Ocean Shore Railroad

Author : Chris Hunter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738529387
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Shore Railroad written by Chris Hunter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With one of the world's most scenic backdrops as a brilliant seascape for passengers, the Ocean Shore Railroad skirted northern California's coastline to service communities south of San Francisco for the first two decades of the 20th century. As impressive as it was idealistic, the line was held prisoner by natural forces that eventually took too much of a toll to keep its striking route churning. Today's Highway 1 traces the passage once paved with tracks, and points to the few remnants of one of California's most well-known excursion lines.

Author : Jack Russell Wagner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Whistle written by Jack Russell Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Derek R. Whaley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781508570738
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santa Cruz Trains written by Derek R. Whaley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once there was an endless redwood wilderness, populated by only the hardiest of people. Then, the sudden blast of a steam whistle echoed across the canyons and the valleys-the iron horse had arrived in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Driven by the need to transport materials like lumber and lime to the rest of the world, the railroad brought people seeking out new ways of living, from the remote outposts along Bean and Zayante Creeks to the bustling towns of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Bridges and tunnels marked the landscape, and each new station, siding and spur signaled activity: businesses, settlements, and vacation spots. Summer resorts in the mountains evolved into sprawling residential communities which formed the backbone of the towns of the San Lorenzo Valley today. Much of the history of the locations along the route has since been forgotten. This is their story. Third Revision (February 2016) Addenda available at http://www.whaleyland.com/downloads/addenda1.3.pdf Exclusive CreateSpace Discount: Enter MU236Q6V into the coupon code field and get this book for $5.00 off! Offer only valid through CreateSpace. Review this book at GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25144919)

Author : June Morrall
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Half Moon Bay Memories written by June Morrall and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara VanderWerf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963292209
Total Pages : 208 pages
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Download or read book Granada, a Synonym for Paradise written by Barbara VanderWerf and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : California Public Utilities Commission
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisions written by California Public Utilities Commission and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of the State of California
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1220 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the State of California written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rick Hamman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California Central Coast Railways written by Rick Hamman and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of the State of California
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
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Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California Covering the Period from ... written by Railroad Commission of the State of California and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan J. Matt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199707448
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homesickness written by Susan J. Matt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion. When gold miners in California heard the tune "Home, Sweet Home," they sobbed. When Civil War soldiers became homesick, army doctors sent them home, lest they die. Such images don't fit with our national mythology, which celebrates the restless individualism of colonists, explorers, pioneers, soldiers, and immigrants who supposedly left home and never looked back. Using letters, diaries, memoirs, medical records, and psychological studies, this wide-ranging book uncovers the profound pain felt by Americans on the move from the country's founding until the present day. Susan Matt shows how colonists in Jamestown longed for and often returned to England, African Americans during the Great Migration yearned for their Southern homes, and immigrants nursed memories of Sicily and Guadalajara and, even after years in America, frequently traveled home. These iconic symbols of the undaunted, forward-looking American spirit were often homesick, hesitant, and reluctant voyagers. National ideology and modern psychology obscure this truth, portraying movement as easy, but in fact Americans had to learn how to leave home, learn to be individualists. Even today, in a global society that prizes movement and that condemns homesickness as a childish emotion, colleges counsel young adults and their families on how to manage the transition away from home, suburbanites pine for their old neighborhoods, and companies take seriously the emotional toll borne by relocated executives and road warriors. In the age of helicopter parents and boomerang kids, and the new social networks that sustain connections across the miles, Americans continue to assert the significance of home ties. By highlighting how Americans reacted to moving farther and farther from their roots, Homesickness: An American History revises long-held assumptions about home, mobility, and our national identity.