Early Waterways and Portages
Author : Clarence A. Vandiveer
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Page : pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Portages
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Author : Clarence A. Vandiveer
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Page : pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Portages
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Author : Clarence A. VanDiveer
Publisher :
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 2013-03
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ISBN : 9781258604752
Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1136777326
Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.
Author : Pat Camalliere
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Page : pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2016-08-21
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ISBN : 9781937484446
A legendary water beast, mysterious wolves, and an unsolved murder echo through two centuries. Wawetseka, a Potawatomi woman, is shocked when a body washes up near her village, but events soon turn worse: her only son is arrested for murder. To free him she must track down the real killer. Her investigation takes her through the wilderness of 1817 northern Illinois and to Fort Dearborn as she races desperately, fighting the harsh terrain and the realities of vigilante justice. Two centuries later, Wawetseka's descendent, Nick Pokagon, a charismatic young scientist, partners with Cora Tozzi, Cisco, and Frannie to publish Wawetseka's adventures. But then Cora and her friends are attacked. What does Wawetseka's story have to do with the present? How can the mysterious assailant be stopped? The Mystery at Black Partridge Woods tells two related stories with unexpected parallels. It is both a fast-paced adventure and a mystery that paints a picture of the little-known earliest days of what is now Lemont, Illinois. Readers who enjoy amateur sleuths and adventure will find it hard to put down.
Author : Archer Butler Hulbert
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781020107726
Another entry in the Historic Highways of America series, Portage Paths explores the waterways and portage routes that were critical to the development of the United States. Written in Hulbert's engaging style and packed with fascinating historical detail, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the early days of the United States. 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 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. 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.
Author : Reuben Gold Thwaites
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 18,63 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Mississippi River Valley
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Author : Pat Camalliere
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2015-04-04
Category : Cemeteries
ISBN : 9781937484309
A century-old murder mystery A dangerous ghost An amateur historian... What binds them together? Cora Tozzi is a retired businesswoman who, after nursing her mother through her final illness, wishes only for a peaceful orderly world in her suburban Chicago home. When an angry spirit begins to leave cryptic messages on her computer and threatens those around her, Cora is forced to dig into the town's notorious past to uncover secrets that will free the bonds that tie her and the spirit. With the help of her husband and their friend, Frannie, Cora uses her skills as an amateur historian in a search that takes them into unexpected terrain including subterranean passages, an eerie graveyard, and shadowy paths in isolated forests where a sinister predator is awakened. As they battle unpredictable supernatural powers, the story takes a poignant turn: the spirit's life is revealed, and both women, a century apart, examine threads into the past and the future, their loss and longing linked across the generations.
Author : Reuben Gold Thwaites
Publisher :
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Mississippi River Valley
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Author : Reuben Gold Thwaites
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Mississippi River Valley
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Publisher : Reprint Services Corporation
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 0781264391