Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Tropics written by Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. and published by Railroads Past and Present. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II. During the mid-19th century under colonial rule, the Dutch East Indies experienced enormous increases in production of sugar, coffee, and other commodities, resulting in a great dilemma: How were these goods to be moved to port when wagons hauled by animals was the only available form of transportation? The solution was to build a railway network through some of the most challenging terrain on the planet. Lavishly illustrated, Narrow Gauge in the Tropics explores technical aspects of the construction of the railways over difficult terrain, the origin of the technicians who made the seemingly impossible happen, and the social impact of the railways on the indigenous population.
Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Tropics written by Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II. During the mid-19th century under colonial rule, the Dutch East Indies experienced enormous increases in production of sugar, coffee, and other commodities, resulting in a great dilemma: How were these goods to be moved to port when wagons hauled by animals was the only available form of transportation? The solution was to build a railway network through some of the most challenging terrain on the planet. Lavishly illustrated, Narrow Gauge in the Tropics explores technical aspects of the construction of the railways over difficult terrain, the origin of the technicians who made the seemingly impossible happen, and the social impact of the railways on the indigenous population"--
Download or read book Bulletin of the American Geographical Society of New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin of the American Geographical Society written by American Geographical Society of New York and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Trades the tropics the roaring forties Popular ed written by Annie baroness Brassey and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tropics Their Resources People and Future written by Charles Reginald Enock and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape written by Nigel Stork and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a wealth of scientific findings andecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the“Wet Tropics” rainforests of North Queensland,Australia. This interdisciplinary text is the first book to providesuch a holistic view of any tropical forest environment, includingthe social and economic dimensions. The most thorough assessment of a tropical forest landscape todate Explores significant scientific breakthroughs in areasincluding conservation genetics, vegetation modeling, agroforestryand revegetation techniques, biodiversity assessment and modeling,impacts of climate change, and the integration of science innatural resource management Research achieved, in part, due to the Cooperative ResearchCentre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management (theRainforest CRC) Written by a number of distinguished internationalexperts contains chapter summaries and section commentaries
Download or read book Black Diamonds from the Treasure State written by Robert A. Schalla and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 19th century, railroads played a crucial role in the development of Montana's economy. Robert A. Schalla examines early efforts to bring rail transport to the New World Mining District near the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge–Bear Creek Coal Field in south-central Montana. The saga began with a chance discovery in 1866 and follows the exploits of individuals who worked to bring rail transport to the mines of southern Montana. Starting with Northern Pacific's unsuccessful efforts to build a railroad through Yellowstone, this story follows the struggles of various privately financed schemes to develop the vast mineral wealth of these two regions. A youthful entrepreneur from Milwaukee succeeded in financing a railroad to the coal fields, but his plan to extend the line to the national park runs afoul of Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, who was determined to drive him out of business. The story dives into the motivations and background of these individuals and their ultimate triumphs and failures. The completion of the Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad (MW&S) in 1906 resulted in the creation of three new towns and six separate mining operations. The MW&S was one of the few privately owned lines in Montana that, despite forces aligned against it, maintained its independence until it was abandoned. For nearly fifty years it formed an important part of the state's economy as the Bear Creek mines supplied private, commercial, and industrial consumers with some of the highest-quality coal in the state.
Download or read book The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa written by Frederick John Dealtry Baron Lugard and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa written by Lord Frederick J.D. Lugard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the historical and international aspects of colonial rule in Africa.
Download or read book The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa written by Sir Frederick Dealtry Lugard and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Pennsylvania Railroad written by Albert J. Churella and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1933, the Pennsylvania Railroad had been in existence for nearly ninety years. During this time, it had grown from a small line, struggling to build west from the state capital in Harrisburg, to the dominant transportation company in the United States. In Volume 2 of The Pennsylvania Railroad, Albert J. Churella continues his history of this giant of American transportation. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the world's largest business corporation and the nation's most important railroad. By 1917, the Pennsylvania Railroad, like the nation itself, was confronting a very different world. The war that had consumed Europe since 1914 was about to engulf the United States. Amid unprecedented demand for transportation, the federal government undertook the management of the railroads, while new labor policies and new regulatory initiatives, coupled with a postwar recession, would challenge the company like never before. Only time would tell whether the years that followed would signal a new beginning for the Pennsylvania Railroad or the beginning of the end. The Pennsylvania Railroad: The Age of Limits, 1917-1933, represents an unparalleled look at the history, the personalities, and the technologies of this iconic American company in a period that marked the shift from building an empire to exploring the limits of their power.
Download or read book Journal written by Institute of Transport (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes annual report of its council (1941-48, in pt. 1).
Download or read book Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers U S Army including the Reports of the Isthmian Canal Commissions 1899 1914 1866 1912 written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Chief of Engineers written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
