Author: George Fayette Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Historical Sketch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Author: George Fayette Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War
Author: Alexander Gardner
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In presenting the Photographic Sketch Book of the War to the attention of the public, it is designed that it shall speak for itself. The omission, therefore, of any remarks by way of preface might well be justified; and yet, perhaps, a few introductory words may not be amiss. As mementoes of the fearful struggle through which the country has just passed, it is confidently hoped that the following pages will possess an enduring interest. Localities that would scarcely have been known, and probably never remembered, save in their immediate vicinity, have become celebrated, and will ever be held sacred as memorable fields, where thousands of brave men yielded up their lives a willing sacrifice for the cause they had espoused. Verbal representations of such places, or scenes, may or may not have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith. During the four years of the war, almost every point of importance has been photographed, and the collection from which these views have been selected amounts to nearly three thousand.
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In presenting the Photographic Sketch Book of the War to the attention of the public, it is designed that it shall speak for itself. The omission, therefore, of any remarks by way of preface might well be justified; and yet, perhaps, a few introductory words may not be amiss. As mementoes of the fearful struggle through which the country has just passed, it is confidently hoped that the following pages will possess an enduring interest. Localities that would scarcely have been known, and probably never remembered, save in their immediate vicinity, have become celebrated, and will ever be held sacred as memorable fields, where thousands of brave men yielded up their lives a willing sacrifice for the cause they had espoused. Verbal representations of such places, or scenes, may or may not have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith. During the four years of the war, almost every point of importance has been photographed, and the collection from which these views have been selected amounts to nearly three thousand.
American Indians
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Iron Horses in the Valley
Author: John R. Hildebrand
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781572492325
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twenty-three color photos offer a pictured history of railroading in the Shenandoah Valley.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781572492325
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Twenty-three color photos offer a pictured history of railroading in the Shenandoah Valley.
The World Almanac & Book of Facts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Bulletin of the United States National Museum
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
The Laboratory of Progress
Author: Joseph Jung
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000683273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial powerhouse, a hub of innovation, a touristic mecca and a pioneer in transportation – all in the course of a single century. That a tiny landlocked country should become a dominant steamship builder for the rest of the world; that a country that had never seen a cotton plant should become the world’s second-largest textile producer; that a country with hardly any level terrain should come to boast the world’s most highly developed railway network; and that a country whose main export was impoverished emigrants should be transformed into one of the world’s major financial centres – these astonishing developments, among many others, are explored and explained, both through the specific stories of individual innovators and through a prescient analysis of the political, economic, societal and cultural structures that formed the context in which Switzerland’s astonishing transformation took place. The book is a compelling read both for professional historians and for general readers with an interest in Switzerland; it highlights the roles of transport networks and individual pioneers in industrial and political development.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000683273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial powerhouse, a hub of innovation, a touristic mecca and a pioneer in transportation – all in the course of a single century. That a tiny landlocked country should become a dominant steamship builder for the rest of the world; that a country that had never seen a cotton plant should become the world’s second-largest textile producer; that a country with hardly any level terrain should come to boast the world’s most highly developed railway network; and that a country whose main export was impoverished emigrants should be transformed into one of the world’s major financial centres – these astonishing developments, among many others, are explored and explained, both through the specific stories of individual innovators and through a prescient analysis of the political, economic, societal and cultural structures that formed the context in which Switzerland’s astonishing transformation took place. The book is a compelling read both for professional historians and for general readers with an interest in Switzerland; it highlights the roles of transport networks and individual pioneers in industrial and political development.
Bulletin
Author: Hawaii. Division of Hydrography
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
British Envoys to the Kaiserreich, 18711897
Author: Markus Mösslang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107170265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Diplomatic reports from the German Empire (Berlin), Baden and Hesse (Darmstadt), Saxony (Dresden), Württemberg (Stuttgart), and Bavaria (Munich).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107170265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Diplomatic reports from the German Empire (Berlin), Baden and Hesse (Darmstadt), Saxony (Dresden), Württemberg (Stuttgart), and Bavaria (Munich).
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency
Author: James MacNabb Campbell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385315786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385315786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.