Download or read book Giants of Steam written by Jonathan Glancey and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits, taking these powerful and beautifully designed machines to new heights against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of the 'steam men', the charismatic engineers who designed these machines and put them to use. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out.
Download or read book Fall of Giants written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .
Download or read book American Steam Locomotives written by William L. Withuhn and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Download or read book James Watt written by Anna Sproule and published by Blackbirch Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible.
Download or read book Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America written by R. A. LeMassena and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many other books, Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America began as a modest attempt to chronicle a certain type of locomotive---in this case, the Mallet-articulated locomotive in the U.S.A. This project soon ballooned into unanticipated magnitude. It wasn't long before it became evident that Canadian and Mexican engines could not logically be ignored; they were an important part of the story. After that, one thing quickly led to another. By including the double-truck Fairlies, one was obliged to recognize their single-truck counterparts, as well as several mechanical hybrids which defied accurate classification. Locomotives having geared trucks were indeed articulated; thus, something had to be said about them. Then, there was the booster-engine which temporarily transformed ordinary locomotives into pseudo-articulateds. The latter-day duplex-drive locomotives could properly have been omitted; however, that would have concealed an important episode of motive-power progress wherein one railroad tried to avoid articulation. Consequently, duplex-drive locomotives are included, too.The author's efforts to locate suitable photographs to illustrate this chronicle have been remarkably successful--and there have been few locomotives whose portraits have been completely elusive. Considering the objective was to obtain views of every kind of articulated steam locomotive on every major railroad, this was no easy task. However, the end result is a dazzling collection of over 600 photographs--including more than 32 color views--some of them quite rare.
Download or read book The Deindustrialized World written by Steven High and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban areas, and single-industry towns to the shock waves that rippled outward, affecting entire regions, countries, and beyond. Scholars from France, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States share personal stories of ruin and ruination and ask others what it means to be working class in a postindustrial world. Part 1 examines the ruination of former workplaces and the failing health and injured bodies of industrial workers. Part 2 brings to light disparities between rural resource towns and cities, where hipster revitalization often overshadows industrial loss. Part 3 reveals the ongoing impact of deindustrialization on working people and their place in the new global economy. Together, the chapters open a window on the lived experiences of people living at ground zero of deindustrialization, revealing its layered impacts and examining how workers, environmentalists, activists, and the state have responded to its challenges.
Download or read book The Big Legacy of the Union Pacific Big Boy written by James J. Reisdorff and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boys" are often credited as having been the largest steam locomotives in the world. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. There are now eight Big Boys preserved at various museums and parks across the United States. This book, with text and more than 70 illustrations, describes the post-steam era story of Big Boy. It looks at not only what has become of the eight surviving locomotives, but also how human interest in these huge machines manifests itself in both the railroad hobby and popular culture. It also examines the question that has often been asked by railroad buffs everywhere: Will a Big Boy ever return to the rails?
Download or read book A Book of Giants written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Knowledge written by Arthur Mee and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waltzes with Giants written by Peter C. Stone and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am just blown away by Peter C. Stone s Waltzes with Giants. He has captured the story all so well, so tragically, so beautifully. Amy Knowlton, North Atlantic right whale research scientist, New England...
Download or read book Ouva Hugs a Star written by Mike Puglielli and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ouva is an adventure-seeking, big-dreaming, I-can-do-anything-I-believe-in girl. One night, Ouva sets her curious sights on the night sky when she wonders what stars look like up close, and if they too get tucked in for bed just like her.In this heartwarming bedtime story, Ouva journeys to the stars and meets a friend who helps her realize that space needs more girl astronauts like her. Includes "space facts" backmatter.
Download or read book Greta and the Giants written by Zoë Tucker and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring picture book retells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis—using allegory to make this important topic accessible to young children. Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea… A section at the back explains that, in reality, the fight against the “giants” isn’t over and explains how you can help Greta in her fight. This book has been printed sustainably in the US on 100% recycled paper. By buying a copy of this book, you are making a donation of 3% of the cover price to 350.org.
Download or read book Catalog written by Risdon Iron Works and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Of Giants and Ice written by Shelby Bach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Rory, daughter of a famous actress and a famous movie director, finds herself becoming a celebrity in her own right as she helps create a new fairy tale as a participant in the after-school program, Ever After School.
Download or read book Breaking Giants written by L M Halloran and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I meet Julian Ashburn, the reclusive frontman of indie-rock legends Breaking Giants, I do what any sane woman would do. Embarrass myself, then insult him. Because you only live once, right?Besides, keeping my distance from the enigmatic, songwriting genius is an act of self-preservation. Julian is dangerous-a pool of kerosine to my pyromaniac.I have a weakness for broken men.But sometimes the stories we tell and the songs we sing-about family, love, and ourselves-have to be rewritten in order for us to grow. Call it fate, or stars aligning, or cosmic accident, but I'm about to find out that of the two of us, Julian isn't the broken one.
Download or read book Pathfinder Adventure Path Giantslayer Part 3 Forge of the Giant God written by Tim Hitchcock and published by Paizo Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroes explore the tomb of a legendary giantslayer before venturing into the Mindspin Mountains in search of the valley where the Storm Tyrant is recruiting giants for his army. The adventurers must confront the numerous giants inhabiting the winding valley before making their way to the giant headquarters, an ancient temple to the giant god Minderhal, which contains a powerful artifact. But the valley of the giants is just a recruiting station, and the Storm Tyrant's stone giant representative has been sending the most promising recruits to a training camp deeper in the mountains. A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 7th-level characters, Forge of the Giant God continues the Giantslayer Adventure Path, an epic campaign of classic sword & sorcery thrills. Several new monsters, details of the faith of the giant god Minderhal, a gazetteer of the Mindspin Mountains, and the next installment of the Pathfinder's Journal written by Greg A. Vaughan round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path.
Download or read book Giants of Anglesey written by C. E. Smith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year ago, Kyle Dunlop and his friends stumbled upon a secret, subterranean world inhabited by goblins, elves, giants, dragons, and other magical creatures. While he was there, he unleashed a curse that nearly cost him his life. Is it any wonder, then, that Kyle is filled with dread when he suddenly receives a summons to return? Ignoring the Goblin Kings appeal for help really isnt much of an option. Kyle is the only hope the Little People have of ridding the land of the evil that now threatens them. But as Kyle faces this dilemma, a mysterious Druid has already begun to carry out a carefully planned quest for vengeance. After resurrecting terrible fiends to assist him, the evil Druid uses his unique powers to persuade an army of giantsincluding four powerful fire giantsto destroy the Little People once and for all. The only hope the Little People have is the Hammer of Thorthe one weapon that could swing the balance of power the other wayand Kyle is the only one who can wield its extraordinary energy. The sequel to Draupners Curse, Giants of Anglesey combines magic, excitement, and adventure in a fantastical voyage fit for a king!
