This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotland. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges, underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst.
The Boys' Adventure Megapack collects 20 great adventure stories for boys, from classics like "The Call of the Wild" to war stories like the adventures of Dave Dawson, from science fiction like Tom Swift, Jr. to historical fiction like Tarzan of the Apes and The Count of Monte Cristo. Rollicking adventure stories for the young and young at heart! Included are: THE CALL OF THE WILD, by Jack London TREASURE ISLAND, by Robert Louis Stevenson KIDNAPPED, by Robert Louis Stevenson THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, by Johann David Wyss FIVE CHILDREN AND IT, by E. Nesbit TOM SWIFT AND THE VISITOR FROM PLANET X, by Victor Appleton II TOM SWIFT AND THE ELECTRONIC HYDROLUNG, by Victor Appleton II TARZAN OF THE APES, by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE RETURN OF TARZAN, by Edgar Rice Burroughs DAVE DAWSON AT DUNKIRK, by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DAWSON WITH THE R.A.F., by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DAWSON ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT, by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DAWSON ON GUADALCANAL, by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DAWSON AT CASABLANCA, by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DAWSON AT TRUK, by R. Sidney Bowen DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE, by Roy Rockwood ADRIFT IN THE WILDS: THE ADVENTURES OF TWO SHIPWRECKED BOYS, by Edward S. Ellis AMONG MALAY PIRATES, by G. A. Henty KIM, by Rudyard Kipling THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, by Alexandre Dumas And don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for more entries in Wildside Press's Megapack series, ranging from science fiction and fantasy to westerns, mysteries, ghost stories -- and much, much more!
To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country’s top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including the present Prime Minister. David Turner’s vibrant history of Great Britain’s public schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true “Golden Age,” countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest glory during Great Britain’s Victorian Era. Turner’s engrossing and enlightening work is rife with colorful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption, and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific, and political future of the country.
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
It is now almost impossible to conceive of life in western Europe, either in the towns or the countryside, without a reliable mains electricity supply. By 1938, two-thirds of rural dwellings had been connected to a centrally generated supply, but the majority of farms in Britain were not linked to the mains until sometime between 1950 and 1970. Given the significance of electricity for modern life, the difficulties of supplying it to isolated communities, and the parallels with current discussions over the provision of high-speed broadband connections, it is surprising that until now there has been little academic discussion of this vast and protracted undertaking. This book fills that gap. It is divided into three parts. The first, on the progress of electrification, explores the timing and extent of electrification in rural England, Wales and Scotland; the second examines the effects of electrification on rural life and the rural landscape; and the third makes comparisons over space and time, looking at electrification in Canada and Sweden and comparing electrification with the current problems of rural broadband.
