Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers

"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West.  Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...

Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)

Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness

Before its 1902 publication, Heart of Darkness appeared as a three part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the '100 best novels' and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three...

Engels | 4 uur 38 minuten (211 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

Luisterboek (digitaal)

Eva Vriend Where the Zuiderzee once raged

a story of community spirit, entrepreneurship, and the intimate bond with the water

‘Where the Zuiderzee Once Raged’ by Eva Vriend is a story of the true heroes of the coast, represented by four fisher families from Urk, Volendam, Spakenburg, and Wieringen. Eva Vriend weaves together their family histories into an epic tale of their intimate bond with water, the resilience that has guided them forward, and the fishing tradition in their blood. The charming towns around the IJsselmeer delight visitors with their authentic facades, fishing boats, and picturesque harbors. The people...

Non-fictie

Engels | 359 pagina's (ePub2) | Atlas Contact Publishers, Amsterdam | 2022

E-book

Geert Mak The many lives of Jan Six

a portrait of an Amsterdam dynasty

Geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse patriciërsfamilie vanaf de zestiende eeuw tot en met de periode vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Non-fictie

Engels | ePub2, 4,2 MB | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2017

E-book

Geert Mak The many lives of Jan Six

a portrait of an Amsterdam dynasty

Geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse patriciërsfamilie vanaf de zestiende eeuw tot en met de periode vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Non-fictie

Engels | 440 pagina's | Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2017

Gedrukt boek

Simon Winder Lotharingia

a personal history of Europe's lost country

Persoonlijke visie op de geschiedenis van het gebied tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland, vanaf de Lage Landen tot aan de Bodensee, vanaf de prehistorie tot aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Non-fictie

Engels | 504 pagina's | Picador, London | 2019

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