Author: Jan MacKell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738524139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling gold-miners' paradise to a favored tourist spot.
Cripple Creek District
Author: Jan MacKell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738524139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling gold-miners' paradise to a favored tourist spot.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738524139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling gold-miners' paradise to a favored tourist spot.
The Official Blue Book of the Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition, A. D. 1907
Author: Jamestown Exposition, 1907
Publisher: Norfolk, Va. : Colonial Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Publisher: Norfolk, Va. : Colonial Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
The Model T
Author: Robert H. Casey
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9781421421179
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How Henry Ford’s Model T changed the world. 2009 Michigan Notable Book, Library of Michigan “I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and take care of. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one—and enjoy with his family the blessings of hours of pleasure in God’s great open spaces.”—Henry Ford First rolled out in 1908 with an $850 price tag, the Model T Ford was the nation’s first mass-produced, affordable, and versatile motor vehicle. It made Americans mobile as never before, spurred a revolution in manufacturing methods, and marked a sea change in automotive design and engineering. Originally written for the centennial celebration of the Model T, Robert Casey captures the remarkable story of that car’s history and development and of its long-lasting impact on America. Here are the people who built the Model T and how, the folks who purchased it and why, and the profound technological leaps in mass production and mass consumption that we rightly associate with Ford’s automobile. Casey discusses how the car was designed, built, sold, and driven, as well as how owners tinkered with it. He describes the experience of driving a Model T and explains how a few engineering innovations—a one-piece cylinder block with detachable cylinder head, a clever flexible suspension system, the use of lightweight vanadium alloy steel—led to the car’s reliability and popularity and spurred innovations across the motor vehicle industry. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9781421421179
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How Henry Ford’s Model T changed the world. 2009 Michigan Notable Book, Library of Michigan “I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and take care of. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one—and enjoy with his family the blessings of hours of pleasure in God’s great open spaces.”—Henry Ford First rolled out in 1908 with an $850 price tag, the Model T Ford was the nation’s first mass-produced, affordable, and versatile motor vehicle. It made Americans mobile as never before, spurred a revolution in manufacturing methods, and marked a sea change in automotive design and engineering. Originally written for the centennial celebration of the Model T, Robert Casey captures the remarkable story of that car’s history and development and of its long-lasting impact on America. Here are the people who built the Model T and how, the folks who purchased it and why, and the profound technological leaps in mass production and mass consumption that we rightly associate with Ford’s automobile. Casey discusses how the car was designed, built, sold, and driven, as well as how owners tinkered with it. He describes the experience of driving a Model T and explains how a few engineering innovations—a one-piece cylinder block with detachable cylinder head, a clever flexible suspension system, the use of lightweight vanadium alloy steel—led to the car’s reliability and popularity and spurred innovations across the motor vehicle industry. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology.
Commemorative Services Semi-Centennial Anniversary
Author: John Chambers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385232880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385232880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The College Blue Book
Author: Huber William Hurt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Degrees, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Degrees, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Centennial Orations Commemorative of the Opening Events of the American Revolution
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385206871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385206871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets
Author: Spink & Son
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Semi-centennial Celebration
Author: New-York Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Guide Book of U. S. Coins, 1995 Red
Author: R. S. Yeoman
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307198860
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Fully illustrated catalog and retail valuation list-- 1616 to date.
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307198860
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Fully illustrated catalog and retail valuation list-- 1616 to date.
Woodrow Wilson Centennial
Author: United States. Woodrow Wilson Centennial Celebration Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description