Prince William

In Prince William Sound, a little girl named Denny finds a baby seal covered with oil. How can she save its life?

Coverage includes Chugach National Forest, Nellie Juan-College Fjord Wilderness Study Area, Granite Bay, South Esther Island, Surprise Cove, Decision Point, Entry Cove, Ziegler Cave and Bettles Bay state marine parks. Whittier and Chenega. Knight, Latouche, Elrington, Evans, Bainbridge, Culross, Esther and Perry islands; Port Wells, Port Nellie Juan and Port Bainbridge; Harriman, College ad Blue fjords. Includes selected anchorages and kayak landings. Includes UTM tick marks for use with your GPS unit.Approximately 4 1/4" x 9 1/4" folded; 26" x 38" fully openedScale = 1:105,600

This handsome, photo–filled volume offers a rare insight into the life of England’s charismatic young prince.

Coverage includes Chugach National Forest, Nellie Juan-College Fjord Wilderness Study Area, Copper River Delta; Shoup Bay, Sawmill Bay, and Jack Bay state marine parks; Delta Habitat Area, Valdez, Cordova. Includes selected anchorages and kayak landings. Includes UTM tick marks for use with your GPS unit.

A fascinating biography of William the Silent, Prince of Orange who became leader of a fierce struggle in medieval 16th century Europe against Spanish King Philip II, the unchallenged ruler at the time. The fight for independence of his country was paid with a huge price. On July 10th, 1584, William was brutally assassinated by Balthasar Gérard, a devout Catholic extremist. William laid the foundations for a country that a few decades later would become a world power and currently is known as the Kingdom of The Netherlands. In The Netherlands, up until now he is still remembered, recognized and honored as "Father of the Fatherland".

The assassination of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences and a profound effect on the course of history. It was a serious setback for Protestants in the Netherlands, who were struggling for independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Empire. But the crime's ramifications were even more earth-shattering, for it heralded the arrival of a new threat to the safety of world leaders and the security of nations: a pistol that could easily be concealed on one's person and employed to lethal effect at point-blank range. In this provocative, fascinating, and enormously engaging work, noted author and historian Lisa Jardine brilliantly recounts the brazen act of religious terrorism that changed everything—and explores its long and bloody legacy, from the murder of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to the slaying of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914, to the plague of terror and violent zealotry that infects our world today.

Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, General William S. Harney became one of the best-known military figures in America. In a career aided by Andrew Jackson and the concept of an expansible army, Harney saw duty in virtually every part of the country and participated in most of the key military episodes of his time. He chased remnants of Lafitte pirates in Louisiana, campaigned with Abraham Lincoln and Zachary Taylor during the Black Hawk War, developed Vietnam-style riverine tactics that ended the Second Seminole War, and led Winfield Scott's cavalry in the Mexican War. In the 1850s Harney devised the army's largest and most successful pre–Civil War campaign against Plains Indians, commanded troops charged with upholding federal authority in Kansas and Utah, and almost provoked hostilities with Great Britain in the Pacific Northwest. Removed from command amid false charges of disloyalty during the Missouri secession crisis, he returned as a leading member of the Indian Peace Commission of 1867–68. Harney was bold, ambitious, and innovative, but also impulsive, vindictive, and violent. His career illustrates the nineteenth-century army's role in implementing federal policy, highlights its limited resources compared to its responsibilities, and illuminates key aspects of its organizational structure, the behavior of its officers, and its impact on personal lives.