Alaska's Skyboys : Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier / / Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Autore | Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.13092/2798 |
Soggetto topico |
Bush pilots - Alaska
Aeronautics - Alaska - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80622-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; ALASKA'S SKYBOYS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Buck Taylor and Not Buck Rogers?; ONE Cowboys, Sourdoughs, and Alaska Bush Pilots; TWO Mines, Mail, and Mercy Flights; THREE Mudflat Takeoffs and Glacier Landings; FOUR The Copper Belt Line; FIVE Taming the "Wild North"; SIX World War II, Reeve's Field, and the Northern Air Route; SEVEN The Last Casualties of Fog and War; EIGHT From Air Carrier to Cordova Airlines; NINE Soaring Spies, Surveyors, and Scientists; TEN The Flying Huntsman; ELEVEN Creating an Airplane Culture
TWELVE Seekers of the InaccessibleConclusion: Where Have All the Skyboys Gone?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461725903321 |
Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson | ||
Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaska's Skyboys : Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier / / Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Autore | Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.13092/2798 |
Soggetto topico |
Bush pilots - Alaska
Aeronautics - Alaska - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80622-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; ALASKA'S SKYBOYS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Buck Taylor and Not Buck Rogers?; ONE Cowboys, Sourdoughs, and Alaska Bush Pilots; TWO Mines, Mail, and Mercy Flights; THREE Mudflat Takeoffs and Glacier Landings; FOUR The Copper Belt Line; FIVE Taming the "Wild North"; SIX World War II, Reeve's Field, and the Northern Air Route; SEVEN The Last Casualties of Fog and War; EIGHT From Air Carrier to Cordova Airlines; NINE Soaring Spies, Surveyors, and Scientists; TEN The Flying Huntsman; ELEVEN Creating an Airplane Culture
TWELVE Seekers of the InaccessibleConclusion: Where Have All the Skyboys Gone?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797690903321 |
Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson | ||
Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaska's Skyboys : Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier / / Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth |
Autore | Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.13092/2798 |
Soggetto topico |
Bush pilots - Alaska
Aeronautics - Alaska - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80622-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; ALASKA'S SKYBOYS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Buck Taylor and Not Buck Rogers?; ONE Cowboys, Sourdoughs, and Alaska Bush Pilots; TWO Mines, Mail, and Mercy Flights; THREE Mudflat Takeoffs and Glacier Landings; FOUR The Copper Belt Line; FIVE Taming the "Wild North"; SIX World War II, Reeve's Field, and the Northern Air Route; SEVEN The Last Casualties of Fog and War; EIGHT From Air Carrier to Cordova Airlines; NINE Soaring Spies, Surveyors, and Scientists; TEN The Flying Huntsman; ELEVEN Creating an Airplane Culture
TWELVE Seekers of the InaccessibleConclusion: Where Have All the Skyboys Gone?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823576003321 |
Ringsmuth Katherine Johnson | ||
Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All Russia is burning! [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia / / Cathy A. Frierson |
Autore | Frierson Cathy A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.16/4 |
Soggetto topico | Arson - Russia - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80146-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462242003321 |
Frierson Cathy A | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All Russia is burning! [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia / / Cathy A. Frierson |
Autore | Frierson Cathy A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.16/4 |
Soggetto topico | Arson - Russia - History - 19th century |
ISBN | 0-295-80146-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785556403321 |
Frierson Cathy A | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All Russia is burning! : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia / / Cathy A. Frierson |
Autore | Frierson Cathy A |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.16/4 |
Soggetto topico | Arson - Russia - History - 19th century |
ISBN | 0-295-80146-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: From Benevolent Force to National Misfortune: Fire's Contested Meanings in Rural Russia -- 1. Fire as Gentle Cookery and Paradise: Peasants as Mistresses and Masters of Fire -- 2. Fire as Apocalypse or Pathology: Peasants as Victims or Vectors of Fire -- 3. Fire as Russia's Historical Evil: Peasants Dispossessed by Fire -- Part Two: Letting Loose the Red Booster: Arson in Rural Russia -- 4. The Fiery Brand, Russian Style: Arson as Protest, Peasants as Incendiaries -- 5. Arson as Impotent Spite or Potent Practice: Peasants as Vengeful, Covetous, or Wily Actors -- Part Three: Mobilizing to Make Russia Modern: Insuring, Planning, Volunteering -- 6. Fire as Insurance Hazard: Peasants as Students of Prudence and Precaution -- 7. Fire Contained in the Planned Village: Peasants as Residents in a Disciplined Domestic Order -- 8. Fire as the Inernal Enemy: Peasants as Volunteer Firefighters -- 9. Conclusion: Fire as an Imperial Legacy, Peasants as Partners in Progress -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809370403321 |
Frierson Cathy A | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All the world's reward [[electronic resource] ] : folktales told by five Scandinavian storytellers / / edited by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf ; contributors, Hallfre℗ður {uml}Orn Eir{acute}iksson ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 398.2/0948 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KvidelandReimund <1935->
SehmsdorfHenning K Hallfre℗ður {uml}Orn Eir{acute}iksson |
Collana | NIF publications |
Soggetto topico | Tales - Scandinavia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80063-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Olav Evindsson Austad : tales from Setesdal, Norway (1907-1926) -- pt. 2. Ane Margrete Hansen : tales from Jutland, Denmark (1889) -- pt. 3. Jakob Glader : Tales from Dal, Sweden (1884) -- pt. 4. Johann B{uml}ackstr{uml}om : tales from {uml}Osterby, Swedish Finland (1885) -- pt. 5. Herd{acute}is J{acute}onasd{acute}ottir : tales from H{acute}usafell, Iceland (1966-1967). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457166503321 |
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All the world's reward : folktales told by five Scandinavian storytellers / / edited by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf ; contributors, Hallfreður Örn Eiríksson [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 398.2/0948 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KvidelandReimund <1935->
SehmsdorfHenning K Hallfreður Örn Eiríksson |
Collana | NIF publications |
Soggetto topico | Tales - Scandinavia |
ISBN | 0-295-80063-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Olav Evindsson Austad : tales from Setesdal, Norway (1907-1926) -- pt. 2. Ane Margrete Hansen : tales from Jutland, Denmark (1889) -- pt. 3. Jakob Glader : Tales from Dal, Sweden (1884) -- pt. 4. Johann Bäckström : tales from Österby, Swedish Finland (1885) -- pt. 5. Herdís Jónasdóttir : tales from Húsafell, Iceland (1966-1967). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778915703321 |
Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All the world's reward : folktales told by five Scandinavian storytellers / / edited by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf ; contributors, Hallfreður Örn Eiríksson [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 398.2/0948 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KvidelandReimund <1935->
SehmsdorfHenning K Hallfreður Örn Eiríksson |
Collana | NIF publications |
Soggetto topico | Tales - Scandinavia |
ISBN | 0-295-80063-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Olav Evindsson Austad : tales from Setesdal, Norway (1907-1926) -- pt. 2. Ane Margrete Hansen : tales from Jutland, Denmark (1889) -- pt. 3. Jakob Glader : Tales from Dal, Sweden (1884) -- pt. 4. Johann Bäckström : tales from Österby, Swedish Finland (1885) -- pt. 5. Herdís Jónasdóttir : tales from Húsafell, Iceland (1966-1967). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808292703321 |
Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Altered lives, enduring community [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese Americans remember their World War II incarceration / / Stephen S. Fugita, Marilyn Fernandez |
Autore | Fugita Stephen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.53/17/089956073 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FernandezMarilyn |
Collana | The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies |
Soggetto topico |
Japanese Americans - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans - Cultural assimilation Japanese Americans - Ethnic identity Japanese Americans - Social conditions - 20th century Japanese Americans - Economic conditions - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80014-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457532803321 |
Fugita Stephen | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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