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Book Synopsis Galloping Across the U.S.A. by : Martin W. Sandler
Download or read book Galloping Across the U.S.A. written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-03 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of the horse in the lives of ordinary Americans throughout the history of the country.
Book Synopsis Galloping Across the USA by : Martin Sandler
Download or read book Galloping Across the USA written by Martin Sandler and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Straphanging in the USA by : Martin W. Sandler
Download or read book Straphanging in the USA written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting look at the evolution of transportation in American cities, Straphanging in America begins with an examination of the horsecar and omnibus, then traces the extraordinary impact of the cable car, elevated railway, interurban, and subway on city life -- and the nation. Capturing people's imaginations with its "magical" use of electricity, trolley cars made pollution-free, inexpensive, mass urban transportation possible and created suburbs. Interurbans connected cities, spawned new towns, and made overland travel a national pastime. Subways solved the problem of street congestion. Beyond the effects on landscape, urban transport unified cities as people of all economic backgrounds rubbed elbows. Vividly illustrating America's urban transformation, Straphanging in America captures the excitement of a nation and its burgeoning technology.
Book Synopsis Riding the Rails in the USA by : Martin W. Sandler
Download or read book Riding the Rails in the USA written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord's plan!" Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig!" But it didn't matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship of America with the train, showing how the railroad was the single largest influence on the development of the nation's history and economy as it became possible to move freight and people farther and faster than ever before.
Book Synopsis Flying over the USA by : Martin W. Sandler
Download or read book Flying over the USA written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once purely for adventure, flight has become an integral part of everyday life. Beginning with the first hot air balloon flight to jet fighter planes of today, Sandler traces man's quest to conquer the blue skies. This book has a wealth of beautiful illustrations that give readers an extensive peek into the past. Also, included are two sidebars that take an in-depth look at one aspect of social history. Backmatter includes timeline, places to visit, further readings, and an index.
Book Synopsis Handbook to Life in America by : Rodney P. Carlisle
Download or read book Handbook to Life in America written by Rodney P. Carlisle and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history, events and people in the years often referred to the "Gilded Age", gathered by historians, scientists, archaeologists, and other scholars.
Book Synopsis On the Waters of the USA by : Martin W. Sandler
Download or read book On the Waters of the USA written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-08 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canoes, clippers, schooners, sloops, whalers, flatboats, steamboats, hydrofoils, submersibles -- the story of American transport by water has been one of constant adventure and advancement. On the Waters of America traces the remarkable history of America's romance with water transport, from Native American birch bark canoes to precarious crossings of the Atlantic to the astonishing boom in ship-building to present-day innovations. The countless rivers, bays, lakes, deep harbors, (and eventually canals) and two vast oceans necessitated the development of ships and boats as lifelines for commerce and travel, but it was the desire for mobility that made Americans eager to embrace each new means of transport. Illustrated with numerous photographs, maps, sidebars, and a technology timeline, On the Waters of America is a fascinating recounting of America's seafaring tradition.
Book Synopsis Galloping the Globe by : Loree Pettit
Download or read book Galloping the Globe written by Loree Pettit and published by Geography Matters. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Material Engineering and Mechanical Engineering by : Huiyu Zhou
Download or read book Material Engineering and Mechanical Engineering written by Huiyu Zhou and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 1540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of proceeding of International Conference on Material Engineering and Mechanical Engineering [MEME2015] is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and academicians, as well as industrial professionals, to present their research results and applications developed for Material Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. It provides an opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences, to enhance business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. The object is to strengthen national academic exchanges and cooperation in the field, promote the rapid development of machinery, materials science and engineering application, effectively improve China's machinery, materials science and engineering applications in the field of academic status and international influence. Contents:Mechanics:Basic Mechanics and Research MethodsThermodynamicsDynamics and VibrationBiomechanicsVarious MechanicsMaterial Science and Material Processing Technology:CompositeNano MaterialsSteelCeramicsPolymer Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the field of mechanics engineering and materials engineering.
Book Synopsis Captivating Westerns by : Susan Kollin
Download or read book Captivating Westerns written by Susan Kollin and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the transnational influences of what has been known as a uniquely American genre, “the Western,” Susan Kollin’s Captivating Westerns analyzes key moments in the history of multicultural encounters between the Middle East and the American West. In particular the book examines how experiences of contact and conflict have played a role in defining the western United States as a crucial American landscape. Kollin interprets the popular Western as a powerful national narrative and presents the cowboy hero as a captivating figure who upholds traditional American notions of freedom and promise, not just in the region but across the globe. Captivating Westerns revisits popular uses of the Western plot and cowboy hero in understanding American global power in the post-9/11 period. Although various attempts to build a case for the war on terror have referenced this quintessential American region, genre, and hero, they have largely overlooked the ways in which these celebrated spaces, icons, and forms, rather than being uniquely American, are instead the result of numerous encounters with and influences from the Middle East. By tracing this history of contact, encounter, and borrowing, this study expands the scope of transnational studies of the cowboy and the Western and in so doing discloses the powerful and productive influence the Middle East has had on the American West.
Book Synopsis Zen Between Two Bicycle Wheels: Eat, Pedal, Sleep by : Frosty Wooldridge
Download or read book Zen Between Two Bicycle Wheels: Eat, Pedal, Sleep written by Frosty Wooldridge and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ecstasy, The Energy And The Courage Of Your Journey A blank spot on the map dances with your imagination. What treasures might it hold? As you swing your leg over the top tube, your touring bike allows you unlimited freedom of flight for your body, mind and spirit. Slip your hands into your riding gloves. Grab those handlebars. Press your feet onto the pedals. Click the brake handles. Slide your derriere onto the saddle. Look toward the distant horizon that beckons your dreams. Feel the energy coursing through your body. Make that first pedal stroke downward as your thighs lift you onto adventure highway. Time means nothing now. It slips away as easily as grains of sand on a wind-swept beach. But those grains only trade places. On your bike, you move into that blank spot—new locations in the passage of time. The pedaling becomes incidental—like breathing. The hills and mountains come and go—your legs powering over them in a kind of winsome trance. Grappling with headwinds brings determination; while riding a tailwind fetches ecstasy. Rain drenches you during a bicycle adventure, yet promises a rainbow. Bicycle travel demands you dig deep into the art of living. Each challenge lets you know you’re vibrantly alive. You transform into a state of bliss, much like an eagle gliding over majestic mountains. You see them soaring, just living. You soar with them as you glide down a mountain grade. Those moments present you with uncommon experiences that give your life eternal expectation. That’s bicycle adventure!” Frosty Wooldridge, six continent world bicycle traveler.
Download or read book Storyville, USA written by Dale Peterson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having crossed the continent with his two children, visiting more than sixty towns in the process, the author shares his cross-country travel adventures in a unique chronicle of small-town America, its down-home citizenry, and its quirky history. Reprint.
Book Synopsis The American Civilizing Process by : Stephen Mennell
Download or read book The American Civilizing Process written by Stephen Mennell and published by Polity. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 9/11, the American government has presumed to speak and act in the name of ‘civilization’. But isthat how the rest of the world sees it? And if not, why not? Stephen Mennell leads up to such contemporary questions through a careful study of the whole span of American development, from the first settlers to the American Empire. He takes a novel approach, analysing the USA’s experience in the light of Norbert Elias’s theory of civilizing (and decivilizing) processes. Drawing comparisons between the USA and other countries of the world, the topics discussed include: American manners and lifestyles Violence in American society The impact of markets on American social character American expansion, from the frontier to empire The ‘curse of the American Dream’ and increasing inequality The religiosity of American life Mennell shows how the long-term experience of Americans has been of growing more and more powerful in relation to their neighbours. This has had all-pervasive effects on the way they see themselves, their perception of the rest of the world, and how the rest of the world sees them. Mennell’s compelling and provocative account will appeal to anyone concerned about America's role in the world today, including students and scholars of American politics and society.
Book Synopsis National Geographic Readers: Gallop! 100 Fun Facts About Horses (L3) by : Kitson Jazynka
Download or read book National Geographic Readers: Gallop! 100 Fun Facts About Horses (L3) written by Kitson Jazynka and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling all pony lovers, horse fanatics, and bookworms! Trot through 100 enchanting equine facts in this new leveled reader, perfect for fluent readers. Packed with weird-but-true facts and tons of equestrian animal info, this Level 3 Reader gallops right into the world of horses--from wild ponies to superstar racers to the shared history of humans and horses. National Geographic Fact Readers feature the same expert-vetted running text as traditional readers--with a bonus of 100 fun facts spread throughout the book! A fact roundup at the end of each book lets kids review what they've learned. (Plus, they can impress their friends with their stallion smarts!)
Book Synopsis The Record of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America by : Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Download or read book The Record of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America written by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Contemporary Authors by : Julie Mellors
Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by Julie Mellors and published by Contemporary Authors. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
Book Synopsis The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America by : Bruce E. Johansen
Download or read book The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America written by Bruce E. Johansen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans know very little about Native America. For many, most of their knowledge comes from an amalgam of three sources—a barely remembered required history class in elementary school, Hollywood movies, and debates in the news media over casinos or sports mascots. This two-volume set deals with these issues as well as with more important topics of concern to the future of Native Americans, including their health, their environment, their cultural heritage, their rights, and their economic sustainability. This two-volume set is one of few guides to Native American revival in our time. It includes detailed descriptions of efforts throughout North America regarding recovery of languages, trust funds, economic base, legal infrastructure, and agricultural systems. The set also includes personal profiles of individuals who have sparked renewal, from Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a leader among the Inuit whose people deal with toxic chemicals and global warming, to Ernest Benedict and Ray Fadden, who brought pride to Mohawk children long before the idea was popular. Also included are descriptions of struggles over Indian mascots, establishment of multicultural urban centers, and ravages of uranium mining among the Navajo. The set ends with a detailed development of contemporary themes in Native humor as a coping mechanism. Delving occasionally into historical context, this set includes valuable background information on present-day controversies that are often neglected by the news media. For example, the current struggles to recover Native American trust funds and languages both emerged from a cradle-to-grave control system developed by the U.S. and Canadian governments. These efforts are part of a much broader Native American effort to recover from pervasive poverty and reassert Native American economic independence. Is gambling an answer to poverty, the new buffalo, as some Native Americans have called it? The largest Native American casino to date has been the Pequots' Foxwoods, near Ledyard, Connecticut. In other places, such as the New York Oneidas' lands in Upstate New York, gambling has provided an enriched upper class the means to hire police to force anti-gambling traditionalists from their homes. Among the Mohawks at Akwesasne, people have died over the issue. This two-volume set brings together all of these struggles with the attention to detail they have always deserved and rarely received.
