John Michael
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Trenchard Brat. Flying Spanner. Left Hand Seat. Nicknames abound in aviation. But not many get to be called them all, especially when theyve started life with an aversion to school and a stammer thrown in. Mick Patrick started his aviation career as an RAF Apprentice and finished it as an Air Ambulance pilot. He never knew he was going to become a pilot just that he was determined to have a good start in life and it seemed the RAF offered this to...
4) Five classics of fengshui: Chinese spiritual geography in historical and environmental perspective
Author
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Author
Series
International litigation in practice volume 5
Publisher
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Congress has repeatedly shown interest in examining and expanding the barriers being deployed along the U.S. international land border. The 109th Congress passed a number of laws affecting these barriers, and oversight of these laws and of the construction process may be of interest to the 110th Congress. The United States Border Patrol (USBP) deploys fencing, which aims to impede the illegal entry of individuals, and vehicle barriers, which aim to...
Author
Publisher
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Against long odds, the Anishinaabeg resisted removal, retaining thousands of acres of their homeland in what is now Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Their success rested partly on their roles as sellers of natural resources and buyers of trade goods, which made them key players in the political economy of plunder that drove white settlement and U.S. development in the Old Northwest. But, as Michael Witgen demonstrates, the credit for Native persistence...