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Author : Irvin Anthony
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Paddle Wheels and Pistols written by Irvin Anthony and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486400358
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Six-Guns and Saddle Leather written by Ramon Frederick Adams and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-02-25 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative guide to everything in print about lawmen and the lawless—from Billy the Kid to the painted ladies of frontier cow towns. Nearly 2,500 entries, taken from newspapers, court records, and more.
Author : Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804798982
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Engines of Empire written by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was a remarkable wonder of the nineteenth century: an iron city longer than Trafalgar Square, taller than Big Ben's tower, heavier than Westminster Cathedral. Her paddles were the size of Ferris wheels; her decks could hold four thousand passengers bound for America, or ten thousand troops bound for the Raj. Yet she ended her days as a floating carnival before being unceremoniously dismantled in 1889. Steamships like the Great Eastern occupied a singular place in the Victorian mind. Crossing oceans, ferrying tourists and troops alike, they became emblems of nationalism, modernity, and humankind's triumph over the cruel elements. Throughout the nineteenth century, the spectacle of a ship's launch was one of the most recognizable symbols of British social and technological progress. Yet this celebration of the power of the empire masked overconfidence and an almost religious veneration of technology. Equating steam with civilization had catastrophic consequences for subjugated peoples around the world. Engines of Empire tells the story of the complex relationship between Victorians and their wondrous steamships, following famous travelers like Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Jules Verne as well as ordinary spectators, tourists, and imperial administrators as they crossed oceans bound for the colonies. Rich with anecdotes and wry humor, it is a fascinating glimpse into a world where an empire felt powerful and anything seemed possible—if there was an engine behind it.
Author : Jason Richie
Publisher : Oliver PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9781881508601
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Weapons written by Jason Richie and published by Oliver PressInc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.
Author : Jackson Lears
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101200375
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Something for Nothing written by Jackson Lears and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-07-27 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson Lears has won accolades for his skill in identifying the rich and unexpected layers of meaning beneath the familiar and mundane in our lives. Now, he challenges the conventional wisdom that the Protestant ethic of perseverance, industry, and disciplined achievement is what made America great. Turning to the deep, seldom acknowledged reverence for luck that runs through our entire history from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, Lears traces how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and, at times, defined our national character.
Author : Larry Schweikart
Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0996365788
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (963 download)
Download or read book America's Victories written by Larry Schweikart and published by Winged Hussar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America's Victories, Professor Larry Schweikart restores the truth about our amazing military heritage. Just as he did in his acclaimed previous book, A Patriot's History of the United States, Professor Schweikart cuts through the distortions passed along by academia and the media
Author : Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
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Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Pistol and Revolver written by Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Maritime and Naval History written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ralph P. Gallwey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473383749
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Swivel-Guns - Breechloaders And Muzzleloaders written by Ralph P. Gallwey and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early manual on swivel-guns is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It will prove of great interest to the present day gun enthusiast and historian of weaponry. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Справочник по общеобразовател·ным учреждениям Санкт-Петербурга written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Greenhalgh Albion
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Maritime and Naval History written by Robert Greenhalgh Albion and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. Douglas Kroll
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612343457
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book "Friends in Peace and War" written by C. Douglas Kroll and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great friendship existed between the United States and Imperial Russia during the nineteenth century. The Old World Russian autocracy supported the young New World democracy because of the emerging U.S. role as a bulwark against Great Britain's ambitions, in Asia and in the North Pacific Ocean region especially. In fact, when the American Civil War threatened to divide the United States, Russia alone among the European great powers gave no aid or comfort to the seceding states. The surprise 1863 arrival of squadrons of Russian warships and thousands of Russian sailors in New York and San Francisco proved fortuitous, coming when the Union feared British and French intervention on the Confederacy's behalf. C. Douglas Kroll, using both Russian and U.S. documents, investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco, a port of departure for California and Nevada gold headed east; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. With the units of the U.S. Navy's small Pacific Squadron widely dispersed and Confederate commerce raiders on the loose, the Russians' arrival suggested to on-lookers that they intended to defend the Union against interference. Whether actively supporting the Union or training and refitting or both, the Russian officers and sailors endeared themselves to San Francisco's citizens. Parades and balls, as well as dinners hosted by both sides, helped San Franciscans overlook the various differences they had with their Russian visitors. Kroll gives us a thorough examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact.
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Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Exhibition of Art and Art-Industry
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853; a Detailed Catalogue of Its Contents, with Critical Dissertations, Statistical Information, and Accounts of Manufacturing Processes in the Different Departments ... Edited by J. Sproule written by Exhibition of Art and Art-Industry and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Sproule
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Total Pages : 562 pages
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Download or read book The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853 written by John Sproule and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 430 pages
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Download or read book Scientific American written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.
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Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Appleton's Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
