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Book Synopsis Wordsworth Railway Dictionary by : Alan A. Jackson
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.
Author :Alan Arthur Jackson Publisher :NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company ISBN 13 :9781853267505 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (675 download)
Book Synopsis The Wordsworth Railway Dictionary by : Alan Arthur Jackson
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.
Book Synopsis The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms by : Rodney Dale
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
Book Synopsis Rising from the Rails by : Larry Tye
Download or read book Rising from the Rails written by Larry Tye and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A valuable window into a long-underreported dimension of African American history."--Newsday 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 Americans in the country by the 1920s. 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
Book Synopsis Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms by : John Glover
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.
Book Synopsis The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations by : Connie Robertson
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.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law by : Arthur English
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.
Book Synopsis A Concise Legal Dictionary Adapted for the Use of Law Students and All Persons Studying the Fundamentals of English and American Law by : Charles Erehart Chadman
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:
Book Synopsis The Railway Shorthand Dictionary by : Omaha Railway Educational Bureau
Download or read book The Railway Shorthand Dictionary written by Omaha Railway Educational Bureau and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable reference book is designed for railway personnel who need to communicate quickly and efficiently. The book provides a comprehensive list of word-signs and contractions used in railway correspondence, as well as similar-sounding words and common railroad terms and phrases. Suitable for railway workers, students of railway engineering, and industry professionals. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Irish written by Thornton B. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Environmental History by : Ian Whyte
Download or read book A Dictionary of Environmental History written by Ian Whyte and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing awareness of the extent and cause of environmental problems has fuelled the emergence of a new and timely discipline: environmental history. An exciting blend of geography, history, archaeology, anthropology, landscape, environment and science, it seeks to reveal how human activity has affected the environment in the past and how we, in turn, have been affected by that environment. How did people use and transform their environment? What problems of pollution and resource depletion occurred? What has been the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation? How have people's perceptions of nature and the environment changed over time? Environmental historians are revealing how and why our environment changed in the past, they are providing key insights into the mechanisms that influence environmental change today, and are helping to make informed decisions on crucial environmental concerns such as deforestation, desertification, pollution, global warming and climate change. Professor Whyte's A Dictionary of Environmental History provides in a single volume a comprehensive reference work covering the past 12,000 years of the Earth's environmental history. An introduction to the discipline is followed by almost 1,000 entries covering key terminology, events, places, dates, topics, as well as the major personalities in the history of the discipline. Entries range from shorter factual accounts to substantial mini-essays on major topics and issues. Fully cross-referenced and with an extensive bibliography, this pioneering work provides an authoritative yet accessible resourcethat will form essential reading for academics, practitioners and students of environmental history and related disciplines.
Book Synopsis The Coming of the Railway by : David Gwyn
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 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 The Railway Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis On Some Deficiencies in Our English Dictionaries by : Richard Chenevix Trench
Download or read book On Some Deficiencies in Our English Dictionaries written by Richard Chenevix Trench and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader by :
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:
Book Synopsis Reverse Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations Dictionary by :
Download or read book Reverse Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Railway Age and Northwestern Railroad by :
Download or read book Railway Age and Northwestern Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
