Author: Mike Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037022
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in California and Nevada. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Mike Walker's North American Railroad Atlas, California & Nevada
Author: Mike Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037022
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in California and Nevada. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037022
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in California and Nevada. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Mike Walker's North American Railroad Atlas, Northeast
Author: MIke Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A comprehensive railroad atlas of the Northeast region of the United States. 150 pages. Over 100 maps. Comprehensive indiex.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A comprehensive railroad atlas of the Northeast region of the United States. 150 pages. Over 100 maps. Comprehensive indiex.
Railfan & Railroad
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Mike Walker's North American Railroad Atlas, Pacific Northwest
Author: Mike Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037039
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in Washington, Oregon, Alaska & Hawaii. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037039
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in Washington, Oregon, Alaska & Hawaii. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Mike Walker's North American Railroad Atlas, New England & Maritime Canada
Author: Mike Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037046
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in New England in the United States and Maritime provinces in Canada. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953037046
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maps of railroads and their connections in New England in the United States and Maritime provinces in Canada. Complete index and railroad listing. Part of the acclaimed North American Railroad Atlas series.
The Trees of San Francisco
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 9780764927584
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 9780764927584
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.
California, Nevada Tourbook
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
The Dreamt Land
Author: Mark Arax
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101875216
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the "Golden State" myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers—the nut king, grape king and citrus queen—tell their story here for the first time. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101875216
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the "Golden State" myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers—the nut king, grape king and citrus queen—tell their story here for the first time. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it.
Hiking Lake Tahoe: A History and Trail Guide
Author: Suzie Dundas
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467148601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The history of Lake Tahoe, nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretches far beyond its shores. Travel back in time on more than two dozen hikes, from short lakeside trails used by the Washoe People to all-day trips exploring the abandoned shelters left behind by early mapmakers. Visit the remains of one of California's most violent towns and the ruins of a lighthouse built in the early twentieth century when travel by boat was preferred over driving treacherous roads. Discover the legend of "Hermit Isle" and walk in the footsteps of the earliest pioneers. Join author and hiker Suzie Dundas as she dives deep into the history of Tahoe's scenic trails.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467148601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The history of Lake Tahoe, nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretches far beyond its shores. Travel back in time on more than two dozen hikes, from short lakeside trails used by the Washoe People to all-day trips exploring the abandoned shelters left behind by early mapmakers. Visit the remains of one of California's most violent towns and the ruins of a lighthouse built in the early twentieth century when travel by boat was preferred over driving treacherous roads. Discover the legend of "Hermit Isle" and walk in the footsteps of the earliest pioneers. Join author and hiker Suzie Dundas as she dives deep into the history of Tahoe's scenic trails.
Nothing Like It In the World
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.