[PDF] Wild Rivers eBook

Author : Rodman Philbrick
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338647288

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Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers rushing down a raging river on a life-or-death adventure when a white water rafting trip goes terribly wrong! Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken by screams. The dam has failed. The river is surging, and their camp will be under water in a matter of moments.As the shrieking roar of the river rushes closer, the kids scramble to higher ground. They make it; their counselors do not.Now they're on their own, with barely any food or supplies, in the middle of the Montana wilderness. Do Daniel and his four classmates have what it takes to stay alive until they can get rescued? Alone in the wild, they forge powerful bonds -- but develop dangerous disagreements. If nature doesn't break them, they might just destroy each other.This gripping survival story from the Newbery Honor author of Wildfire is filled with adrenaline-pumping adventure and moments of true bravery.

Author : Lynne Cherry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780152163723

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From the author of the beloved classic "The Great Kapok Tree," "A River Ran Wild "tells a story of restoration and renewal. Learn how the modern-day descendants of the Nashua Indians and European settlers were able to combat pollution and restore the beauty of the Nashua River in Massachusetts.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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A look at some of the rivers of the United States that are off the beaten track.

Author : Doug Woodward
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 28,58 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :

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Wherever Waters Flow is one man's journey down the rivers of a lifetime. By kayak and canoe, Doug Woodward takes you to the wild Chattooga River where he worked as a whitewater stuntman during the filming of Deliverance and later accompanied Jimmy Carter in running the most feared rapids on that river. Be it a first descent of a thundering falls or an extended wilderness journey to a remote corner of the earth, Woodward brings the experience to life with insight, humor and remarkable accuracy of detail.

Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 38,95 MB
Release : 2004-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101662662

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A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, The Mark Lynton History Prize, and the Sally Hacker Prize for the History of Technology “A panoramic vision of cultural change” —The New York Times Through the story of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the author of Orwell's Roses explores what it was about California in the late 19th-century that enabled it to become such a center of technological and cultural innovation The world as we know it today began in California in the late 1800s, and Eadweard Muybridge had a lot to do with it. This striking assertion is at the heart of Rebecca Solnit’s new book, which weaves together biography, history, and fascinating insights into art and technology to create a boldly original portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. The story of Muybridge—who in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographically—becomes a lens for a larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life. Solnit shows how the peculiar freedoms and opportunities of post–Civil War California led directly to the two industries—Hollywood and Silicon Valley—that have most powerfully defined contemporary society.

Author : Sarah Maine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1501126970

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For fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams, a highly atmospheric and suspenseful historical novel, set in the 1890s about a Scottish heiress who unexpectedly encounters her childhood friend in North America, five years after he disappeared from her family’s estate the night of a double murder. Nineteen-year-old Evelyn Ballantyre has rarely strayed from her family’s estate in the Scottish Borderlands, save for the occasional trip to Edinburgh, where her father, a respected magistrate, conducts his business—and affairs of another kind. Evelyn has always done her duty as a daughter, hiding her boredom and resentment behind good manners—so when an innocent friendship with a servant is misinterpreted by her father as an illicit union, Evelyn is appalled. Yet the consequence is a welcome one: she is to accompany her father on a trip to North America, where they’ll visit New York City, the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, and conclude with a fishing expedition on the Nipigon River in Canada. Now is her chance to escape her cloistered life, see the world, and reconnect with her father. Once they’re on the Nipigon, however, Evelyn is shocked to discover that their guide is James Douglas, the former stable hand and her one-time friend who disappeared from the estate after the shootings of a poacher and a gamekeeper. Many had assumed that James had been responsible, but Evelyn never could believe it. Now, in the wilds of a new world, far from the constraints of polite society, the truth about that day, James, and her father will be revealed…to stunning consequences.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 18,21 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Public lands
ISBN :

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Considers S. 1446, to reserve public lands in 6 states for National Wild Rivers System; and S. 897, to establish St. Croix National Scenic Waterway, Minn. and Wis.

Author : Cliff Jacobson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 36,88 MB
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493014803

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The 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic Expedition Canoeinghas long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers. Outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide Cliff Jacobson draws on his thirty-plus years of river running to give you sound advice, fresh new ideas, and advanced techniques for canoeing in the wilderness. Completely updated and revised, inside you'll find dozens of full-color photos, how-to illustrations, source charts, canoeing and camping tricks, a chapter full of hard-won advice from more than twenty-five of Jacobson's fellow canoeing experts, and a brand new chapter devoted to paddling desert and swamp rivers. Look inside to find: How to pick a crew Route and trip planning Canoeing and camping gear Navigating by map, compass, and GPS How to deal with dangerous bears Canoe hazards and rescue Barren-land travel Preparation and skills are everything when canoeing wild rivers. Take along this guide on all of your canoeing adventures.