From a Railway Carriage

From a Railway Carriage PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 9781858810003
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Stevenson's poem communicates a child's excitement at travelling by train and takes us on an unforgettable picture-book journey. 5-8 yrs.

From a Railway Carriage

From a Railway Carriage PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 9781858810003
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Stevenson's poem communicates a child's excitement at travelling by train and takes us on an unforgettable picture-book journey. 5-8 yrs.

From a Railway Carriage

From a Railway Carriage PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670848942
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Watercolor paintings accompany the poem about a train tour of countryside, cityscape, and everything in between

The Railway Carriage Child

The Railway Carriage Child PDF Author: Wendy Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916481732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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The Railway Carriage Child is the autobiography of a child raised in a pair of Great Eastern Railway carriages, built in 1887, converted to living accommodation in the 1920s and home to Wendy's family to the present day. Set in the Cambridgeshire fens, this story not only gives a personal account of an unusual childhood but chronicles the social history of this ever changing part of England. With a strong topographical background, it introduces some colourful characters and takes us back to the quieter times of the early and mid 20th century.

A Children's Book of Verse

A Children's Book of Verse PDF Author:
Publisher: Brimax Books
ISBN: 9781858545387
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 91

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A Child’s Garden of Verses

A Child’s Garden of Verses PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752423390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Reproduction of the original: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

Railway Carriage Album

Railway Carriage Album PDF Author: G. M. Kichenside
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad passenger cars
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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The Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson

The Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022757752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This definitive collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's poems, edited by William Peterfield Trent, showcases the breadth and depth of the author's poetic talent. From haunting ballads to whimsical verses, Stevenson's words will move and delight readers of all ages. A classic for any poetry lover's library. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Man from the Train

The Man from the Train PDF Author: Bill James
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476796270
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn, they uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history.

Freight Train

Freight Train PDF Author: Donald Crews
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062120476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train. Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. New York magazine's The Strategist chose Freight Train as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: "The Caldecott Honor Book is spare and minimal in both art and text and follows the journey of a freight train and all its cars until it rolls off the page and into the distance. It’s a good way to learn all the different names of train cars, too." Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.

Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car

Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car PDF Author: Lucius Beebe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dining cars
Languages : en
Pages : 580

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"The evidence is overwhelming that George M. Pullman was, in his day, the foremost prophet of the good life and loomed largest among the opulent carbuilders in the general imagination. In the long light of history Pullman will be remembered as the man who put the American people on wheels, and also as the greatest single agency in the spread and appreciation of luxury on an almost universal scale. At the height of his fabulous career, George Pullman could boast that his guests occupid 260,000 beds every night in the year and that the total registration in his guest book came to 26,000,000 every twelve months. He maintained clerks at 2,950 registration desks for the sole purpose of assigning guests to room and dormitory space."--Inside cover of jacket