Bøker av Richard (Director Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure) Smith

Albert Einstein simply called it the 'Drift,' where time and space would unexpectedly drift apart for a short period of time and then come back together at an unpredictable place in the future.It was a theory that received little press in 1938 and even less support from the scientific community at the time. Einstein went on to pursue other theories that were more acceptable and ultimately dropped the theory of 'Drift.'But now, one powerful creature that had been caught in the drift fifty million years earlier had suddenly reemerged - a sea creature that had now adapted to living in the air.

The migration of Germans to Argentina at the end of WWII wasn't really an unusual event in history, but the old abandoned train station in the jungle where most disembarked held a secret few were aware of.As an Archeologist, David Adams had a ken interest in finding the derelict station, but not keen enough to travel from UCLA to the jungles of South America. It took his friend, Justin Bradley to get him there. The two sat off on a mission to not only find the old station, but to recover something that was hidden one hundred feet below its abandoned tracks. Neither man had any idea that what they were about to discover would change history forever.

Twenty-six year old Valerie Case was the curator of one of the largest natural history museums in the United States and Cody Larson was the young owner and C.E.O. of Larson Engineering. Their divergent paths would eventually cross when Cody's company discovers an ancient relic hundreds of feet below the hot sands of Death Valley, California.Finding a 3,000 year old lost city had always been a fantasy for Valerie, and now, with the help of Cody Larson, her fantasy was about to come true - but not in a way she or Cody could have ever imagined.

'A Saga of Smiths' covers a timescale of over one thousand years. It traces the varied fortunes of the Smiths of West Yorkshire and their connection with other families, including: - The Absaloms of Hampshire and LondonThe Cardens of BrightonThe Cloughs of Sutton and Crosshills The Fareys of SkiptonThe Fosters of Waterford, Ireland and BirminghamThe Gillinsons of LeedsThe Hastings of HoldernessThe Morton and Hillix Families of AmericaThe Myersons of London and Eastern EuropeThe Stamfords of East YorkshireThe Wilsons of CalderdaleThe factual information gathered should prove useful to Research Students and Family, Local and Social Historians alike.

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This Family History traces the varied fortunes of the Smiths of West Yorkshire. It also examines their connection with other families, including: ¿ The Absaloms of Hampshire and London ¿ The Cardens of Brighton ¿ The Cloughs of Sutton and Crosshills ¿ The Fareys of Skipton ¿ The Fosters of Waterford, Ireland and Birmingham ¿ The Gillinsons of Leeds ¿ The Hastings of Holderness ¿ The Morton's of America ¿ The Myersons of London ¿ The Stamfords of East Yorkshire ¿ The Wilsons of Calderdale A key theme running throughout this History has been the determined use of what could aptly be termed 'survival strategies' by successive generations of Smiths. Their aim was always to bolster a precarious 'respectability' in what was often a harsh and unstable environment. The mass of factual and bibliographical information found within its pages will prove useful to Research Students and Family, Local and Social Historians. Above all, it offers a legacy to inspire both present and future family members

Fifteen-year old Joshua Carter struggles with the death of his father as the world around him seems to be rapidly unraveling. The teen knows that his mother can't come to grips with the accident that took her husband's life - the crash of his small plane. Now, mother and son struggle together through each day and pray that something will come into their lives that will give them hope - hope that the next day will be better than the last. Olin Lambert was the unlikely angel that changed everything for Mary and Josh Carter.

The old Hailey Mansion was the only home ever built on Black Beard Island - a mysterious and forlorn island off the coast of Georgia.Architect Bill Wright and his friend and general contractor, Doug Johnson, were charged with the task of bringing the old mansion back to life - back to its 1886 glory - a task that both men relished and looked forward to - until they found out exactly what, back to life, really meant.

In this sequel to Richard Smith's novel, AIRSHIP, members of the original search party from the crash of the Monterey, team up once again on a mission to recover Amelia Earhart's lost aircraft. They soon discover that they are not the only ones desperate to secure the famous plane. A deadly race begins to see who will be the first to claim possession of the most famous aircraft in the world - the mysterious aircraft once piloted by Amelia Earhart.

Harold James has no recollection of his life before his 16th birthday, but that is all about to change as he walks across an old Civil War battlefield. The 32 year old aircraft mechanic is suddenly thrust into another time and place - 150 years earlier, as a 15 year old Confederate soldier.

Mitch Patterson was a professional pilot and an amateur artist. Something had happened to one of his recent paintings that made him think twice about ever painting again. The painting of the sky over Grand Canyon had been his best - his best sky, but the images now emerging from the canvas were unexplainable. A night mare was unfolding that dated back to 1956.Mitch had created a ghostly reminder of a tragic crash sixty-one years earlier, and now his painting was suddenly coming alive - alive with the faces of 128 crash victims.

In the Spring of 1943, the Japanese begin building a massive secret weapon in the pacific. A P-38 training squadron is called on to attack and destroy the remote facility. Little do these brave flyers know, the secret weapon is not at all what it appears - but something much more sinister - something capable of destroying the entire west coast of the United States.

Nathan Long had a gut feeling all along that the device was real - and now, he possessed the ancient stones that told its incredible story and a weathered map to its actual location. A map to an ancient city in the Andes that did not exist on any other map in the world - old or new. He now set out on an adventure of a lifetime that may very well be his last.

A Band of Young Confederate soldiers escape Union captivity soon after the battle of Atlanta. These six young men head south, where they believe they can regroup and join up with another regiment. The 120 mile journey quickly becomes an unforeseen nightmare for the six - a journey that would teach them all a hard lesson of survival and compassion - a journey where they all hoped and prayed that they could simply live long enough to reach their destination - a small town on a Georgia river. They had no way of knowing that the city on the river was about to be burned to the ground.

These 26 papers, written in honour of John Wacher, take a look at the towns of Roman Britain, western Europe, and beyond. With subjects ranging from Ancyra to Wroxeter, from urban art to waste water, this collection complements Wacher's seminal publication Towns of Roman Britain (1974), and its companion volume, The 'Small Towns' of Roman Britain (1990).