The Rocky Road To Nowhere
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The Rocky Road To Nowhere
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Author : Betty L. Plisco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-01-01
The Rocky Road To Nowhere written by Betty L. Plisco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with categories.
WHAT IF?---IF ONLY?.."The Rocky Road to Nowhere" - an informal history of the Blue Ridge Rail Road in South Carolina, (1850-1860) now available from Blue Granite Books - offers casual readers, as well as railroad buffs and Civil War history fans, a tantalizing and entertaining look at what might have been. The Introduction to "The Rocky Road...", sets the tone: "Hidden away in a once remote corner of the state of South Carolina is a massive monument to man's best and worst inclinations... The unfinished mile-long railroad tunnel at Stump House Mountain stands as a lasting record of what might have been...Tales of murder, massacre and mayhem - some at least true - enhance and distort accounts of what really happened there." The actual history of the venture is every bit as fascinating. Begun with high hopes in 1853, as one of the most ambitious engineering projects of the day, it ended in failure in 1859. Strong men with strong characters, like John C. Calhoun, John A Wagener, and Father O'Connell share the scene with equally strong cheats, liars and swindlers. At the end of the day, it is the magnitude of the work itself, which is worth remembering 150 years later.
The Rocky Road To Nowhere
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Author : Betty L. Plisco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Rocky Road To Nowhere written by Betty L. Plisco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Railroads categories.
The Rocky Road
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Author : Eamon Dunphy
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-10-07
The Rocky Road written by Eamon Dunphy and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Rocky Road is the autobiography of Eamon Dunphy - the man the Guardian called 'the most entertaining, blindingly brilliant pundit of all time'. For more than thirty years, no commentator on Irish sport, politics and culture has been the object of so much love, hatred and fascination as Eamon Dunphy. Now, in The Rocky Road - one of the most hotly anticipated Irish autobiographies of recent times - Dunphy takes us behind the scenes of a passionate life - from childhood poverty in Dublin to the Football League to the forefront of journalism and debate in Ireland. 'An absolute cracker ... provocative, endlessly entertaining, occasionally over the top but brimming with passion and heart. A memoir worthy of the life and times it describes.' Irish Times 'Outstanding ... To paraphrase the great man himself, it's not a good book, it's a great book' Irish Independent 'Absorbing and heartfelt' Sunday Business Post 'Excellent ... a exceptionally engaging read' Irish Mail on Sunday 'A cut above the typical 4-4-2 sporting autobiography ... full of delicious anecdotes' Sunday Times 'It's a testament to his succinctly brutalist skill as a writer that The Rocky Road remains fascinating even in its most wrong-headed moments' Sunday Business Post 'Warm, passionate, angry and funny' Irish Daily Mail 'Doesn't pull any punches' Hot Press 'A compelling memoir' Irish Examiner
The Louisville Cincinnati Charleston Rail Road
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Author : H. Roger Grant
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-17
The Louisville Cincinnati Charleston Rail Road written by H. Roger Grant and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-17 with Transportation categories.
Among the grand antebellum plans to build railroads to interconnect the vast American republic, perhaps none was more ambitious than the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston. The route was intended to link the cotton-producing South and the grain and livestock growers of the Old Northwest with traders and markets in the East, creating economic opportunities along its 700-mile length. But then came the Panic of 1837, and the project came to a halt. H. Roger Grant tells the incredible story of this singular example of "railroad fever" and the remarkable visionaries whose hopes for connecting North and South would require more than half a century—and one Civil War—to reach fruition.
Road To Nowhere
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Author : John Milne
language : en
Publisher: Delta Systems
Release Date : 1992
Road To Nowhere written by John Milne and has been published by Delta Systems this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with English language categories.
The trouble at Um Khalid began with the workmen. When they built the new road, they forgot about the rains. They made a small passage for men and animals. But they forgot about the water in the rainy season. That year, the rains began earlier than usual. And it rained heavily. Only one man saw the danger... but he was too late.
The Iron Way
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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
Oxford Dictionary Of English Idioms
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Author : John Ayto
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-08
Oxford Dictionary Of English Idioms written by John Ayto and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-08 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Offers entries for over six thousand idioms, including seven hundred new to this edition, and provides background information, additional cross-references, and national variants.
Confessions Of A Lyric Poet
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Author : James J. Aldridge
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-08-30
Confessions Of A Lyric Poet written by James J. Aldridge and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-30 with Poetry categories.
In this lyric poet book may be of your dreams that you feel about life as we see it.
Televising Democracies
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Author : Bob Franklin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-19
Televising Democracies written by Bob Franklin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-19 with Social Science categories.
Published in 1992, this was the first book to assess the impact of television broadcasting on the House of Commons and its Member’s behaviour. It looks at the implications for political journalism as well as broader questions concerning the role of media in a democracy. Bringing together contributions from senior broadcasters, politicians from various parties and academics and researchers, the book approaches the issues from a range of different perspectives. The first section of the book focuses on broadcasters’ accounts of the difficulties involved in establishing the structure and organisation of Parliamentary broadcasting, while the second section gives politicians’ own assessments of the consequences of the admission of cameras to the House. The third section looks at the findings of research studies assessing the type of materials broadcast, the impact on political journalism, and audience responses. The fourth section draws comparison with the American, German and European experience of televising democracy.
Hippie Bob The Chocolate Factory
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Author : Hippie Bob
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009-03-30
Hippie Bob The Chocolate Factory written by Hippie Bob and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An autobiography of a life story path detailing a little boys excitement found in a bag of "penny candy" morphing into ownership of a chocolate factory. This is a self help book with a principle theme of THOUGHT DELIVERS. The reader is the package and the story will take them where they wish to go..."Thought is the fastest mode of transformation". The Thought Train is now boarding...prepare for departure.