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The Iron Way
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Author : Gillian Cross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Iron Way written by Gillian Cross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
For 12 year old Jem, the coming of the railways was the most spectacular thing he had ever seen. However it meant that the old way of life was threatened, and people didn't want things to change. As the tension grew between the villagers and the navvies, Jem was caught in the middle.
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Author : William G. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-25
The Iron Way written by William G. Thomas and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-25 with History categories.
How railroads both united and divided us: “Integrates military and social history…a must-read for students, scholars and enthusiasts alike.”—Civil War Monitor Beginning with Frederick Douglass’s escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a critical period of American expansion and national formation, one largely dominated by the dynamic growth of railroads and telegraphs. William G. Thomas brings new evidence to bear on railroads, the Confederate South, slavery, and the Civil War era, based on groundbreaking research in digitized sources never available before. The Iron Way revises our ideas about the emergence of modern America and the role of the railroads in shaping the sectional conflict. Both the North and the South invested in railroads to serve their larger purposes, Thomas contends. Though railroads are often cited as a major factor in the Union’s victory, he shows that they were also essential to the formation of “the South” as a unified region. He discusses the many—and sometimes unexpected—effects of railroad expansion, and proposes that America’s great railroads became an important symbolic touchstone for the nation’s vision of itself. “In this provocative and deeply researched book, William G. Thomas follows the railroad into virtually every aspect of Civil War history, showing how it influenced everything from slavery’s antebellum expansion to emancipation and segregation—from guerrilla warfare to grand strategy. At every step, Thomas challenges old assumptions and finds new connections on this much-traveled historical landscape."—T.J. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Iron Way
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Author : Tim Leach
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-08-04
The Iron Way written by Tim Leach and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-04 with Fiction categories.
A gripping historical adventure set in the second century AD and based on legends of King Arthur, The Iron Way is the second in Tim Leach's breathtaking Sarmatian Trilogy. AD 175, Vindolanda, Britannia. After their cavalry was broken by the legions on the frozen waters of the Danube, Sarmatian warrior Kai bought his peoples' lives with a pledge to serve Rome. Bound to the will of the Emperor, the Sarmatians are ready to fight and eager to die – death in battle is the only escape from the dishonour of their defeat. Exiled from their home lands, they are ordered to take the Iron Way to the far north and the very edge of the Empire. Here, a great wall of stone cuts across the land as straight as the stroke of a sword. On one side, Rome's dominion; on the other, mist and rumours – stories of men closer to giants, of warriors who fight without fear or restraint. For a people who knew no borders, who were promised war, garrison duty is cruel punishment. But as insurrection stirs on both sides of the wall, Kai will discover that every barrier has its weaknesses – and he will have his chance to fight, perhaps to die. Reviewers on the Sarmatian Trilogy and Tim Leach: 'Roman military adventure at its best. Ranks with the best historical fiction available today.' Simon Turney 'A great story from a fascinating period... masterfully written with beautiful language.' Historical Novel Society 'The characters feel rounded and real, and the Sarmatians' attempts to keep their world alive and evade the tyrannous reach of Rome are heartbreaking.' The Times 'Tim Leach writes beautifully.' For Winter Nights 'Recommended.' Historical Novel Society 'Magnificent' Historia 'A poetic, absorbing narrative.' Sunday Times
The Iron Way
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Author : Tim Leach
language : en
Publisher: Aries Book
Release Date : 2023-04-13
The Iron Way written by Tim Leach and has been published by Aries Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-13 with Historical fiction categories.
A gripping historical adventure set in the second century AD and based on legends of King Arthur, The Iron Way is the second in Tim Leach's breathtaking Sarmatian Trilogy. AD 175, Vindolanda, Britannia. After their cavalry was broken by the legions on the frozen waters of the Danube, Sarmatian warrior Kai bought his peoples' lives with a pledge to serve Rome. Bound to the will of the Emperor, the Sarmatians are ready to fight and eager to die - death in battle is the only escape from the dishonour of their defeat. Exiled from their home lands, they are ordered to take the Iron Way to the far north and the very edge of the Empire. Here, a great wall of stone cuts across the land as straight as the stroke of a sword. On one side, Rome's dominion; on the other, mist and rumours - stories of men closer to giants, of warriors who fight without fear or restraint. For a people who knew no borders, who were promised war, garrison duty is cruel punishment. But as insurrection stirs on both sides of the wall, Kai will discover that every barrier has its weaknesses - and he will have his chance to fight, perhaps to die. Reviewers on the Sarmatian Trilogy and Tim Leach: 'Roman military adventure at its best. Ranks with the best historical fiction available today.' Simon Turney 'A great story from a fascinating period... masterfully written with beautiful language.' Historical Novel Society 'The characters feel rounded and real, and the Sarmatians' attempts to keep their world alive and evade the tyrannous reach of Rome are heartbreaking.' The Times 'Tim Leach writes beautifully.' For Winter Nights 'Recommended.' Historical Novel Society 'Magnificent' Historia 'A poetic, absorbing narrative.' Sunday Times
The Iron Way
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Author : Sarah Pratt Carr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
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Author : Sarah Pratt Carr
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-25
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Excerpt from The Iron Way: A Tale of the Builders of the West Eldorado were the parents of the author of this work, who belonged to one of the best families of the State of Maine. They chose the route across the Isthmus. She, the author, their first child, was a babe, and was carried over the then almost insurmountable barriers which still separate the two oceans, by a native em ployed for that purpose. Her father, one of the ablest and most forceful of those pioneers, who is still spared to enjoy the bless ings that have come from the great highway, a man of remarkable executive ability, was one among those who helped to build it. He was early placed in positions of importance, involving the management of great properties, and the employment and direction of large bodies of men in the work of construction. When the last spike was driven he entered the operating department of the road, where he remained for more than twenty-five years, serving the major part of this time as Assistant General Superintendent. When he entered upon the work of construction, be deemed it important to have his family with him, or as near to him as practicable; and while he did not give up his residence in California, he established them in a temporary but comfortable home, which, as the work progressed, was moved on, along the right of way. 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.
The Iron Way
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Author : John Solomon Bain
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-02-23
The Iron Way written by John Solomon Bain and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-23 with Fiction categories.
An English Professor has everything he has ever worked for: a nice house, a respected position at a college, and an adoring wife and kids. Despite this, he is deeply unhappy and all of his accomplishments seem meaningless to him. A passage in Moby Dick causes him to strike in a new direction, determined to find purpose at any cost. He soon finds that he must cast much overboard in his pursuit of the white whale...
The Iron Woman
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Author : Ted Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-12-15
The Iron Woman written by Ted Hughes and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Mankind for has polluted the seas, lakes and rivers. The Iron Woman has come to take revenge.Lucy understands the Iron Woman's rage and she too wants to save the water creatures from their painful deaths. But she also wants to save her town from total destruction.She needs help. Who better to call on but Hogarth and the Iron Man . . .?A sequel and companion volume to Ted Hughes' The Iron Man, this new, child-friendly setting will be treasured by a new generation of readers.
Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Civil engineering categories.
Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers
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Author : Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers written by Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Civil engineering categories.
Vols. 39-214 (1874/75-1921/22) have a section 2 containing "Other selected papers"; issued separately, 1923-35, as the institution's Selected engineering papers.