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The Lost Cities of Ceylon
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Geraldine Edith Mitton |
The romance of dead cities and a lost civilisation makes an almost inexpressible appeal. There are in Ceylon remains of ancient buildings, records of a history that was all but forgotten. The book te… |
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The presidents were here
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Ralph V. Gary |
"This is a valuable guide to places, structures and sites that were, at one time, visited by an American president. The work identifies and describes universities, hotels, homes, churches, birthplace… |
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Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear
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Holly Hughes |
500 Places to See Before They Disappear enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocab… |
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Report of the mission hill triangle study committee on the potential designation of mission hill tr…
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Boston Landmarks Commission (Boston, Mass.) |
...describes an area of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood known as the Mission Hill Triangle; includes photographs of architecturally significant buildings and recommends that the area be designated an A… |
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The Pilgrim Village Mystery
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Gertrude Chandler Warner |
When the Alden children spend a week visiting at Pilgrim Village, they uncover the mystery behind the unusual happenings at the historic site. |
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Seoul
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Chun-sik Chʻoe |
327 p. : 23 cm |
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The Geek Atlas
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John Graham-Cumming |
The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, … |
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Off the tourist trail
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DK Publishing |
Off the Tourist Trail is a guide to the world's unspoiled sights and experiences. It takes a hundred clichd tourist destinations - everything from over-visited national parks to overrated museums - … |
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The Dark Tourist
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Dom Joly |
Ever since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places. In part this stems from a childhood spent in war-torn Lebanon, where instead of swapping marbles in the schoolyard, h… |
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Earth Meets Spirit
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Winona Laduke |
1 v. (unpaged) : 28 cm |
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Royal London
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Jane Struthers |
A guide to the capital's historic and iconic royal sites. |
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Historic sites and monuments
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David Armentrout |
Describes a variety of historic sites and monuments, from the Alabama-Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site to the Wyoming-Devils Tower National Monument. |
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A traveller's history of London
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Richard Tames |
A Traveller's History of London aims to bring London's past alive to the resident, traveller and student, to reveal the city's hidden treasures and forgotten places and guide the reader to the sights… |
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National Trust Handbook 2017
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National Trust |
448 pages : 21 cm |
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Timeless journeys
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Ford Cochran |
"From Machu Picchu to the Pyramids of Giza and beyond, this travel-lover's delight takes readers on a breathtaking visual journey to the world's most historic wonderlands. Pack your bags for an extra… |
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The death of Meriwether Lewis
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James E. Starrs |
A Coroner's Inquest held in Tennessee in 1996 has investigated the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis on the Natchez Trace on October 11, 1809 and has heard testimony from leading historians and fo… |
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The geography of China
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Kenneth Pletcher |
With its flourishing metropolises, China has come to be identified with urban life and rapid technological advancement. Yet much of its landscape also boasts communities sustained by wondrous natural… |
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Elephant complex
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John Gimlette |
"From one of our most widely praised travel writers--author of Wild Coast and Panther Soup--an eye-opening journey through Sri Lanka that, in the author's inimitable mixture of history, observation, … |
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Amazing places
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Christy Hale,Lee Bennett Hopkins,Chris K. Soentpiet |
"Poems focusing on unique places of historical, environmental, and/or cultural interest in the United States by poets from diverse backgrounds, including Alma Flor Ada, Joseph Bruchac, Nikki Grimes, … |
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Ruin memories
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Bjørnar Olsen |
"Since the 19th century, mass-production, consumerism and cycles of material replacement have accelerated; increasingly larger amounts of things are increasingly rapidly victimized and made redundant… |
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