Download or read book Wordsworth Railway Dictionary written by Alan A. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abadan to Zero Point, this dictionary provides an accessible guide to the fascinating language and lore which have grown up around railways since their invention in the early 19th century. It defines railway terms and includes proper names of trains, lines, companies, periodicals and manufacturers, as well as clarifying a profusion of abbreviations, acronyms and initials. The dictionary also interprets and explains in a clear, concise manner many foreign words and phrases, and the slang and colloquialisms used by professionals and amateurs alike. The text is enhanced by many helpful explanatory drawings and diagrams.
Download or read book The Wordsworth Railway Dictionary written by Alan Arthur Jackson and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abadan to Zero Point, this dictionary provides an accessible guide to the language and lore which have developed around railways since their invention in the early 19th century. It defines railway terms and includes proper names of trains, lines, companies, periodicals and manufacturers, as well as clarifying the profusion of abbreviations, acronyms and initials. The dictionary also interprets and explains many foreign words and phrases, and the slang and colloquialisms used by professional and amateurs alike. The text is enhanced by many explanatory drawings and diagrams.
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations written by Connie Robertson and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quotations have exercised a particular fascination for humanity since the birth of recorded language and their potency in the age of the soundbite is stronger than ever. We revel in quotations, compete to know them, love them, hate them and inscribe them in books and on buildings, and this freshly revised and updated dictionary includes a wealth of new material among its 13,000 familiar, serious, outrageous, witty and thought-provoking entries.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations is an essential work of reference for every writer, journalist and speech-maker, as well as being a treasure-trove for the browser and the simply curious. From the Roman poet Ovid's observation that 'Judgement of beauty can er, what with the wine and the dark' to Oscar Wilde's that 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes', there is a wide diversity of sayings to add spice to our conversation and enrich our daily lives. The book is alphabetically arranged by author and indexed by keyword for ease of use.
Download or read book Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms written by John Glover and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms is an essential guide to the complex world of the modern railway scene. Today's privatised railway industry has created for itself a whole new range of jargon to be added to that already in use in an industry whose history now spans two centuries." "In this book the reader is guided through the terminology that is in present use, reflecting the new railway structures that have replaced the old. The organisation of the railway itself is explained and its relationship with other bodies. This includes the Department for Transport and Network Rail as well as crucial areas such as the responsibility for safety and the funding arrangements for the Passenger Transport Executives." "While much of the book is arranged alphabetically, there are a number of topics - from the legal position to signalling, passenger services to rolling stock and so on - organised thematically."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms written by Rodney Dale and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like it or not, abbreviations and acronyms are now an essential ingredient of everyday life. Since the first edition of The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations & Acronyms was published in mid-1997, the compilers have been diligently collecting further examples from many walks of life
Download or read book A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law written by Arthur English and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of concise definitions for words used in ancient or modern law.
Download or read book Rising from the Rails written by Larry Tye and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A valuable window into a long-underreported dimension of African American history."—Newsday An engaging social history that reveals the critical role Pullman porters played in the struggle for African American civil rights When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly experience irresistible. They quickly signed up to serve as maid, waiter, concierge, nanny, and occasionally doctor and undertaker to cars full of white passengers, making the Pullman Company the largest employer of African American men in the country by the 1920s. In the world of the Pullman sleeping car, where whites and blacks lived in close proximity, porters developed a unique culture marked by idiosyncratic language, railroad lore, and shared experience. They called difficult passengers "Mister Charlie"; exchanged stories about Daddy Jim, the legendary first Pullman porter; and learned to distinguish generous tippers such as Humphrey Bogart from skinflints like Babe Ruth. At the same time, they played important social, political, and economic roles, carrying jazz and blues to outlying areas, forming America's first black trade union, and acting as forerunners of the modern black middle class by virtue of their social position and income. Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Larry Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. Rising from the Rails provides a lively and enlightening look at this important social phenomenon. • Named a Recommended Book by The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Seattle Times
Download or read book Beeton s Dictionary of Universal Information written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 1542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise Legal Dictionary Adapted for the Use of Law Students and All Persons Studying the Fundamentals of English and American Law written by Charles Erehart Chadman and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Allgemeines W rterbuch Des Eisenbahnwesens written by International Office of Railway Documentation and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Coming of the Railway written by David Gwyn and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow written by Faculty of Procurators in Glascow. Library and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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