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Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
I-895 Upgrading, Construction from I-95 in Richmond RI to I-195 in Swansea, MA and Jamestown Bridge Replacement
Author: Marks and Marking of Weights and Measures of the British Isles
Author: Carl RickettsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780952853305
Category : Standardization
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Picturesque Rhode Island
Author: Wilfred Harold MunroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Seamans Family in America as Descended from Thomas Seamans of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1687
Author: History of Britain and Ireland
Author: DKPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744024404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped British and Irish history, from Stone Age Britain to the present day, in this revised and updated ebook. Combining over 700 photographs, maps, and artworks with accessible text, the History of Britain and Ireland is an invaluable resource for families, students, and anyone seeking to learn more about the fascinating story of the England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Spanning six distinct periods of British and Irish history, this ebook is the best way to find out how Britain transformed with the Norman rule, fought two world wars in the 20th century, and faced new economic challenges in the 21st century. DK's visual guide places key figures - from Alfred the Great to Winston Churchill - and major events - from Roman invasion to the Battle of Britain - in their wider context, making it easier than ever before to learn how they influenced Britain and Ireland's development through the age of empire into the modern era.
The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth
Author: Sir John QuickPublisher:
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Privacy Act Systems of Records
Author: United States. Bureau of Land ManagementPublisher:
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Category : Government information
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Hamlin Family
Author: Henry Franklin AndrewsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Car Safety Wars
Author: Michael R. LemovPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611477468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Car Safety Wars is a gripping history of the hundred-year struggle to improve the safety of American automobiles and save lives on the highways. Described as the “equivalent of war” by the Supreme Court, the battle involved the automobile industry, unsung and long-forgotten safety heroes, at least six US Presidents, a reluctant Congress, new auto technologies, and, most of all, the mindset of the American public: would they demand and be willing to pay for safer cars? The “Car Safety Wars” were at first won by consumers and safety advocates. The major victory was the enactment in 1966 of a ground breaking federal safety law. The safety act was pushed through Congress over the bitter objections of car manufacturers by a major scandal involving General Motors, its private detectives, Ralph Nader, and a gutty cigar-chomping old politician. The act is a success story for government safety regulation. It has cut highway death and injury rates by over seventy percent in the years since its enactment, saving more than two million lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. But the car safety wars have never ended. GM has recently been charged with covering up deadly defects resulting in multiple ignition switch shut offs. Toyota has been fined for not reporting fatal unintended acceleration in many models. Honda and other companies have—for years—sold cars incorporating defective air bags. These current events, suggesting a failure of safety regulation, may serve to warn us that safety laws and agencies created with good intentions can be corrupted and strangled over time. This book suggests ways to avoid this result, but shows that safer cars and highways are a hard road to travel. We are only part of the way home.
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