, these enduring trees come to life off the page. Each chapter begins with a time-travel story that immerses readers in Earth's past, as early as ~58,000 BCE, for a sweeping view of what was happening during human history when the ancient tree took root. It then zooms into present-day to investigate the tree in all its mature glory and the changed world around it. Some of the featured trees include: A 13,000-year-old Palmer's oak in California that survives by cloning itself The 1,200-year-old Seven Sisters Oak in Louisiana that has survived in the path of at least ten major hurricanes 2,000-year-old redwoods (the tallest trees in the world) on the California coast The 2,628 year old bald cypress in the Black River of North Carolina Marvelously detailed and deeply passionate, In Search of the Old Ones will transform your perspective of the trees and forests around you.

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 18,5 MB
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0393241890

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An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche.

Author : Gavin Chappell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781530862153

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Shipwrecked while escorting the Princess of Serendip to her bridegroom, Sinbad discovers that she has been abducted by the wicked magician, Abdul Alhazred, who plans to sacrifice her in an attempt to open a dimensional gate and summon the Great Old Ones-demonic gods from beyond the stars. Accompanied by a motley crew of alchemists and slave girls, princes and policemen, Sinbad sets out to foil the evil sorcerer's plot. The journey will take them from lost desert cities to mysterious jungle islands, from the streets of Samarkand to the fabled Plateau of Leng, until at last Sinbad alone stands between the peoples of the Earth and slavery to the forces of cosmic evil...

Author : Kevin Siembieda
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 1996-06
Category : Fantasy games
ISBN : 9780916211097

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Huge adventure/sourcebook. Nine pre-made adventures. 34 towns and cities (including 21 forts) mapped and described. Major shops, production centers, temples and notable personalities included with descriptions. Maps and describes all the cities in Palladium's entire Timiro Kingdom. Old Ones are the most powerful forces ever to have existed in the Palladium game "Multi-verse". Palladium's Kevin Siembieda, named them as an hómage to the characters of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft.

Author : Marcus L. Rowland
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780933635388

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"The Great Old Ones" consists of a set of six scenarios for Call of Cthulhu: "The Spawn" is in the Wild West, with Indians, Wobblies, and bad guys; "Still Waters" is an adventure for people who hate to lend books; "Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?" makes a symbolic stop-over in New Orleans; "One In Darkness" features South Boston hoodlums; "The Pale God" introduces investigators to an unusual contract; "Bad Moon Rising" is an experience to remember. The adventures can be presented in sequence, as a loose campaign; limited cross-references allow the scenarios to stand independently.

Author : Chief RiverWind
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2014-10-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780692324387

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Untold stories? Untold outside of Ceremonial Grounds, Stomp Arbors, Powwow Grounds, and private family gatherings tucked away deep on tribal lands. I was honored and humbled to be able to sit and learn these old stories from elders hailing from many First Nations tribes. Comanche, Dineh, Apache, Anishinabe, Aztec, Cherokee, Creek, Cheyenne, Lakota, and Mohawk are a few of the First Nation's whose elders shared their beautiful stories with me. I listened eagerly to these stories that were passed down from generation to generation as understanding filled my hungry spirit. These are stories that were told before missionary contact and I realized with each story that I listened to I had heard them before...not from my tribe but from another ancient tribe who has left an impacting legacy on the earth when they wrote down their stories on scrolls which eventually became the Bible. The Creator planted the seed in my heart to write this book as a way to help build the bridge of reconciliation and healing between people and especially the "church" and Native America. You might laugh, cry, sing for joy or wail from the deepest parts of your soul. Betrayal, love, reconciliation, unity, sacrifice, joy, peace, history, the perseverance of the human spirit and the longing for Creator to heal our land and broken hearts. The same longing for our spirit to be uplifted from the only One who can give Hope in the face of utter defeat and despair. It is time for these stories to be shared with the world and for the prophecies to be listened to once again. Seneco Kakona (Many Blessings) - Chief Joseph RiverWind

Author : Robert Coles
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Older Hispanic Americans
ISBN :

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"These narratives by storytellers in New Mexico examine life's big questions of what truly matters and why. The timeless wisdom and contemplations of these "old ones" will resonate with those studying literature, philosophy, or religion, as well as anyone who enjoys explorations of the human spirit."--Googlebooks