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Original Highways
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Author : Roy MacGregor
language : en
Publisher: Random House Canada
Release Date : 2017-11-14
Original Highways written by Roy MacGregor and has been published by Random House Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-14 with History categories.
Expanding on his landmark Globe and Mail series in which he documented his travels down 16 of Canada's great rivers, Roy MacGregor tells the story of our country through the stories of its original highways, and how they sustain our spirit, identity and economy--past, present and future. No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. From the mouth of the Fraser River in BC, to the Bow in Alberta, the Red in Manitoba, the Gatineau, the Saint John and the most historic of all Canada's rivers, the St. Lawrence, our beloved chronicler of Canadian life, Roy MacGregor, has paddled, sailed and traversed their lengths, learned their stories and secrets, and the tales of centuries lived on their rapids and riverbanks. He raises lost tales, like that of the Great Tax Revolt of the Gatineau River, and reconsiders histories like that of the Irish would-be settlers who died on Grosse Ile and the incredible resilience of settlers in the Red River Valley. Along the Grand, the Ottawa and others, he meets the successful conservationists behind the resuscitation of polluted wetlands, including even Toronto's Don, the most abused river in Canada (where he witnesses families of mink, returned to play on its banks). Long before our national railroad was built, our rivers held Canada together; in these sixteen portraits, filled with yesterday's adventures and tomorrow's promise, MacGregor weaves together a story of Canada and its ongoing relationship with its most precious resource.
On Old World Highways
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Author : Thomas Dowler Murphy
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-08-06
On Old World Highways written by Thomas Dowler Murphy and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-06 with Fiction categories.
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America S First Highways
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Author : Stephen H. Provost
language : en
Publisher: America's Historic Highways
Release Date : 2020-04-29
America S First Highways written by Stephen H. Provost and has been published by America's Historic Highways this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-29 with Travel categories.
Before the era of the interstate highway, before there was even a Route 66, there were auto trails. For a brief period in the early 20th century, these privately funded roads bridged the gap between the era of the stagecoach turnpike and the age of the federal highway.With names like the Yellowstone Trail, the National Old Trails Road and the famed Lincoln Highway, they offered the newly unshackled American tourist a way to hit the open road - even if that road was dirt or gravel, and you were liable to get lost along the way.The visionaries who built those roads and the carmakers who made it all possible. Did you know Henry Ford once set the land speed record ... on a frozen lake? Or that the National Football League was founded in an auto dealership? Or that the man behind the Lincoln Highway build the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and made Miami Beach a winter resort?You'll read about the first person to drive from coast to coast in an automobile (with a goggle-wearing bulldog) and the around-the-world contest that inspired the movie The Great Race. You'll also find stories of Dwight Eisenhower's 1919 cross-country trip that helped convince him of the need for an interstate highway system; and the auto camping craze that led to the first motels.But most of all, you'll learn about the auto trails themselves: How they came into being, their role in paving the way our federal highways, and their eventual demise. It's all here in a single volume packed with details and more than 200 historic and modern images. From the author of "Highway 99: The History of California's Main Street" and "Highway 101: The History of El Camino Real," "America's First Highways" is a companion to "Yesterday's Highways" and Volume II in the America's Historic Highways Series.
Old Highways In China
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Author : Isabelle Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-22
Old Highways In China written by Isabelle Williamson and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-22 with categories.
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Old Highways In China
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Author : Williamson Isabelle
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01
Old Highways In China written by Williamson Isabelle and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with categories.
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Historic Highways Of America Pioneer Roads And Experiences Of Travelers The Original Classic Edition
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Author : Archer Butler Hulbert
language : en
Publisher: Tebbo
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Historic Highways Of America Pioneer Roads And Experiences Of Travelers The Original Classic Edition written by Archer Butler Hulbert and has been published by Tebbo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Fiction categories.
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Historic Highways of America (Vol. 12) - Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume II). It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Archer Butler Hulbert, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Historic Highways of America (Vol. 12) - Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume II) in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Historic Highways of America (Vol. 12) - Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume II): Look inside the book: I was informed that he had travelled from the North Branch of Potomack to the Waters of Yaughiogany, and Monongahela-that the Potomk. where it may be made Navigable-for instance where McCulloughs path crosses it, 40Pg 20 Miles above the old fort Cumberland, is but about 6 Miles to a pretty large branch of the Yohiogany ...-that the Waters of Sandy Creek which is a branch of cheat River, which is a branch of Monongahela, interlocks with these; and the Country between, flat-that he thinks (in order to evd. evade passing through the State of Pennsylvania) this would be an eligible Road using the ten Miles Ck. with a portage to the Navigable Waters of the little Kanhawa; ..." ...Other sections stipulated that the state had the right to survey any and all routes the engineers desired to examine, and that persons suffering by loss of land or otherwise could, if proper application was made within one year, secure justice in the superior or county courts; that the company appoint a superintendent who should have in charge the letting of contracts after such were approved by the company; that, as each stretch of twenty miles was completed, toll gates could be erected thereon, where usual tolls could be collected by the company's agents, the total sum collected to be paid into the state treasury; that thePg 38 company had the right to erect bridges, or in case a ferry was in operation, to make the ferryman keep his banks and boats in good condition; that the company make annual reports to the State Board of Public Works; and that the road be forever a public highway.
Old Highways In China Classic Reprint
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Author : Isabelle Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-15
Old Highways In China Classic Reprint written by Isabelle Williamson and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Old Highways in China During my earlier years, in the company of my hus band, Dr. Williamson, I made several journeys through the province of Cheh-kiang, and resided in some of the cities in the interior of that province. At that time I gave my impressions of the women of China in a series of articles, entitled 'our Sisters in China.' These appeared in the Leisure Hour for 1863. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
On Old World Highways
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Author : Thomas D. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2019-03-08
On Old World Highways written by Thomas D. Murphy and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-08 with History categories.
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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.
America S First Highway
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Author : Greg Roza
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2009-01-01
America S First Highway written by Greg Roza and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Take your readers on a trip back in time with this engaging book about the history of the first U.S. transcontinental highway. The trip begins with Carl G. Fisher and his vision of the Lincoln Highway, and continues through the planning, construction, use, and legacy of the great road.
First Highways Of America
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Author : John Lawrence Butler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
First Highways Of America written by John Lawrence Butler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
Unravel the "how" and "why" of road building from 1890 through 1925. Enjoy John Butler's salute to human willpower that wrestled, struggled, and persevered.