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Book Synopsis The Case of the Train Without Wheels and Other True History Mysteries for You to Solve by : Patrice Sherman
Download or read book The Case of the Train Without Wheels and Other True History Mysteries for You to Solve written by Patrice Sherman and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nonfiction history information is presented as mysteries for readers to solve. With the turn of a page, readers learn how to solve the true history mystery"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis The Case of the Railways Considered, Especially with Reference to Railway Accidents by : Anonymous
Download or read book The Case of the Railways Considered, Especially with Reference to Railway Accidents written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-10-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Railway Journey by : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Download or read book The Railway Journey written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change—the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness—was very much a learned behavior. In The Railway Journey, Schivelbusch examines the origins of this industrialized consciousness by exploring the reaction in the nineteenth century to the first dramatic avatar of technological change, the railroad. In a highly original and engaging fashion, Schivelbusch discusses the ways in which our perceptions of distance, time, autonomy, speed, and risk were altered by railway travel. As a history of the surprising ways in which technology and culture interact, this book covers a wide range of topics, including the changing perception of landscapes, the death of conversation while traveling, the problematic nature of the railway compartment, the space of glass architecture, the pathology of the railway journey, industrial fatigue and the history of shock, and the railroad and the city. Belonging to a distinguished European tradition of critical sociology best exemplified by the work of Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin, The Railway Journey is anchored in rich empirical data and full of striking insights about railway travel, the industrial revolution, and technological change. Now updated with a new preface, The Railway Journey is an invaluable resource for readers interested in nineteenth-century culture and technology and the prehistory of modern media and digitalization.
Book Synopsis The Man from the Train by : Bill James
Download or read book The Man from the Train written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn, they uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history.
Book Synopsis The Hawick and Carlisle Railways. The Case Stated, and the Best Route Indicated. By Judex by : Judex
Download or read book The Hawick and Carlisle Railways. The Case Stated, and the Best Route Indicated. By Judex written by Judex and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Case of Railways Considered, Especially with Reference to Railway Accidents, and the Operation of Lord Campbell's Act. By a Shareholder [i.e. H. Booth]. MS. Note by :
Download or read book The Case of Railways Considered, Especially with Reference to Railway Accidents, and the Operation of Lord Campbell's Act. By a Shareholder [i.e. H. Booth]. MS. Note written by and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Railroads and the Transformation of China by : Elisabeth Köll
Download or read book Railroads and the Transformation of China written by Elisabeth Köll and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a vehicle to convey both the history of modern China and the complex forces still driving the nation’s economic success, rail has no equal. Railroads and the Transformation of China is the first comprehensive history, in any language, of railroad operation from the last decades of the Qing Empire to the present. China’s first fractured lines were built under semicolonial conditions by competing foreign investors. The national system that began taking shape in the 1910s suffered all the ills of the country at large: warlordism and Japanese invasion, Chinese partisan sabotage, the Great Leap Forward when lines suffered in the “battle for steel,” and the Cultural Revolution, during which Red Guards were granted free passage to “make revolution” across the country, nearly collapsing the system. Elisabeth Köll’s expansive study shows how railroads survived the rupture of the 1949 Communist revolution and became an enduring model of Chinese infrastructure expansion. The railroads persisted because they were exemplary bureaucratic institutions. Through detailed archival research and interviews, Köll builds case studies illuminating the strength of rail administration. Pragmatic management, combining central authority and local autonomy, sustained rail organizations amid shifting political and economic priorities. As Köll shows, rail provided a blueprint for the past forty years of ambitious, semipublic business development and remains an essential component of the PRC’s politically charged, technocratic economic model for China’s future.
Book Synopsis Report of the case of the Queen against the South Western Railway Company, decided in the Court of Queen's Bench June 4th 1842. By J. M. Carrow by : London & South Western Railway
Download or read book Report of the case of the Queen against the South Western Railway Company, decided in the Court of Queen's Bench June 4th 1842. By J. M. Carrow written by London & South Western Railway and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Canadian Railway and Transport Cases by :
Download or read book Canadian Railway and Transport Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Railway Parcels and Rates. [An account of the case of Crouch V. the London and North Western Railway Company.] by : CROUCH (Small Parcels Conveyancer.)
Download or read book Railway Parcels and Rates. [An account of the case of Crouch V. the London and North Western Railway Company.] written by CROUCH (Small Parcels Conveyancer.) and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Toll Question on Railways, Exemplified in the Case of the Croydon and Greenwich Companies by : William Arthur Wilkinson
Download or read book The Toll Question on Railways, Exemplified in the Case of the Croydon and Greenwich Companies written by William Arthur Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Royal Railways with Uniform Rates by : Whately C. Arnold
Download or read book Royal Railways with Uniform Rates written by Whately C. Arnold and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1914 pamphlet presented suggestions for the merger of railways with the general post office and the adoption of uniform ticket fares for any distance in England. The author delivered his opinion on the advantages of State ownership, the difficulties of purchase, and the nationalization of railways. In addition, he proposed the presence of only two kinds of trains that were Main Line Trains and Local Trains. The main line trains would run non-stop for a minimum of 30 miles, and all the trains other than this would be called local trains. Contents include: Introduction The Scheme Advantages of Scheme Principles of Scheme Objections to the Scheme Finance of Scheme Working Expenses Terms of Purchase Conclusion
Book Synopsis City of Owosso v. Michigan United Railways Co., 202 MICH 37 (1918) by :
Download or read book City of Owosso v. Michigan United Railways Co., 202 MICH 37 (1918) written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Computers in Railways X by : John J. Allan
Download or read book Computers in Railways X written by John J. Allan and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book updates the use of computer-based techniques, promoting their general awareness throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger, freight and transit systems. Including papers from the Tenth International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems, the book will be of interest to railway management, consultants, railway engineers (including signal and control engineers), designers of advanced train control systems and computer specialists. Themes of interest include: Planning; Human Factors; Computer Techniques, Management and languages; Decision Support Systems; Systems Engineering; Electromagnetic Compatibility and Lightning; Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS); Freight; Advanced Train Control; Train Location; CCTV/Communications; Operations Quality; Timetables; Traffic Control; Global Navigation using Satellite Systems; Online Scheduling and Dispatching; Dynamics and Wheel/Rail Interface; Power Supply; Traction and Maglev; Obstacle Detection and Collision Analysis; Railway Security.
Book Synopsis The Science of Railways by : Marshall Monroe Kirkman
Download or read book The Science of Railways written by Marshall Monroe Kirkman and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Railway Detective's Christmas Case by : Edward Marston
Download or read book The Railway Detective's Christmas Case written by Edward Marston and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December 1864. As a cold winter wind scours the Worcestershire countryside, an excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. Although a disastrous derailment is averted, the passengers are alarmed. Cyril Hubbleday, the man in charge of the excursion, alights to investigate further, but the angry altercation with the driver is cut short by a shot from a sniper, straight through Hubbleday's head. Christmas is coming all too soon and Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming are under pressure to solve the case quickly. However, with enemies in the shadows behind the seasonal trip, and with strong criticism from the local constabulary, the hunt for a cold-blooded killer is far from straightforward.
Book Synopsis They Call Me George by : Cecil Foster
Download or read book They Call Me George written by Cecil Foster and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CBC BOOKS MUST-READ NONFICTION BOOK FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH Nominated for the Toronto Book Award Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger—yet their minority status rendered them politically invisible, second-class in the social imagination that determined who was and who was not considered Canadian. Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards—a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense—the so-called Pullmen of the country’s rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada, and it was their struggle against the racist Dominion that laid the groundwork for the multicultural nation we know today. Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster’s They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better.