For more than a hundred years after Europeans began populating the Atlantic shores of North America, the Pacific coast of the continent remained a blank on their maps and in their minds. When Russians from Siberia first sighted the mountains of Alaska in 1741, they called it the Great Land. In fact, they were glimpsing at just a part of a 4,000-mile stretch of virgin coastline, reaching from Western Alaska to Oregon to Southern California. As far away as Spanish Mexico, all was uncharted and unknown. Its water, salmon, sea otters, trees, and harbors were under the preserve of Native Americans, free of international commerce. But time would not stand still. In the second half of the 18th century, Europeans were aggressively taking their way of life to every corner of the globe. Northwest America could not remain exempt from this process. Who would be the first to settle the coast that was destined to become the cultural and economic powerhouse of the world? The answer to this question was not obvious. The Great Land is an absorbing story of how Western America very nearly came to be a possession of the Empire of Russia. Not only is it one of history's odder side-paths, packed with strange people and events, it is also a fascinating 'might-have-been.' It will surprise and engage fans of history, travel, and exploration.

The Great Land: How western America nearly became a Russian possession

Business & Money

Atiyah, Jeremy

Economics

Parker Press

With the ascension of relativism and the denial of absolutes and objectivity in everyday life, progressives and socialists have redefined the word "tolerance" to mean the blanket acceptance of anything no matter how unpalatable or absent of truth. Those who challenge this fraud of tolerance, who invoke factual data, display reason, or critical thinking are mocked and humiliated into silence. In his new book, "Conservative Essays for the Modern Era" Gregory Parker explores several of the latest issues (identity politics, democratic socialism, gun control, Islam) to reveal the hypocrisy and blatant disregard for basic science and facts. These five powerful essays to his son, deliver a thought-provoking look at the latest issues that make up the millennial self-serving, subjective reality.

Conservative Essays for the Modern Era

Parker, Gregory

“Lilith” is a 1895 fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald. One of his darkest works, it follows the story of a library owner called Mr. Vane whose library is haunted by the former librarian. When he eventually encounters the ghost, Vane learns that the apparition knew his father, who had visited the strange parallel universe wherein he now resides. George MacDonald (1824 – 1905) was a Scottish poet, author, poet and Christian minister. He is considered to have been a pioneer in the genre of fantasy literature and was the mentor of Lewis Carroll. Many notable writers have cited him as a literary influence, including W. H. Auden, Lloyd Alexander, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, and more. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Lilith - A Romance

Literature & Fiction

MACDONALD, GEORGE

Genre Fiction

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Echoes From Naples And Other Poems

Ingleby, Holcombe

Literary

In Music Land

Arts & Photography

Upton, George Putnam

Music

The Diary Of Colonel Peter Hawker - 1802-1853 - Vol. II

Hawker, Peter

Biographies & Memoirs

First published in 1914, "Shelley - An Essay" is a treatise on the life and work of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley by Francis Thompson. Francis Thompson (1859-1907) was an English mystic and poet. Thompson went to medical school when he was 18, but left home at the age of 26 to pursue a life of writing. He was homeless for three years, becoming an opium addict and supporting himself through whatever means available. A married couple read his poetry and took him into their home 1888, and in 1893 he published his first book, "Poems". This volume will appeal to those with an interest in Percy Bysshe Shelley and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Thompson's work. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter from Benjamin Franklin Fisher's "Francis Thompson, Essays" (1917).

Shelley - An Essay: With a Chapter from Francis Thompson, Essays, 1917 by Benjamin Franklin Fisher

Thompson, Francis

Fisher, Benjamin Franklin

Religion & Spirituality

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to building old-fashioned model ships and boats. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book is ideal for the novice model builder, and will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in building model ships. The chapters of this book include: "Some Famous Old Ships", "Building Old-Time Ship Models", "Making a Waterline Model of a Carrack", "Making Scenic Models", "Hulls and their Construction", "Modelling the Royal Albert", "Building the Stern Gallery", "Making the Masts and Spars", etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

How to Make Old-Time Ship Models

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hobbs, Edward W.

Crafts & Hobbies

Plant Diseases Caused by Fungi - With Chapters on Structure, Reproduction and Fungicides

Massee, G.

Gardening & Landscape Design

Kingdom of Adventure, Everest - A Chronicle of Man's Assault on the Earth's Highest Mountain

Ullman, James Ramsey

History

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