This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of A...(展开全部)

This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of A...(展开全部)

An important environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico that brings crucial attention to Earth’s 10th-largest body of water, one of the planet’s most diverse and productive marine ecosystems.

The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic. When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America’s sea―bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience―and ye...(展开全部)

1945年10月，美国战略轰炸调查团到日本调查太平洋战争的作战，调查团里有一位29岁的海军少校詹姆斯?菲尔德。菲尔德少校是文学博士，哈佛大学历史学讲师，莱特湾海战时是第七舰队第七十七特遣舰队第四群护卫航母部队第三集团克里夫顿?斯普拉格少将手下的一名参谋。他到东京后传唤了联合舰队司令长官丰田副武大将、参谋长草鹿龙之介少将、第三舰队司令长官小泽治三郎中将、参谋长大林末雄少将、第二舰队司令长官栗田健男中将、参谋长小柳富次少将和其他所有能找到的有关司令人员和幕僚。 。。。 菲尔德1947年退役后到大学教美国现代史，同时把他的作战经历和询问记录写成了一本叫做《The Japanese at leyte Gulf》的书。因为莱特湾海战被称为是“人类历史上最后的大海战”，所以描写莱特湾海战的书籍也就汗牛充栋，但这是最早的一本，也几乎是写得最好的一本。看过这本书的日...(展开全部)

1945年10月，美国战略轰炸调查团到日本调查太平洋战争的作战，调查团里有一位29岁的海军少校詹姆斯?菲尔德。菲尔德少校是文学博士，哈佛大学历史学讲师，莱特湾海战时是第七舰队第七十七特遣舰队第四群护卫航母部队第三集团克里夫顿?斯普拉格少将手下的一名参谋。他到东京后传唤了联合舰队司令长官丰田副武大将、参谋长草鹿龙之介少将、第三舰队司令长官小泽治三郎中将、参谋长大林末雄少将、第二舰队司令长官栗田健男中将、参谋长小柳富次少将和其他所有能找到的有关司令人员和幕僚。 。。。 菲尔德1947年退役后到大学教美国现代史，同时把他的作战经历和询问记录写成了一本叫做《The Japanese at leyte Gulf》的书。因为莱特湾海战被称为是“人类历史上最后的大海战”，所以描写莱特湾海战的书籍也就汗牛充栋，但这是最早的一本，也几乎是写得最好的一本。看过这本书的日...(展开全部)

The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic. When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America’s sea―bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience―and ye...(展开全部)

An important environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico that brings crucial attention to Earth’s 10th-largest body of water, one of the planet’s most diverse and productive marine ecosystems.

A survey of the various ways--often unrecognized and overlooked--whereby Christianity has impacted the world, making the world a better place and enriching our everyday living.