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Colin Taylor

    1 janvier 1937 – 1 janvier 2004

    Animé par une passion de toujours pour la France – sa langue, sa culture et son histoire – cet auteur a découvert la région du Lauragais il y a vingt ans et l'a depuis explorée de manière approfondie par divers moyens. Réalisant la rareté des ouvrages en anglais sur le passé de la région, il s'est donné pour mission d'en éclairer la riche histoire. S'appuyant sur une profonde connaissance personnelle et l'aide inestimable d'amis locaux aux racines anciennes, le récit redonne vie à une terre qui fut autrefois un aimant pour les puissants et les ambitieux.

    Menu from the Midi
    Dynamic Soaring Dissected
    The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
    Native American Weapons
    The American Indian
    Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord
    • The American Indian

      • 415pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      4,8(4)Évaluer

      This comprehensive volume presents a detailed look, region by region, at the history and traditions of all the tribes of native North America. It's a stunning value for such a thorough survey of Native American lives and experiences, with sections on the development, technology, manufacture, and use of weapons and tools, plus fascinating insight into the arts and crafts, dwellings, recreation, transport, religion, cultivation, hunting practices, and trade goods of each American Indian culture.

      The American Indian
    • Native American Weapons

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture
      3,4(3)Évaluer

      The book showcases 155 color photographs and illustrations of weapons crafted by American Indians from prehistoric times to the late nineteenth century. It highlights the evolution of these weapons, emphasizing their functionality and decorative aspects, as well as their significance in tribal gatherings and warfare. The narrative explores how these weapons were tailored to their environments, reflecting both practical use and cultural pride.

      Native American Weapons
    • The Life of a Scilly Sergeant

      • 294pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      3,9(56)Évaluer

      Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly'Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over 20 years, 5 of which have been spent policing the quiet' Isles of Scilly, a group of islands off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula.

      The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
    • Dynamic Soaring Dissected

      • 180pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      A description of how birds and aircraft fly, with particular reference to the dynamic soaring of albatrosses and the high-speed dynamic soaring of model gliders.

      Dynamic Soaring Dissected
    • Menu from the Midi

      • 344pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Menu from the Midi explores French gastronomy from the farmer's field to the dining room table.

      Menu from the Midi
    • Lauragais

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      A journey through the past and present of a little-known area of south-west France. Explores the people, places and events that shaped a land once too important to ignore. A whole library has been written about the Lauragais in French, but virtually nothing in English.

      Lauragais
    • Yupika

      Die Kleidung der Plainsindianerfrauen /The Plains Indian Woman's Dress

      • 87pages
      • 4 heures de lecture
      Yupika
    • Colin Taylor, the world-wide recognized British Plains Indian authority, explores all horse-related elements in Plains the coming of horses, horse images, horse medicine powers, horse-related masks as well as head ornaments, war bundles, and symbolic painting depicting horses and more about horses among Native Americans of the Plains

      Sun'ka Wakan