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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1420
Book Description
American Lumberman
Author: The American Exporter
Author: The Climax Locomotive
Author: Dennis ThompsonPublisher: Oso Publishing
ISBN: 9780964752160
Category : Climax locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Shay Locomotive
Author: Michael KochPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
The Railway Age
Author: The Illustrated Directory of North American Locomotives
Author: Pepperbox PressPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510756833
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 849
Book Description
More than 250 classic American locomotives. "Let the country but make the railroads, and the railroads will make the country." — Edward Pease During the mid-1800s, American railroads became the lifeblood of new communities in the West and brought new ways of life and means of commerce to rural communities. Railroads became the shining thread that tied together the tapestry of American life into a land of plenty. The Illustrated Dictionary of North American Locomotives explores the story of railroads and their motive power. Giant beasts of iron and steel once roamed the land. Their descendants still race across the country. This book charts the progress of motive power on America's railroads from 1830 until the present. Its 432 pages illustrate a wide variety of grand and humble locomotives from the steam powered Puffing Billy types of the "Early Days" chapter, to the mighty Allegheny class steamers that were used to haul coal for the American industry in the "Steam in Charge" chapter. Technical specifications are given for each engine type and the book is fully illustrated with both black & white and color photos. The book goes on to show the progress of Diesel Power, including the output of General Electric and General Motors electromotive division (EMD) from the 1920s to the present. Ultimately, the book also explores the Electric Power that powers so many of today's railways.
The Lumber Trade Journal
Author: Chinese in the Woods
Author: Sue Fawn ChungPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097556
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Though recognized for their work in the mining and railroad industries, the Chinese also played a critical role in the nineteenth-century lumber trade. Sue Fawn Chung continues her acclaimed examination of the impact of Chinese immigrants on the American West by bringing to life the tensions, towns, and lumber camps of the Sierra Nevada during a boom period of economic expansion. Chinese workers labored as woodcutters and flume-herders, lumberjacks and loggers. Exploding the myth of the Chinese as a docile and cheap labor army, Chung shows Chinese laborers earned wages similar to those of non-Asians. Men working as camp cooks, among other jobs, could make even more. At the same time, she draws on archives and archaeology to reconstruct everyday existence, offering evocative portraits of camp living, small town life, personal and work relationships, and the production and technical aspects of a dangerous trade. Chung also explores how Chinese used the legal system to win property and wage rights and how economic and technological change ultimately diminished Chinese participation in the lumber industry. Eye-opening and meticulous, Chinese in the Woods rewrites an important chapter in the history of labor and the American West.
World Railways of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Jim HarterPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801880890
Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword
National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.