Rails Across Panama
Author: Joseph L. Schott
Publisher: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13:
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The Panama Railroad
Author: Peter Pyne
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 0253052084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
Nothing Like It In the World
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-11-06
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780743203173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Wind Across the Rails
Author: Jerry Bell
Publisher:
Published: 2019-11-28
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781934060957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is the story of a young man named Jerry who was born in Rail Town (RT) in SW Louisiana. Orphaned at a young age, Jerry has to fight prejudices, poverty, and the mundane life of a poor kid from RT. Read on as he plans his escape from RT, finally escapes and sees the big world. Young Jerry fights in numerous wars, is captured and escapes. Live with him as he becomes a US Marshall, a Green Beret, A CID Agent, and a Counter-terrorist Agent. Go with him as he fights terrorists, battles cancer, fights in wars, and overcomes poverty. Read about his early childhood and the scams he uses to survive in a cruel world without parents, money, or even food. Go with him as he becomes Chief of Security of the most secret agency in the world, parachutes into enemy territory and helps plan to rescue Americans being held by terrorists. Jerry Bell came from humble beginnings and has always maintained his humility and belief in God, family and the American way of Life. Now Jerry wants to tell his adventures in a book called "Wind Across the Rails".
The Panama Railroad
Author: Peter Pyne
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0253052092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
Rails Across the Mississippi
Author: Robert Wendell Jackson
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780252026805
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A tale of grand dreams, shady politics, daring engineering experiments, greed, ambition, and westward expansion, Rails across the Mississippi is the first book-length history since 1881 to document the planning, financing, and construction of the first bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, a national engineering landmark completed in 1874 that is now known as the Eads Bridge. Robert W. Jackson takes a fresh look at this monumental project, dispersing the myths and filling in the gaps left by earlier scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Rails Across Dixie
Author: Jim Cox
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2010-11-17
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 0786461756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering legendary and obscure intercity passenger trains in a dozen Southeastern states, this book details the golden age of train travel. The story begins with the inception of steam locomotives in 1830 in Charleston, South Carolina, continuing through the mid-1930s changeover to diesel and the debut of Amtrak in 1971 to the present. Throughout, the book explores the technological achievements, the romance and the economic impact of traveling on the tracks. Other topics include contemporary museums and excursion trains; the development of commuter rails, monorails, light rails, and other intracity transit trains; the social impact of train travel; and historical rail terminals and facilities. The book is supplemented with more than 160 images and 10 appendices.
Panama and the United States
Author: Michael L. Conniff
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2012-12-01
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 082034477X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter Panama assumed control of the Panama Canal in 1999, its relations with the United States became those of a friendly neighbor. In this third edition, Michael L. Conniff describes Panama’s experience as owner-operator of one of the world’s premier waterways and the United States’ adjustment to its new, smaller role. He finds that Panama has done extremely well with the canal and economic growth but still struggles to curb corruption, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Historically, Panamanians aspired to have their country become a crossroads of the world, while Americans sought to tame a vast territory and protect their trade and influence around the globe. The building of the Panama Canal (1904–14) locked the two countries in their parallel quests but failed to satisfy either fully. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Conniff considers the full range of factors—political, social, strategic, diplomatic, economic, and intellectual—that have bound the two countries together.
Rails Across the Prairies
Author: Ron Brown
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2012-06-30
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1459702166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today’s realities. Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of Canada’s rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North Saskatchewan Rivers. The work then follows the building of the railways, the rivalries of their owners, and the unusual irrigation works of Canadian Pacific Railway. The towns were nearly all the creation of the railways from their layout to their often unusual names. Eventually, the rail lines declined, though many are experiencing a limited revival. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the Prairies’ railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them. Many landmarks lie vacant, including ghost towns and elevators, while many others survive as museums or interpretative sites.
The Canal of Panama and Globalization
Author: Andrew R. Thomas
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-05-12
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 3031051521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the relationship between the Panama Canal and the evolution of the global economy. It details the role the Canal played in America’s ascendancy and the development of modern globalization. Then, it explores how the Panamanian people have brought the Panama Canal into the 21st Century, making the nation an ever-bigger player in multi-modal transport and international trade. It concludes with a deep dive into the future of globalization and what it ultimately means for the Canal.
