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An Ordinary Joker
This book presents a sketch of Peter Cape's life, including his thumbnail autobiography; the complete songs with music, words, chords, and explanatory material; and an accompanying CD with 23 songs.
A Salute to One of 'The Few'
A poignant biography of a pilot who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. In a quiet churchyard is the grave of an airman who lost his life fighting in the skies over southern England in October 1940. The author happened to come across this grave, and after some initial inquiries discovered that nobody in the town was aware that this Battle of Britain pilot lay at rest in their parish. Determined to discover more about the short life of this hero, he undertook several years of research to craft this biography. Peter Cape Beauchamp St. John joined the RAF in November 1937 on a four-year short service commission at the age of twenty. In July 1938 he was posted to No. 87 Squadron, being ...
Old and New World Highland Bagpiping
The work is the result of over thirty years of oral fieldwork among the last Gaels in Cape Breton, for whom piping fit unself-consciously into community life, as well as an exhaustive synthesis of Scottish archival and secondary sources. Reflecting the invaluable memories of now-deceased new world Gaelic lore-bearers, John Gibson shows that traditional community piping in both the old and new world Gàihealtachlan was, and for a long time remained, the same, exposing the distortions introduced by the tendency to interpret the written record from the perspective of modern, post-eighteenth-century bagpiping. Following up the argument in his previous book, Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945, Gibson traces the shift from tradition to modernism in the old world through detailed genealogies, focusing on how the social function of the Scottish piper changed and step-dance piping progressively disappeared. Old and New World Highland Bagpiping will stir controversy and debate in the piping world while providing reminders of the value of oral history and the importance of describing cultural phenomena with great care and detail.
Ptown
Rich with anecdotes about famous and infamous residents (Norman Mailer, Tennessee Williams, Marlon Brando), "Ptown" is a lively, penetrating, and occasionally shocking look at Provincetown, Massachusetts, by writer Manso, who has lived there for much of his life. 16-page photo insert.
Unsettled History
An engrossing look at how history has been produced, contested, and unsettled in South Africa from Mandela's release to 2010.
The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
This twelve-volume edition of the geographical works of Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616) was published in 1903-5.
Cape Farewell
'A master of sea-going adventure. Enough taut suspense to satisfy any reader.' Clive Cussler When a large rogue wave forms in the North Atlantic, three unsuspecting vessels are forced to protect themselves as best they can from the onslaught. Among these ships is Richard Mariner's trusty tug Sisyphus which, due to his quick-thinking and bold risk-taking, is saved from the worst of the wave's effects. However, when Richard's wife, Robin, is swept away by the wave he soon realises that his troubles have only just begun. As the other two boats fail to fare as well as the Sisyphus, with one lost and the other badly damaged, Richard aids the battered Quebec submarine up to the surface of the wate...
