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Author : Sir Peter Allen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Transport Pioneers of the Twentieth Century written by Sir Peter Allen and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan S Boyd
Publisher : Artisan Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9780692682968
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (829 download)
Download or read book A Great Honor written by Alan S Boyd and published by Artisan Island Press. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Great Honor is the extraordinary memoir of Alan S. Boyd and his remarkable journey across the twentieth century. From his Florida boyhood, bounced from one set of relatives to another by his mother to protect him from conflict with his stepfather, to flying paratroopers on D-Day, to being named by President Lyndon Johnson as the first secretary of the newly created Department of Transportation, Boyd was guided by an inner resilience and determination to meet the challenges of the future. Boyd is a great storyteller-and stories abound, from supplying Florida moonshiners with glass jugs to flying over the Champs-Élysees at treetop level to salute the thousands of Parisians celebrating Germany's surrender. His battles for the common good in both his public and private careers continue to touch our lives-from his labors to save the American railroad industry from its intransigent commitment to the past; to his leadership in revitalizing a near-moribund Amtrak through modernizing its fleet, its management, and its mission; to his championing automobile safety regulations over the fierce opposition of the auto industry, resulting in saving hundreds of thousands of lives. A Great Honor is the story of a man and a century of great change-and how both helped shape the other to the benefit of many.
Author : Heather S. Morrison
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1502606631
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Inventors of Transportation Technology written by Heather S. Morrison and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today to many people driving a car is as essential as eating. Transportation has come a long way since its origins, but through the decades there have been significant advances in transportation technology. From the bicycle to the hybrid car, this book traces the most important transportation inventors and the inventions that made society what it is today.
Author : Joseph Jones
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773504288
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The Politics of Transport in Twentieth-century France written by Joseph Jones and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1984 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few aspects of economic development have had such a widespread or profound impact on the reshaping of contemporary France as transportation. As a result, transport policy has brought many of the major social forces into conflict. Monopolistic railway companies, closely aligned with the banks, combated the defenders of the regions and small towns. The fiercely independent truckers and barge-haulers, proponents of the small family firm, collided with the forces of the state. Apostles of the transatlantic gospel of free enterprise and technical progress clashed with supporters of a planned, socialist society.
Author : Maxwell Gordon Lay
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527515494
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book The Harnessing of Power written by Maxwell Gordon Lay and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the 19th century’s transport legacy of bicycles, trains, ocean-going steamers, trucks, trams, buses and cars arose, creating numerous new technologies and markets. Nothing like this range of transport changes had occurred before, and the 20th century changes were incremental compared with those of the 19th century. The book explores where the key transport features came from, and why there were so many inventions, innovations, and inconsistencies. The Industrial Revolution was a key part of the process as it had strong links with transport developments. This text adopts a broad, global perspective, but has a strong British orientation, as the Industrial Revolution was a process predominantly initiated and implemented in Britain. Nevertheless, when the Revolution lost momentum, Britain began to lose its leadership. By century’s end, France and south-western Germany were dominant change-makers and the USA was appearing on the horizon. The book also highlights the many individual inventors and entrepreneurs who caused the dramatic transport changes, and notes that they did this predominantly through individual initiatives to satisfy personal, rather than corporate or national, goals and that they were often hindered, rather than aided, by officialdom.
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Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Twentieth Century Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark LAMBERT
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (655 download)
Download or read book Twentieth Century Transport written by Mark LAMBERT and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840139686
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (396 download)
Download or read book The World's Railways written by Christopher Chant and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the history and development of the world's rail transport, this text covers the early pioneers, locomotives, passenger trains, freight by rail, famous trains of the 20th century, rapid transit systems and the decline of steam, and high-speed trains.
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Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Twentieth Century Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard D. Knowles
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319280562
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Sir Peter Hall: Pioneer in Regional Planning, Transport and Urban Geography written by Richard D. Knowles and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds light on Sir Peter Hall’s visions and contributions as recalled by experts. Specialists from the fields of transport and geography testify to Sir Peter Hall’s enormous impact on urban planning, urban geography, and transport geography, and The IGU Commission on Transport and Geography together with the IGU Urban Commission would like to commemorate this. After an Introduction by Richard Knowles and Celine Rozenblat, Peter Taylor presents his high-level contribution "Polymath in City Studies," and Jonathan Reades presents Sir Peter Hall's views on "Location and Innovation." This is followed by "An Innovator of Enhancing Transport and Urban Development Relationships" by Chia-Lin Chen. Kathy Pain explains their common work on "The Mega City Regions," while Michael Batty recalls how they collaborated on "World Cities and Information Cities." Celine Rozenblat and Dan O’Donoghue welcome "The Visionary for World and European cities".
Author : Kenda Mutongi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647139X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Matatu written by Kenda Mutongi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drive the streets of Nairobi and you are sure to see many matatus colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately black or come in extravagant colors, sporting names, slogans, or entire tableaus, with airbrushed portraits of everyone from Kanye West to Barack Obama, of athletes, movie stars, or the most famous face of all: Jesus Christ. In this richly interdisciplinary book, Kenda Mutongi explores the history of the matatu from the 1960s to the present. As Mutongi shows, matatus offer a window onto many socioeconomic and political facets of late-twentieth-century Africa. In their diversity of idiosyncratic designs they express multiple and divergent aspects of Kenyan life including rapid urbanization, organized crime, entrepreneurship, social insecurity, the transition to democracy, chaos and congestion, popular culture, and many others at once embodying both Kenya's staggering social problems and the bright promises of its future. Offering a shining model of interdisciplinary analysis, Mutongi mixes historical, ethnographic, literary, linguistic, and economic approaches to tell the story of the matatu as a powerful expression of the entrepreneurial aesthetics of the postcolonial world.
Author : Keith Robbins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198224969
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (249 download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
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Total Pages : 1142 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Twentieth Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Drusilla Cole
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811839792
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)
Download or read book 1000 Patterns written by Drusilla Cole and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Arranged by period and style, you can see at a glance patterns used from ancient to contemporary times. A handy pattern finder up front makes it easy to locate and cross-reference any motif or design in the book. Whether you have a long-standing interest in art and ornamentation or a newfound curiosity, you'll find 1000 Patterns an intriguing reference and fascinating history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Ron Bartley
Publisher : I-Media Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780974439181
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Vern Gorst and the Pacific Air Transport Air Mail written by Ron Bartley and published by I-Media Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Category: Aviation and Transportation HistoryAt the beginning of the 20th Century, the aviation industry was being built by resourceful pioneers. As an aviation pioneer, Vern Gorst stood tall amongst his peers. He had ambition, the ability to recognize where public transportation was needed, and the ability to build successful businesses. On numerous occasions, in different places, and with different modes of transportation, Vern organized transportation companies where they were needed.With an expansive vision beyond aviation, Vern built several experimental types of transportation vehicles, including one that would go on land or water. Very early, he followed the progress of the Wright Brothers, and observed some of the earliest flights in Oregon. By 1913, he was flying his own aircraft on the Oregon Coast. He knew that air travel would become the preferred mode of transportation for cross-country travel at the expense of ground transportation, and he wasnt about to be left behind when it happened.This book chronicles Verns adventures from mining gold in the Yukon to making experimental vehicles to building transportation companies including the Pacific Mail Transport (PAT) company. It tells not only of the successes but also the mishaps along the way. Throughout his life, Vern was a technology enthusiast, adventurer, experimenter, business man, and a contributor to aviation and transportation history. His story is a profile of what is needed at any time to give birth to an industry and turn dreams to reality.
Author : Chris Wrigley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470998814
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)
Download or read book A Companion to Early Twentieth-Century Britain written by Chris Wrigley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion brings together 32 new essays by leading historians to provide a reassessment of British history in the early twentieth century. The contributors present lucid introductions to the literature and debates on major aspects of the political, social and economic history of Britain between 1900 and 1939. Examines controversial issues over the social impact of the First World War, especially on women Provides substantial coverage of changes in Wales, Scotland and Ireland as well as in England Includes a substantial bibliography, which will be a valuable guide to secondary sources
Author : Earl S. Pomeroy
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300142676
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book American Far West in the Twentieth Century written by Earl S. Pomeroy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly insightful survey that represents the culmination of decades of research, a leading western specialist argues that the unique history of the American West did not end in the year 1900, as is commonly assumed, but was shaped as much--if not more--by events and innovations in the twentieth century. Earl Pomeroy gathers copious information on economic, political, social, intellectual, and business issues, thoughtfully evaluates it, and draws a new and more nuanced portrait of the West than has ever been depicted before. Pomeroy mines extensive published and unpublished sources to show how the post-1900 West charted a path that was influenced by, but separate from, the rest of the country and the world. He deals not only with the West's transition from an agricultural to an urban region but also with the important contributions of minority racial and ethnic groups and women in that transformation. Pomeroy describes a modern West--increasingly urban, transnational, and multicultural--that has overcome much of the isolation that challenged it at an earlier time. His final book is nothing short of the definitive source on that West.
