Peter Mason

The Light Fantastic

Daniel Mason

Joseph Stanton

Jonathan Tracy

Owaneco (Chief of the Mohegans.)

Samuel Mason

Hugh Ames

Thomas Minor

Daniel Wetherll

Nathaniel Chesebrough

Thomas Stanton

Nehemiah Mason

Abigail Mason

Deed from Owaneco confirming grant by Uncas and Waweco to Maj. John Mason, to Samuel and Daniel Mason, of land between New London and Norwich, Conn., reserving planting land, wood, timber for fencing, and liberty to hunt, fish, and fowl (1684 Feb. 12), with mark of Owaneco, witnessed by Jonathan Tracy and Hugh Ames, attested to by Thomas Minor (1684 Feb. 14), copied by Daniel Wetherell (1714 May 10); together with deed of gift of same land from Daniel Mason of Stonington to son Peter Mason of Colchester (1713 Nov. 11)., attested to by Nathaniel Chesebrough, witnessed by Joseph Stanton, Thomas Stanton, and Nehemiah and Abigail Mason.

Deed from Owaneco Confirming Grant by Uncas and Waweco to Maj. John Mason, to Samuel and Daniel Mason, of Land Between New London and Norwich

There is a galaxy in this Universe very like the one in which we are spinning around. In that galaxy there is a star system almost exactly like our Solar System. In that star system there is a planet that could be identical to ours in shape, composition, even animals, languages and places. But not quite. Things are slightly different. Slightly but significantly! During the reign of Good Queen Victor, there are fowl goings on in the town of Cloddfallech and the village of Ifornovellio in the other Snowdonia, the other North Wales. The sheep are upset, the cows worried and Hemlock Jones, private consulting detective hasn't had a case in ... well ever! What follows is a tale of mystery, dastardly deeds, love, lust, one night perches, killer frogs and lots of rain. Can Hemlock avoid the clutches of his ancient landlady and with his esteemed colleague, friend and flu powder supplier John Watson Brockway get to the bottom of the mysterious goings on when he doesn't even speak Sheepsh, Moonch or Henish? Are the sheep what they seem and how much longer must Tom the Cat wait to sing karaoke? Jones and Brockway set about their task with grim determination and great gusto (which is a problem for Brockway as he has the back seat on the company tandem!) and only time will tell if they are successful at steering their way through gang warfare, duplicitous goings on and the best tasting scrambled eggs ever! Will our intrepid duo win the day or will reality reassert itself? In this story the two intrepid detectives have a confusing mystery to solve involving talking dogs, criminal sheep and confused cows. There is also a strange beast to confront and an evil megalomaniac to thwart (which can be very painful!). Will the pair win out? Will love prevail? Will the chickens be the saviours of humankind? Will any of it make any sense? Read on to find out.A novel novel for the aficionado of the quirky and unusual who doesn't mind being led into a fantastic world that seems familiarly unfamiliar and yet entirely possibly impossible. Come the revolution the sheep may rule!

The Good, the Baad and the Snuggly

For two days each year, Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, hosts "the greatest show on Earth" -- a raucous mix of music, costume and revelry known as Carnival. The festival has become more or less synonymous with the Caribbean island of Trinidad and is an intrinsic part of its identity and popular culture. For many Trinidadians, Carnival is not merely a celebration, but the culmination of months of planning and preparation. Musicians, choreographers, performers and enthusiasts face the ultimate test of their skills and stamina in the highly competitive arenas of the road march and calypso tent. Making use of interviews with artists and other participants, Bacchanal explores the place of Carnival in Trinidadian society and the people who take part in it. Topics covered include: how the festival reflects and affects attitudes towards religion, language, humor, politics, male-female relations and folk traditions; the historical role of the Carnival, its roots in colonial society and slavery, and its traditional function as an expression of subversion and revolt; the effect of contemporary social and cultural influences on the Carnival; and the increasing involvement of Indo-Trinidadians and women, the competing musical forms of reggae and soca, and the impact of tourism and commercialization.

Carnival, Calypso and the Popular Culture of Trinidad

Bacchanal!

Blood and Iron

Adriaen Coenen

Florike Egmond

Kees Lankester

In the late 16th century, Dutch beachcomber Adriaen Coenen scanned the beaches of Holland for interesting marine material and produced several illustrated manuscripts of his findings, covering anything from the commonplace herring to the exotic moonfish. Coenen's work contains the earliest European pictures of whales, naïve but easily identifiable, which makes it a rare visual and textual source for the natural world of his day. The Whale Book offers a representative selection of more than 100 pages from Coenen’s manuscripts that deal mainly, though not exclusively, with whales. Coenen’s charming, lively watercolors are reproduced in color alongside translations of his texts, and both are accompanied by modern marine-biological identifications and observations that amplify and explain his work, setting it within the wider context of this period in Northern European history. The Whale Book will appeal to all those interested in the natural world and the preservation of threatened marine wildlife, as well as those active in the fields of cultural history, art and the natural sciences. In addition, readers will gain unexpected insights into the experiences of an everyday figure caught up in the events of a turbulent period in Dutch history.

Whales and Other Marine Animals as Described by Adriaen Coenen in 1585

The Whale Book

For two days each year Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, hosts 'the greatest show on earth' - a raucous mix of music, costume and revelry known as Carnival. The festival has become more or less synonymous with the Caribbean island and is an intrinsic part of its identity and popular culture. Making extensive use of interviews with artists and other participants, BACCHANAL! explores the place of Carnival in Trinidadian society and the people who take part in it: -- How the festival reflects and affects attitudes towards religion, language, humour, politics, male-female relations and folk traditions. -- The historical role of Carnival, its roots in colonial society and slavery, and its traditional function as an expression of subversion and revolt. -- The effect of contemporary social and cultural influences on the dynamic, evolving phenomenon of Carnival. -- The increasing involvement of Indo-Trinidadians and women, the competing musical forms of reggae and soca, and the impact of tourism and commercialism.

The Carnival Culture of Trinidad

Peter Mason takes a bold, multidisciplinary approach in this account of the idea of the colossal in culture. He gathers instances of the colossal throughout history—including the obelisks of Egypt, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Roman Colosseum, the heads of the Olmecs, and the stone statues of Easter Island—using historical and archaeological evidence to position them within the context of time and culture. Mason establishes a vision of the colossal that encompasses both the colossal in scale and another, overlooked sense of the word: the archaic Greek kolossos, a ritual effigy, and its modern equivalents. Combining fascinating detail with a rigorous account that spans three millennia, The Colossal argues that the artist who best understood and tapped into the kolossos was Alberto Giacometti. Mason shows that the Swiss sculptor and painter’s work articulated themes of death and mourning in ways rarely seen since the art of archaic Greece, themes most evident in his enigmatic work, The Cube. From the monolithic sculptures of long-dead civilizations to Giacometti’s imposing and unsettling heads, The Colossal is an innovative book that traces unexplored thematic threads through visual history.

From Ancient Greece to Giacometti

The Colossal

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links these three key areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This book looks at all the key players involved - be they tourists, host communities or industry members - and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism successfully. Divided into four parts, this text discusses: * The growth, development and impacts of tourism * Tourism planning and management: concepts, issues and key players * Tools and techniques in tourism planning and management: education, regulation and information technology * The future of tourism planning and management: issues of sustainability and the future Up-to-date, international case studies are used, for example the impacts of 9/11 and terrorism in Bali, to illustrate and provide a real-life context for the theories discussed. Exercises are also included to consolidate learning.

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

Peter Mason

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