Author: Terry L. Baldridge
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, the Eastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the economic and social activities of the people of northeastern Kentucky. Even though the original plan of extending the railway much farther south and bridging the Ohio River to the north never came about, the railway struggled along for more than 65 years. Many people who grew up along the line passed their experiences to younger generations; some, like Jesse Stuart, wrote about them. This volume will show life along the rail line that lent its name to the highways now running its route.
Eastern Kentucky Railway
Author: Terry L. Baldridge
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, the Eastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the economic and social activities of the people of northeastern Kentucky. Even though the original plan of extending the railway much farther south and bridging the Ohio River to the north never came about, the railway struggled along for more than 65 years. Many people who grew up along the line passed their experiences to younger generations; some, like Jesse Stuart, wrote about them. This volume will show life along the rail line that lent its name to the highways now running its route.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, the Eastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the economic and social activities of the people of northeastern Kentucky. Even though the original plan of extending the railway much farther south and bridging the Ohio River to the north never came about, the railway struggled along for more than 65 years. Many people who grew up along the line passed their experiences to younger generations; some, like Jesse Stuart, wrote about them. This volume will show life along the rail line that lent its name to the highways now running its route.
Polar Dream
Author: Helen Thayer
Publisher: London : Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 9780316906272
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In 1988, in a gruelling and dangerous adventure, 50-year-old Helen Thayer became the first woman to ski solo to the magnetic North Pole. She trekked 345 miles, pulling a 160-pound sledge and with a husky, Charlie, as her only companion. This is her story.
Publisher: London : Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 9780316906272
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In 1988, in a gruelling and dangerous adventure, 50-year-old Helen Thayer became the first woman to ski solo to the magnetic North Pole. She trekked 345 miles, pulling a 160-pound sledge and with a husky, Charlie, as her only companion. This is her story.
... The American Characidae
Author: Carl H. Eigenmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Characidae
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Characidae
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Contributions from the Zoölogical Laboratory of the Indiana University
William James
Author: Robert D. Richardson
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself. Often cited as the “father of American psychology,” William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature. A member of one of the most unusual and notable of American families, James struggled to achieve greatness amid the brilliance of his theologian father; his brother, the novelist Henry James; and his sister, Alice James. After studying medicine, he ultimately realized that his true interests lay in philosophy and psychology, a choice that guided his storied career at Harvard, where he taught some of America’s greatest minds. But it is James’s contributions to intellectual study that reveal the true complexity of man. In this biography that seeks to understand James’s life through his work—including Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and Pragmatism—Robert D. Richardson has crafted an exceptionally insightful work that explores the mind of a genius, resulting in “a gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “A magnificent biography.” —The Washington Post
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself. Often cited as the “father of American psychology,” William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature. A member of one of the most unusual and notable of American families, James struggled to achieve greatness amid the brilliance of his theologian father; his brother, the novelist Henry James; and his sister, Alice James. After studying medicine, he ultimately realized that his true interests lay in philosophy and psychology, a choice that guided his storied career at Harvard, where he taught some of America’s greatest minds. But it is James’s contributions to intellectual study that reveal the true complexity of man. In this biography that seeks to understand James’s life through his work—including Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and Pragmatism—Robert D. Richardson has crafted an exceptionally insightful work that explores the mind of a genius, resulting in “a gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “A magnificent biography.” —The Washington Post
Undisciplined
Author: Nihad Farooq
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479806994
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Reciprocity, Wonder, Consequence : Object Lessons in the Land of Fire -- Of Blindness, Blood, and Second Sight : Transpersonal Journeys from Brazil to Ethiopia -- Creole Authenticity and Cultural Performance : Ethnographic Personhood in the Twentieth Century -- Performing Diaspora : The Science of Speaking for Haiti -- Conclusion : "I Danced, I Don't Know How" : Media, Race, and the Posthuman
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479806994
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Reciprocity, Wonder, Consequence : Object Lessons in the Land of Fire -- Of Blindness, Blood, and Second Sight : Transpersonal Journeys from Brazil to Ethiopia -- Creole Authenticity and Cultural Performance : Ethnographic Personhood in the Twentieth Century -- Performing Diaspora : The Science of Speaking for Haiti -- Conclusion : "I Danced, I Don't Know How" : Media, Race, and the Posthuman
Memoir of Nathaniel Thayer, A. M.
Author: George Edward Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancaster (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancaster (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Memoirs
Author: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zool̈ogy at Harvard College
Author: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Author: Massachusetts Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description