Walt Disney's Railroad Story
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Publisher: Carolwood Pacific LLC
Published:
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0975858424
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The Christmas Train
Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2002-11-04
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 075952775X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A journalist on a cross-country Christmas train scales the rugged terrain of his own heart in this New York Times bestselling holiday tale that inspired the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie! Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to Los Angeles in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost. David Baldacci's THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN is filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief...and shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our deepest hopes and dreams, especially during this season of miracles.
Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail
Railroad Stories (Large Print Edition)
Author: Jim Kissane
Publisher:
Published: 2023-06-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Years ago, before planes and cars connected dots on the American landscape, before highways and interstates, there was an era when trans-portation meant the people and goods of America moved by horses, wagons, boats and barges. Then came the railroads, which pushed our imaginations and potential beyond the primitive canals and waterways that up to that time deter-mined where Americans lived and worked. Rails of steel opened previously unimaginable links between undiscov-ered parts of our country, created new cities and industries, and connect-ed thousands of isolated towns and communities from coast to coast.It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Western United States. But growth involves people, and the people who made it possible were those who built, operated, and used the railroads.Would you like to get to know these people? Come inside and experience railroad life in a way you've never seen before. This volume is one of a collection of historically inspired works describing people, places and events of several specific major American industries of the 1850's through 1950's. Each volume is lavishly illustrated with archival photos and drawings, and includes glossary of industrial terms and an extensive reading list along with author commentary on the sources for the stories. Readers will enjoy volumes containing original short stories about Automobiles, Communications, Construction, Electricity, Iron and Steel, Logging and Lumber, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Meat-packing, Mining, Motor Trucks, Oil and Gas, Railroads, Textiles, Transportation, Trolleys and Inter-urbans, and a special selection about America's "Western Expansion" during this era.
The Big Book of Trains
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2016-10-25
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1465462147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the first locomotive built in 1804 to the high-speed bullet train, The Big Book of Trains is the perfect ebook for kids who love trains. Includes amazing facts and photographs of trains around the world, The Big Book of Trains covers the history of trains and train travel. Different types of trains are featured on their own spreads, and each page features multiple images to give a close-up view as well as informative text about each train. See the differences among monorails, passenger trains, and TGVs. Learn about pistons, fireboxes, boilers, and coupling rods, and find out exactly what they do to help the train travel down on the tracks. See key features of each train model and discover the difference between steam trains and diesels. Find out how trains are designed for certain jobs and tasks, including mountain trains, snow trains, and freight trains. Look at the biggest and fastest trains in the world. With incredible pictures and informative text, The Big Book of Trains is the essential ebook for young readers who want to know everything about trains.
The Big Four Railroad Barons
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781494953577
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Big Four, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker, ruled California government for 30 years. The southern Pacific Railroad was the single largest corporation in California and controlled 85 percent of the state's railroad tracks. Huntington handed out bribes to legislators, local police and government officials with impunity. At political conventions, agents of the railroad freely circulated the convention floor and dominated the smoke-filled rooms, arranging the nomination of pro-railroad candidates.
Railroad Hank
Author: Lisa Moser
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012-09-25
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0375868496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On his way to visit Granny Bett, who is feeling blue, Railroad Hank stops at the farms of several friends and, misunderstanding their offers to help, winds up with a trainload of crazy cargo.
The Girl From the Train
Author: Irma Joubert
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2015-11-03
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0529102927
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl’s unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the concentration camp, the orphaned German Jew finds herself lost in a country hostile to her people. When Jakób discovers her, guilt and fatherly compassion prompt him to take her in. For three years, the young man and little girl form a bond over the secrets they must hide from his Catholic family. But she can’t stay with him forever. Jakób sends Gretl to South Africa, where German war orphans are promised bright futures with adoptive Protestant families—so long as Gretl’s Jewish roots, Catholic education, and connections to communist Poland are never discovered. Separated by continents, politics, religion, language, and years, Jakób and Gretl will likely never see each other again. But the events they have both survived and their belief that the human spirit can triumph over the ravages of war have formed a bond of love that no circumstances can overcome. Praise for The Girl from the Train: “A riveting read with an endearing, courageous protagonist . . . takes us from war-torn Poland to the veldt of South Africa in a story rich in love, loss, and the survival of the human spirit.” —Anne Easter Smith, author of A Rose for the Crown Full-length World War II historical novel International bestseller Includes a glossary
Trains to Victory
Author: Donald J. Heimburger
Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company
Published: 2009-07-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780911581607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Trains to Victory tells the dramatic story of the years 1941-1945 when U.S. railroads, using fewer cars and locomotives than in WWI, moved more tonnage and more passengers than ever before. Divided into 13 chapters, plus a 32-page four-color section, an introduction, bibliography and a complete index, the volume appeals to railfans, historians, military historians, and many others. The 380-page hardbound book features 542 photographs, an additional 285 illustrations, a four-color laminated dustjacket and a complete listing of U.S. military camps, posts and bases as of August 1, 1941. The book discusses the implications of the war on the railroads, embarkation of troops and materiels, how the Military Railway Service joined the fight and what was happening on U.S railroads during the war. It also addresses new railroad cars and locomotives built for the war, military camp railroads, how Alaska’s railroads played a part in the conflict, how women helped the war effort, and what was happening in foreign theaters. It describes how railroads aided in the return of wounded troops and equipment, and the atmosphere on the railroads immediately after the war. Scale drawings of war-emergency box cars are also included, as are troop train car plans. Trains to Victory covers such topics as the huge Chicago & NorthWestern Proviso Yards during wartime, personal glimpses of the war from a number of railroaders and intriguing aspects of the war from the Army Engineers, Association of American Railroads and the War Department. Wartime products of locomotive and railroad car manufacturers such as Baldwin, Alco, Davenport, Lima, Whitcomb, Budd, Electro-Motive, H.K. Porter, Pullman, American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company are documented throughout the volume. Hardbound, 8½ x11", 380 pages, 825 photos and illustrations, 32-page all-color photo section, 13 chapters, extensive historical military/railroad documentation.
Overground Railroad
Author: Candacy A. Taylor
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2020-01-07
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 1683356578
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historical exploration of the Green Book offers “a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades” (The New York Times Book Review). Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that were safe for black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. Author Candacy A. Taylor shows the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations in America. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
