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Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River

Author : Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & Roseman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587294850
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River written by Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & Roseman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.

Grand Excursion

Author : Steven James Keillor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Grand Excursion written by Steven James Keillor and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In June 1854, to celebrate completion of the first railroad to reach the Mississippi River, the owners of the Chicago & Rock Island invited hundreds of shareholders, bondholders, notables, and fashionables to travel by rail to Rock Island, Illinois, and from there by steamboat to St. Anthony Falls in fledgling Minnesota ... Relying largely on the excursionists' own accounts of the roundtrip journey, Steven Keillor's portrait of a week in the lives of this microcosm of antebellum society captures the prevailing sectionalism, the railroad-driven economy, reform movements, the ongoing literary renaissance, westward expansion, the second-party system, the postmillennial optimism and pre-Darwinian religious fervor, the gradually changing notions of gender and class, and the romantic idealism of this period before realism." -- jacket.

Our Trip to Blunderland, Or, The Grand Excursion to Blundertown and Back

Author : John Hay Athole Macdonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Trip to Blunderland, Or, The Grand Excursion to Blundertown and Back written by John Hay Athole Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fantasy in which three boys begin their adventures by trying to follow in the footsteps of Alice"--Lovett & Lovett

A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics

Author : Ian D. Lawrie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1439884471
Total Pages : 711 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics written by Ian D. Lawrie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics invites its readers to a guided exploration of the theoretical ideas that shape our contemporary understanding of the physical world at the fundamental level. Its central themes, comprising space-time geometry and the general relativistic account of gravity, quantum field theory and the gauge theories of

The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century

Author : William Edward Mead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century written by William Edward Mead and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gran Tour

Author : Ben Aitken
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1785786490
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Gran Tour written by Ben Aitken and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Both moving and hilarious' Spectator, Books of the Year 'A tale of gloriously eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he has for an eavesdropped remark ... boy, can he write.' Daily Mail, Book of the Week FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED A CHIP SHOP IN POZNAN. One millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap. When Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life, and signed himself up. Six times over. Good value aside, what Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day like it's nearly their last. A series of coach holidays ensued - from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.

The Grand Western Railroad Game

Author : Robert S. Farnsworth
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480927074
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Grand Western Railroad Game written by Robert S. Farnsworth and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grand Western Railroad Game By: Robert S. Farnsworth The Grand Western Railroad Game by Robert S. Farnsworth is a fascinatingly detailed story of the historical importance of Western railroads. It has been meticulously written to educate the reader on the intricacies involved in the creation and growth of the Rock Island System over the “Empire Years.” The railroad’s premium passenger train service even inspired the popular song “The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Line.” To quote the author, “I wrote this book, not from just the viewpoint of a rail fan, hundreds of whom have diligently photographically documented the railroad’s passage through time, but from the viewpoint of a former employee and from the insights gained from a broad education in both the university and in the experience of a practiced transportation planner. I hope that the reader will learn from the stories told here that the workers tried valiantly to do their jobs, that the line’s managers were forced to play with the hand that was dealt to them from a less than full deck, and that investors expected to get a reasonable return on the often gigantic sums paid into the corporation. “I hope that the information contained within these covers leads others toward more detailed studies of the railroads and of the conditions in which they survived, if not prospered.”

Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River

Author : Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & Roseman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 9780877458852
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River written by Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & Roseman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.

Watkins

Author : Watkins Incorporated
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738533100
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book Watkins written by Watkins Incorporated and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The J.R. Watkins Company began in a back room of a small house in Plainview, Minnesota, in 1868. Through direct selling and innovative ideas like placing "Trial Marks" on bottles and offering money-back guarantees, Watkins grew from a one-man company into the world's largest direct selling company, an international corporation spanning North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and England. Today, the company is still in business selling the liniment that founder J.R. Watkins first bottled in 1868. With the help of nearly 40,000 sales associates worldwide, the Watkins name and its quality products are instantly recognizable to customers across the globe.

The California Pilgrimage of Boston Commandery Knights Templars, August 4-September 4, 1883

Author : Oliver Ayer Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River

Author : Curtis C. Roseman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River written by Curtis C. Roseman and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.

Excursion of the Directors and Stockholders of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, November, 1866

Author : Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excursion of the Directors and Stockholders of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, November, 1866 written by Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

De Potter's Grand Tour

Author : Joanna Scott
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374710465
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book De Potter's Grand Tour written by Joanna Scott and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping novel about a seemingly charmed marriage and a mysterious disappearance at sea In 1905, a tourist agent and amateur antiques collector named Armand de Potter mysteriously disappeared off the coast of Greece. His body is never recovered and his wife is left to manage his affairs on her own. But as she starts to piece together his life, she realizes that everything was not as he had said. Infused with details from letters and diary entries, the narrative twists forward and backward through time, revealing a lost world of fake identities, underground antiques networks, and a husband who wasn't what he seemed. Originally from Belgium, young Armand de Potter comes to New York without a penny in his pocket. With cunning ambition, he quickly makes a name for himself as both a worldwide travel guide and a trusted—if illegal—antiques dealer. After marrying, he moves the family to a luxurious villa in Cannes and embraces an aristocratic life. But as he grows increasingly entangled in the antiques trade and his touring business begins to falter, Armand's control starts to fray. As the world closes in, he believes he only has one option left. Told with masterful narrative agility, De Potter's Grand Tour is a tale as grand as the tour guide at its center. Drawing on real letters, legal documents, and a trove of diaries only recently discovered, Joanna Scott points delicately toward the story's historical basis and unfolds a detective tale of the highest order.

Senatorial Excursion Party Over the Union Pacific Railway, E.D.

Author : Kansas Pacific Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Senatorial Excursion Party Over the Union Pacific Railway, E.D. written by Kansas Pacific Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Senatorial Excursion Party Over the Union Pacific Railway, E. D.

Author : Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Senatorial Excursion Party Over the Union Pacific Railway, E. D. written by Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Locomotive Engineers Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1274 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Locomotive Engineers Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Souvenir of the Anchor Line Agents Excursion on the Steamer California, August 14 1872

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338218219X
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book A Souvenir of the Anchor Line Agents Excursion on the Steamer California, August 14 1872 written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.