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The Geologic Story of Canyonlands National ParkThe birth of Canyonlands National Park was not without labor pains. In the 1930s virtually all the vast canyon country between Moab, Utah, and Grand Canyon, Ariz., was studied for a projected Escalante National Park. But Escalante failed...

Pollony UndivertedLater, as she took the omelette up, she heard Brendel setting the opera tapes. She scowled. But when opera shattered their live she dropped the skillet and cried, "Oh! Do we have to listen to that trash?" Her voice was more weary than...

...And It Comes Out HereNo, you're wrong. I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him. But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in. You will, you know, so why quibble about it? At...

Ephemerides Barometricae Mutinenses (anni M.DC.XCIV) - Cum Disquisitione Causae ascensus ac descensus Mercurii in Torricelliana fistula iuxta diversum Aeris statumLiteratis Viris, im Literatorum Principibus, Studiorum meorum conatus devovere mihi solenne est, non qud putem scribere me Varo, vel Consule digna, sed ut Virtuti fam...

Haoma ja Anahita: KertomusHaoma astui vuoripolkua kotia pin; polun knteess hn pyshtyi ja loi pitkn katseen tuonne kauas tarujen kirkastamaan vuoristoon. Ja pyhn kunnioituksen ja aavistuksen tunteet valtasivat hnen mielens. Siell, Elbursvuorten rosoisilla rinteill oli taisteltu vanhan Iranin sankaritaistelut; siell mys liikkuivat hyvt ja...

The Good Gray Poet, A VindicationNine weeks have elapsed since the commission of an outrage, to which I have not till now been able to give my attention, but which, in the interest of the sacred cause of free letters, and in that alone,...

The Nakimu Caves, Glacier Dominion Park, B. C.Near the summit of the Selkirk range of mountains in British Columbia is one of the most curious series of subterranean caves in the world. Being of recent discovery and, up to the present, almost inaccessible except...

The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the DesertThe horsemen of Numidia were famous even in the time of the Romans. The Arab horsemen are in no way inferior to their predecessors. The horse has continued down to these our days to...

Cuban Folk-LoreNowhere will one find such a mass of superstitious customs practiced, as in Cuba; especially among the black and mestizos, and even the educated whites, while not admitting their belief in witchcraft have a wholesome fear of the Brujo or witch doctor. It...

The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, - and its practice illustrated on an original system by means of hands played completely through. 18th editionThe advanced player is invited to consider, with care, Appendix C, which treats of the leads from ace,...

Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night - And of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, Which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of KingdomsThe original book was printed in an Old English Black Letter type-face. The emphasized text...

Second ChildhoodCommissioner Stanford said, "I must admit that you have made a good case, Ancestor Young. Yet you must realize that this commission has no possible jurisdiction over the life of any person, except to see that everyone is assured of all the benefits...

HomoIn memoria di F. De Amicis (Illustrazione Italiana, 1899). Sul fiume, In memoria, Abbandonati, Su un orologio (Nuova Antologia, 16 giugno 1901). Bellezza femminea, L'iniziazione, Ella?, Amanti, L'amica (Nuova Antologia, 16 marzo 1902). Villaggio nato, Circolo vitale, A uno straniero, I dissodatori, Bruto ultimo,...

Up for RenewalHoward Kent looked at his young and beautiful wife and felt the weight of the years rest on his shoulders. In her eyes he saw his heavily lined face and sagging, stooped shoulders. "It's not that. I'm talking about my age. I...

The Invention of Printing. - A Collection of Facts and Opinions, Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, the Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, the Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the Work of John Gutenberg and His AssociatesTHE Invention of Printing...

Tiedot Suomen-suvun muinaisuudesta: Yliopistollinen väitöskirjaI. Suomen-suvun vanhimmat jljet Lounais-aasiassa. II. Euroopan alku-vestst. III. Herodoton Skythat, sek vanhan aian tiedot koillisesta Euroopasta ja luoteisesta Aasiasta. IV. Vanhan aian tiedot Pohjois-euroopasta Pytheaan ja Kreikkalaisten kautta. V. Romalais-aian tiedot pohjoisesta ja koillisesta Euroopasta VI. Hunnien syntyperst ja...

The Catholic World, Vol. 18, October, 1873, to March, 1874. - A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and ScienceThe subject of education, the method and extent of it, is undoubtedly one of the foremost topics of discussion to-day, and will be more conspicuous than...

More About the SquirrelsSome illustrations in the original publication are formatted in a way that is not natural for a web browser or eReader. All the illustrations are included here, but the format for some of these differs from the original publication. This is...

Secret Service Under PittThese rough notesbegun long ago and continued at slow intervalswere put aside during the onerous task of editing for Mr. Murray the O'Connell Correspondence. The recent publication of Mr. Lecky's final volumes, awakening by their grasp a fixed interest in pre-Union...

Letras - Obras Completas Vol. VIIIHelas all como los humanos seres; hay ideas reales, augustas, medianas, bajas, viles, abyectas, miserables. Visten tambin realmente, medianamente, miserablemente. Tienen corona de oro, tiara, yelmo, manto o harapos. Imperiosas o humilladas, se alzan o caen, cantan o lloran....