QUOTES WITH «THE WILDERNESS»
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the Wilderness.
Bad as was being shot by some of our own troops in the battle of the Wilderness, - that was an honest mistake, one of the accidents of war, - being shot at, since the war, by many officers, was worse.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WILDERNESS»
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the Wilderness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Wilderness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Thirty years ago, Abel Truman found himself on the wrong side in the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the bloodiest clashes of the American Civil War.
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Primitive
Wilderness Living and Survival Skills: Naked Into ...
Illustrated with over 700 photographs crammed into 400 pages, this massive work is not a rehashing and perpetuation of myths. These are tried and true methods of primitive wilderness living and survival skills.
John McPherson, Geri McPherson,
1993
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Beyond Geography:
The Western Spirit Against
the Wilderness
First published in 1980, Beyond Geography continues to influence and impress its readers. This new edition, prepared for the Columbus quincentennial, includes a new introduction by T. H. Watkins and a new preface by the author.
Frederick W. Turner,
1992
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Reading in
the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public ...
Drawing on the work of W. J. T. Mitchell, Michael Camille, and others working at the image-text crossroads, Reading in the Wilderness addresses the manuscript’s texts and illustrations to examine connections between reading and ...
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Journey in
the Wilderness: New Life for Mainline Churches
"We who love the church know we are in the wilderness. In this book, Gil Rendle describes that wilderness so we can understand how we got here. What's even better, he helps us find landmarks and paths that can help us find a better way.
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Bread in
the Wilderness
One of Father Thomas Merton's best books, movingly expounding on one of the most beautiful parts of the Bible, the Psalms, presented here as a facsimile reissue of the 1953 classic illustrated book, designed by Alvin Lustig.
The relationship of wilderness to civilization has been a major preoccupation of poets and novelists from Bryant to Faulkner.
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Errand Into
the Wilderness
The title of this book by Perry Miller, who is world-famous as an interpreter of the American past, comes close to posing the question it has been Mr. Miller's lifelong purpose to answer: What was the underlying aim of the first colonists ...
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Angels in
the Wilderness:
The True Story of One Woman's ...
This book is a first-person account of a disaster on a solo hiking trip. Author Amy Racina was hiking in a remote part of King's Canyon National Park in California's Sierra mountains when she lost the trail.
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The Wilderness World of John Muir
A collection of Muir's finest nature and environmental writings includes excerpts from all his major works, including Travels in Alaska and My First Summer in the Sierra. Reprint.
John Muir, Edwin Way Teale,
2001
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WILDERNESS»
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the Wilderness is used in the context of the following news items.
An American President Lost In The Wilderness Becomes 'Big Game'
There may be no American cultural force more powerful than the cheesy action movie. For proof, look to Big Game, a spectacularly silly explosion extravaganza ... «NPR, Jun 15»
Taseko, Wilderness Committee square off in court
Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) took to the courts Monday [January 19] seeking damages and an injunction against the Wilderness Committee for a campaign ... «Business in Vancouver, Jan 15»
Wild at 50: The Wilderness Act Turns a Half-Century
I was young and on a high peak in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana, not far from Glacier National Park. It's one of many wilderness areas across America ... «NatGeo News Watch, Sep 14»
Paul Scholes 'scared' that Manchester United are heading into …
Paul Scholes believes Manchester United need to make five major signings to arrest their decline, or they risk “going into the wilderness in the same way that ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Call of the wired: Parks Canada to offer Wi-Fi in the wilderness
OTTAWA—The quiet solitude and refuge from the connected world that many Canadians yearn for will soon be no more in dozens of Canada's wilderness ... «Toronto Star, Apr 14»
California man lost in wilderness beat the odds
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California man who walked out of the wilderness with no injuries after being lost for two bone-chilling nights didn't follow a basic rule of ... «fox4kc.com, Apr 14»
Canadian hiker found alive after three months in wilderness
... off the attack." The dog did not survive Mr Lavoie's months in the wilderness and Canadian media cited anonymous sources reporting he may have eaten it. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
Horseback riders who ran into California teen, abductor said they …
On Sunday, FBI agents returned to process the scene at the camp at Morehead Lake, about 8 miles inside the wilderness border and 40 miles east of the central ... «Fox News, Aug 13»
Arcade Fire launches 'The Wilderness Downtown' interactive video …
Called "The Wilderness Downtown," the online project makes use of Google Maps and Google Street View to incorporate images of the viewer's hometown into ... «Independent, Aug 10»