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Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Kaibab National Forest (N.F.) Amd Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Railway, Inc. Passenger Rail Service, Grand Canyon Airport to Maswik Transportation Area, Grand Canyon Village
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Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Sierra Stories
Author: Gary Noy
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597142832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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The author of Gold Rush Stories shares tales of the larger-than-life characters from the history of the legendary Sierra Nevada mountain range. With its 14,000-foot granite mountains, crystalline lakes, conifer forests, and hidden valleys, the Sierra Nevada has long been the domain of dreams, attracting the heroic and the delusional, the best of humanity and the worst. Stories abound, and characters emerge so outlandish and outrageous that they must be real. Could the human imagination have invented someone like Eliza Gilbert? Born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1818, she transformed herself into Lola Montez, born in Seville, Spain, in 1823, and brought to the Gold Country the provocative “Spider Dance”—impersonating a young woman repelling a legion of angry spiders under her petticoats. Or Otto Esche, who in 1860 imported fifteen two-humped Bactrian camels from Asia to transport goods to the mines. Or the artist Albert Bierstadt, whose paintings Mark Twain characterized as having “more the atmosphere of Kingdom-Come than of California.” Or multimillionaire George Whittell Jr., who was frequently spotted driving around Lake Tahoe in a luxurious convertible with his pet lion in the front seat. These, and scores more, spill out of the pages of this well-illustrated and lively tribute to the Sierra by a native son.
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597142832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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The author of Gold Rush Stories shares tales of the larger-than-life characters from the history of the legendary Sierra Nevada mountain range. With its 14,000-foot granite mountains, crystalline lakes, conifer forests, and hidden valleys, the Sierra Nevada has long been the domain of dreams, attracting the heroic and the delusional, the best of humanity and the worst. Stories abound, and characters emerge so outlandish and outrageous that they must be real. Could the human imagination have invented someone like Eliza Gilbert? Born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1818, she transformed herself into Lola Montez, born in Seville, Spain, in 1823, and brought to the Gold Country the provocative “Spider Dance”—impersonating a young woman repelling a legion of angry spiders under her petticoats. Or Otto Esche, who in 1860 imported fifteen two-humped Bactrian camels from Asia to transport goods to the mines. Or the artist Albert Bierstadt, whose paintings Mark Twain characterized as having “more the atmosphere of Kingdom-Come than of California.” Or multimillionaire George Whittell Jr., who was frequently spotted driving around Lake Tahoe in a luxurious convertible with his pet lion in the front seat. These, and scores more, spill out of the pages of this well-illustrated and lively tribute to the Sierra by a native son.
Railway Mechanical Engineer
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Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 916
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Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 916
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Preliminary Alternatives, Workbook
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Category : Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Category : Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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100 Years of Conservation
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Author: HAROLD ADAMS. INNIS
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ISBN: 9781033266236
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781033266236
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Report in Reference to the Canadian Pacific Railway
Author: Sandford Fleming
Publisher: Ottawa, MacLean
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Category : Canadian Pacific Railway
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Publisher: Ottawa, MacLean
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Category : Canadian Pacific Railway
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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The Forest Service
Author: Gerald W. Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031308114X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Established in 1905, The Forest Service is steeped in history, conflict, strong personalities (including Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot), and the challenges of managing 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. This unique federal agency is one that combines forest management with wildlife, fish, recreation, mining, grazing, and hundreds of other uses. It operates in the midst of controversy and change. The original intent was to protect the public forests, protect the water supplies, and, when appropriate, provide timber. Much has changed over the last 100 years including many new laws, but the fact that these lands are still fought over today shows the foresight of politicians, foresters, scientists, and communities. This work brings to light the many and varied activities of the agency that many people know little about in a world that is constantly changing. Written by a former Forest Service national historian, topics discussed in the work include wilderness and the Wilderness Act of 1964, recreation battles and interagency rivalry with the National Park Service, timber management including clearcutting, ecosystem management, roadless area and controversies over RARE and RARE II studies, fish and wildlife management including endangered species before and after the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and mining and the General Mining Act of 1872. It also discusses the future challenges: forest fires, water protection and restoration, recreation, involving the public, and fish and wildlife.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031308114X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Established in 1905, The Forest Service is steeped in history, conflict, strong personalities (including Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot), and the challenges of managing 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. This unique federal agency is one that combines forest management with wildlife, fish, recreation, mining, grazing, and hundreds of other uses. It operates in the midst of controversy and change. The original intent was to protect the public forests, protect the water supplies, and, when appropriate, provide timber. Much has changed over the last 100 years including many new laws, but the fact that these lands are still fought over today shows the foresight of politicians, foresters, scientists, and communities. This work brings to light the many and varied activities of the agency that many people know little about in a world that is constantly changing. Written by a former Forest Service national historian, topics discussed in the work include wilderness and the Wilderness Act of 1964, recreation battles and interagency rivalry with the National Park Service, timber management including clearcutting, ecosystem management, roadless area and controversies over RARE and RARE II studies, fish and wildlife management including endangered species before and after the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and mining and the General Mining Act of 1872. It also discusses the future challenges: forest fires, water protection and restoration, recreation, involving the public, and fish and wildlife.
1980-1990 National Program of Research for Forests and Associated Rangelands
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Category : Forestry innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : Forestry innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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