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Author : Charles Seims
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Mount Lowe, the Railway in the Clouds written by Charles Seims and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael A. Patris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738588797
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (887 download)
Download or read book Mount Lowe Railway written by Michael A. Patris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Mount Lowe Railway's abandonment in 1936, millions of hikers, mountain bikers, and railfans have followed the long-deserted rail beds to glimpse the scenic grandeur of what was once the "Earth's Grandest Mountain Ride." Now, readers can enjoy local history and fabulous vistas without the effort of a day's hike. Authors Michael A. Patris and Steve Crise serve on the board of the Mount Lowe Preservation Society, which provided most of the images in this book from its archives.
Author : Michael A. Patris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738581231
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Mount Lowe written by Michael A. Patris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tucked away in Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains, the Mount Lowe Railway was an internationally renowned tourist destination, serving nearly four million passengers between 1893 and 1936. Few riders of "The Railway to the Clouds" are around to relate their experiences now, but postcards and photographs remarkably reflect the history of this amazing attraction. Virtually nothing of the once-famous landmark remains on the mountain today, except a few timeworn foundations and part of the original right-of-way, which has become a hiking trail into the Angeles National Forest.
Author : Steve Crise
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738575865
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (758 download)
Download or read book Pacific Electric Railway written by Steve Crise and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Electric Railway originally provided reliable transportation across more than 1,000 miles of track. Postwar society's affair with the automobile led to the loss of an infrastructure that could have formed the basis for an enviable modern light-rail system, one that current society would be happy to utilize. Authors Steve Crise and Michael Patris look back at the railway and its landscape today. Both serve on the board of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, from whose archives most of these images are taken.
Author : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher : Wilderness Press
ISBN 13 : 0899974899
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Rail-Trails West written by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newest edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the West. With 70 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 1,050 miles, Rail-Trails West covers 60 trails in California, eight in Arizona, and two in Nevada. Many rail-trails offer escapes from city life, like the Mount Lowe Railway Trail, high above the buzzing Los Angeles basin on a rail line vacationers once took to a mountaintop resort. Others offer the pure sensory thrill of sweeping terrain, like Arizona's 7-mile Prescott Peavine Trail. Still more juxtapose the natural world with the railroad's industrial past, like Nevada's Historic Railroad Hiking Trail, which passes through five massive tunnels to reach Hoover Dam. Every trip has a detailed map, directions to the trailhead, and information about parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities. Many of the level rail-trails are suitable for walking, jogging, bicycling, inline skating, wheelchairs, and horses.
Author : John W. Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The San Gabriels written by John W. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : active 1825 James Drake
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester written by active 1825 James Drake and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Drake's 'Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester' is a comprehensive guide to the newest mode of transportation in the early 19th century. The book not only provides practical information for travelers, such as distances and landmarks along the railway route, but also includes detailed descriptions of the towns and cities connected by the railway. Drake's writing style is straightforward and informative, catering to the practical needs of travelers. This book is a valuable resource for understanding the impact of the railway on society and commerce during the Industrial Revolution. Drake's detailed observations and meticulous descriptions offer a glimpse into the rapidly changing landscape of Britain in the 19th century. Historians and enthusiasts of railway history will find this book an essential addition to their collection. James Drake's expertise as a cartographer and travel writer is evident in this meticulously researched and well-presented guide, making it a must-read for those interested in the history of transportation and urban development.
Author : Michele Zack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974725703
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Altadena written by Michele Zack and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Robinson
Publisher : Wilderness Press
ISBN 13 : 0899977146
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Trails of the Angeles written by John Robinson and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rugged San Gabriel Mountains, rising starkly from the edge of the Los Angeles Basin, provide a sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city and its surroundings. Angelinos across the county (a population of almost 10 million), as well as visitors from out of state, welcome the opportunity to escape from city chaos into the quiet wilderness. This 9th edition of the classic Wilderness Press guide has been revised and updated to reflect recent trail changes, and now includes trips in the Fish Canyon Narrows, along Alder Creek, and to Jones Peak, as well as perennial favorites such as Old Baldy, Mt. Wilson, and Devils Punchbowl. Each detailed trip description notes the distance, difficulty, and ideal season, and points out the highlights of the trail. The guide includes a companion 4-color waterproof topo map.
Author : Casey Schreiner
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510096
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Day Hiking Los Angeles written by Casey Schreiner and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • 125 of the best trails throughout the Los Angeles metro area • Easy-to-use, well-organized guide to hiking in the greater Los Angeles area • Hikes feature ocean views, waterfalls, coastal canyons, native grasslands, rocky peaks, desert wildflowers, and more In Southern California, the city of Los Angeles alone covers more than 500 square miles. Yet beyond the freeways and suburbia, there is a surprising amount of hikeable green space and wilderness. This new guide details trails in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, the world’s largest urban national park stretching from the Pacific Coast right into Hollywood itself; the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Padres National Forest; Angeles National Forest, including the San Gabriels and Mount San Antonio, the highest point in Los Angeles County; the striking desert landscape of Antelope Valley; the Santa Ana Mountains; portions of the San Bernardino Mountains; Chino Hills State Park; and slivers of green space and city parks such as famed Griffith Park.
Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019974369X
Total Pages : 981 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Albion's Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-14 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Author : Dave Itzkoff
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 0805095705
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Mad as Hell written by Dave Itzkoff and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the iconic movie Network, which transformed the way we think about television and the way television thinks about us "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard Beale, "the mad prophet of the airwaves," took America by storm in 1976, when Network became a sensation. With a superb cast (including Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall) directed by Sidney Lumet, the film won four Academy Awards and indelibly shaped how we think about corporate and media power. In Mad As Hell, Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times recounts the surprising and dramatic story of how Network made it to the screen. Such a movie rarely gets made any more—one man's vision of the world, independent of studio testing or market research. And that man was Paddy Chayefsky, the tough, driven, Oscar-winning screenwriter whose vision—outlandish for its time—is all too real today. Itzkoff uses interviews with the cast and crew, as well as Chayefsky's notes, letters, and drafts to re-create the action in front of and behind the camera at a time of swirling cultural turmoil. The result is a riveting account that enriches our appreciation of this prophetic and still-startling film. Itzkoff also speaks with today's leading broadcasters and filmmakers to assess Network's lasting impact on television and popular culture. They testify to the enduring genius of Paddy Chayefsky, who foresaw the future and whose life offers an unforgettable lesson about the true cost of self-expression.
Author : Lisa See
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780099409823
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)
Download or read book On Gold Mountain written by Lisa See and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1999 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she was a girl, Lisa See spent summers in the cool, dark recesses of her family`s antiques store in Los Angeles' Chinatown. There, her grandmother and great-aunt told her intriguing, colourful stories about their family`s past - stories of missionaries, concubines, tong wars, glamorous nightclubs, and the determined struggle to triumph over racist laws and discrimination. They spoke of how Lisa`s great-great-grandfather emigrated from his Chinese village to the United States, and how his son followed him. As an adult, See spent fives years collecting the details of her family`s remarkable history. She interviewd nearly one hundred relatives and pored over documents at the National Archives, the immigration office, and in countless attics, basements, and closets for the initmate nuances of her ancestors` lives. The result is a vivid, sweeping family portriat that is att once particular and universal, telling the story not only of one family, but of the Chinese people in America - and of America itself, a country that both welcomes and reviles its immigrants like no other culture in the world.
Author : Josef Lesser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578530154
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Hollywood's Trains and Trolleys written by Josef Lesser and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergence of the Hollywood film studios and films produced within a 30-mile radius of Hollywood with trains and trolleys prominently highlighted.
Author : Paul A. Smedley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780870951299
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (512 download)
Download or read book Huntington Tracks written by Paul A. Smedley and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elrond G. Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Route 66 Railway written by Elrond G. Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climb aboard for a visual road trip across the American Southwest, following famous Route 66 and the trains of the Santa Fe and BNSF Railways. Filled with spectacular photography and engaging text, Route 66 Railway explores the relationship between the "Route of the Warbonnets" and the "Mother Road" through mountains, deserts, forests, cities and quirky towns. Thrill to colorful diesel locomotives and vintage steam trains as they roll past cafes, motor courts, tourist traps, railroad stations, neon signs, and much more.
Author : George Wharton James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Scenic Mount Lowe and Its Wonderful Railway... written by George Wharton James and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promotional brochure for the Mount Lowe Railway, one of four versions by George Wharton James, public relations director for the Railway. The booklet begins with background on the origin of the railway, first envisioned by Thaddeus Lowe in 1892 as a way to make the beauty of the San Gabriel mountains and valleys accessible to all. Included is description of each segment of the railway: an electric railway from the terminus near Altadena up to Rubio Canyon; the cable incline railroad from Rubio Canyon to the summit of Echo Mountain, where Lowe built two hotels, The Chalet, and Echo Mountain House; from the hotel, tourists may walk up to the Observatory on a slope above Echo Mountain; the final portion of electric railroad takes visitors from Echo Mountain to Ye Alpine Tavern, a distance of five miles. James describes the beauty of the landscape and views, activities available to the tourist, such as horseback riding, and the health benefits of mountain climbing. The booklet concludes with brief descriptions of other picturesques accessible by Pacific Electric Railway, such as Long Beach, Whittier, San Gabriel Mission, and Monrovia and Baldwin's Ranch.
