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Author: William Rosen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012-03-15
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 0226726347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Author: Brian Floca
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-09-03
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 1442485221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Caldecott Medal Winner, Sibert Honor Book, and New York Times bestseller Locomotive is a rich and detailed sensory exploration of America’s early railroads, from the creator of the “stunning” (Booklist) Moonshot. It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America’s brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with descriptive details of the journey: the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come sit inside the caboose, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails, come cross the young country!
Author: William L. Withuhn
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2019-03-01
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 0253039355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author: Colin Garratt
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780857233738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pictorial encyclopedia of some of the most influential and famous trains from the working steams trains of China to the bullet Train and Eurostar, with detailed specifications of 50 key locomotive designs.
Author: Clara L. Matéaux
Publisher:
Published: 1885
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James J. Reisdorff
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780942035735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boys" are often credited as having been the largest steam locomotives in the world. Although these 25 steam giants last operated in 1959, their contribution to transportation history has not been forgotten. There are now eight Big Boys preserved at various museums and parks across the United States. This book, with text and more than 70 illustrations, describes the post-steam era story of Big Boy. It looks at not only what has become of the eight surviving locomotives, but also how human interest in these huge machines manifests itself in both the railroad hobby and popular culture. It also examines the question that has often been asked by railroad buffs everywhere: Will a Big Boy ever return to the rails?
Author: Tim Frew
Publisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13:
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