The Railroad Never Sleeps

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760331194
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroad Never Sleeps written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For well over a century and a half the railroad has rolled on, crisscrossing the continent in the ceaseless activity that keeps the North American economy moving. This never-ending workday unfolds hour by hour in The Railroad Never Sleeps, a remarkable photographic chronicle of North American railroading over twenty-four hours. On May 10, 2007, the anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, several of todays top railroad photographers set out for every corner of the continent to capture the railroad in action at every hour of the day and night. The result is a magnificent portrait of railroading across the vast canvas of North America, from rural outpost to urban center, port city to Great Plains, dawn to dusk to deepest night. The breathtaking photographs and detailed captions depict every type of railroading--heavy-haul unit trains, intermodal, modern passenger and commuter lines, short-line services, and more. Together they create a complete picture of the motive power, rolling stock, workers, and operations that keep North American life and business on the rails.

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ISBN 13 : 9781616731281
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroad Never Sleeps written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 030781596X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps written by Stephen Krensky and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1867, while staying with her father in a small California mining town, ten-year-old Winnie meets a Chinese boy close to her age and discovers the role of his people in completing the transcontinental railroad.

Author : Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown
Publisher : COCH Y BONDDU BOOKS
ISBN 13 : 9781904784258
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A River Never Sleeps written by Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown and published by COCH Y BONDDU BOOKS. This book was released on 2010 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hawk Kiefer
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781462800223
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soldiers Never Sleep written by Hawk Kiefer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2000-08-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soldiers Never Sleep" is the story of Andy Walker, the battles he fights and the women he loves. Historical fiction, the book is about the Indian Wars, the Buffalo Soldiers, and World War Two in the South Pacific. Great warriors fill the pages, men like Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Black Jack Pershing, and Douglas MacArthur. Along the way, Andy meets Honey, the wild Kentucky girl; Nancy, the mother of his children; and Helen, the Red Cross volunteer in the Fiji Islands. Two themes hold the story together: discrimination in the military and atrocities on the battlefield. The title is taken from an Indian curse placed on the Walker family by the old Sioux medicine man, Sitting Bull.

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780606094764
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps written by Stephen Krensky and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1867, while staying with her father in a small California mining town, ten-year-old Winnie meets a Chinese boy close to her age and discovers the role of his people in completing the transcontinental railroad.

Author : Herbert H. Harwood
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253355486
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroad That Never Was written by Herbert H. Harwood and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this mysterious railway.

Author : Marissa Moss
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683353676
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eye That Never Sleeps written by Marissa Moss and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wonderfully illustrated children’s biography of the great nineteenth-century detective “evokes a mysterious and exciting old-fashioned tale of espionage” (School Library Journal). Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln, but few know anything about the spy who saved his life on the way to his 1861 inauguration! In The Eye That Never Sleeps, award-winning author and illustrator Marissa Moss reveals the true story of Allen Pinkerton. A poor Scottish immigrant, Pinkerton became the first police detective in Chicago before opening the country’s most successful detective agency. He solved more than 300 murders and recover millions of dollars in stolen money. However, his greatest contribution was foiling an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln. The Eye That Never Sleeps is illustrated with a contemporary cartoon style, mixing art and text in a way that appeals to readers of all ages. The book also includes a bibliography and a timeline.

Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253006376
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroads and the American People written by H. Roger Grant and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] wealth of vignettes and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations . . . Does a fine job of humanizing the iron horse” (The Wall Street Journal). In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad’s “golden age,” from 1830 to 1930. He explores four fundamental topics—trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America—illustrating each with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life, and reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads in our culture today. This is “an engaging book of train stories” from one of railroading’s finest historians (Choice). “Highly recommended to train buffs and others in love with early railroading.” —Library Journal “With plenty of detail, Grant brings a bygone era back to life, addressing everything from social and commercial appeal, racial and gender issues, safety concerns, and leaps in technology . . . A work that can appeal to both casual and hardcore enthusiasts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1346 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: