Railroad Miscellanies

Author : Anthony Lambert
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407061410
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lambert's Railway Miscellany written by Anthony Lambert and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. In this engaging book railway expert Anthony Lambert presents some of the best stories. From the early days come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives might ignite sheep's fleeces. But as the railway transformed the modern world, attitudes changed, and railways were opened to great rejoicing and even religious blessing. The perennial appeal of the steam locomotive generated a pride amongst railwaymen and a fascination among the public. The romantic aspects of the railway were soon celebrated - and not just the unexpected engagement that came from a snowbound train in the Highlands or the sexual shenanigans of the Orient Express. Here are stories of railway travel, from the palatial carriages of tsars and maharajahs to the open trucks of the 'lower orders', mishaps and faux pas, and tales of how ticket inspectors used to have to hold on to the outside of carriages while clipping tickets. From tales of lonely stations and signal-boxes in Scotland, to the unlucky engineer eaten by a lion in a carriage in Kenya, Lambert casts his net across railways worldwide to gather the most entertaining material. There are stories here that would enliven even a cheerless commute on the 18.01, and remind you that our railways really were - and occasionally still are - full of derring-do, romance and character.

Author : Edward Gordon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1072 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway miscellany, ed. by E. Gordon written by Edward Gordon and published by . This book was released on with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Railroad Journal, and Advocate of Internal Improvements written by and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Dickens
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bentley's Miscellany written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Euphrates Valley Railway and Indo-European Telegraph. [Reprinted from “Bentley's Miscellany.”] written by and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1330 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Suzanne Staubach
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604698810
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Garden Miscellany written by Suzanne Staubach and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the garden in a whole new way! Gardens across the globe come in many sizes and styles, but they share a remarkable number of similar components. Suzanne Staubach revels in this connection in A Garden Miscellany. In short essays meant to be dipped in and out of, Staubach shares the history, evolution, and contemporary use of all the parts and pieces that make up a home garden—from borders, compost bins, and decks to pergolas, roof gardens, statues, and troughs. You’ll learn that fairy gardens have their roots in the Tang dynasty, the difference between an arbor and a pergola, how geometry plays a role in garden design, what a ha-ha is, and much more. Featuring bold and whimsical illustrations by Julia Yellow and filled with interesting facts and anecdotes, A Garden Miscellany is a must-have for gardeners, plant lovers, and the naturally curious everywhere.

Author : Benjamin Franklin Ells
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Miscellany written by Benjamin Franklin Ells and published by . This book was released on 1778 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
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Download or read book Wellman's Literary Miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 548 pages
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