Book Description
A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.
Author : Michael Brown
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2019-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0359828310
A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.
Author : Michael Brown
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0359420990
"The Georgetown Loop became a major railroad landmark in the 19th-century. It was one of the most popular tourist attractions in Colorado and remained so well into the twentieth century. Silver Plume could be reached by rail on a day trip from Denver via the Georgetown Loop. A thrilling ride into the Colorado Rockies thru Clear Creek Canyon and over the loop could be done for a modest fee. ... Eventually automotive travel after WWI brought an end to passenger service over the line in 1928. ... Freight traffic continued until 1939 when the line was abandoned."--Page 1
Author : Stephen Pern
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780140095937
Growing up on a dairy farm in Sussex, England, Stephen Pern was fascinated by the American West. As an adult, he spent six months walking 2,500 miles through the West, along the Continental Divide. Here is his irreverent, engaging account of the trek--a story of blisters and beauty, of off-beat characters and surprising insights.
Author : Bob J. Davis
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 28,89 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : Steve Keller
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 17,7 MB
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1430311940
Colorado Mining History in Images, Colorado in Depth. Historic Images of Colorado history and Gold and Silver Mining. Many famous early photographers, Weitfle, J. Collier, Chamberlain, W.J. Jackson. A million dollars in gold fortune seekers, miles of underground workings, and the rugged Rocky Mountains. Step back into the past through historic photographs and explore Colorado's rich heritage by examining early three dimensional stereographs.
Author : Thomas Jacob Noel
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781565793897
The companion book you need to learn more about the then-and-now photographs in Colorado 1870-2000! This volume, a collaboration between Colorado's most acclaimed historian and photographer, tells you the stories surrounding the photographic pairs and gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the challenging craft of rephotography. Designed to be used in tandem with Colorado 1870-2000, this book profiles our state's unrivaled character and encourages you to consider its future as you contemplate its past and present.
Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
Publisher :
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 36,2 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN :
Author : James H. Marsh
Publisher : The Canadian Encyclopedia
Page : 2652 pages
File Size : 37,82 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780771020995
This edition of "The Canadian Encyclopedia is the largest, most comprehensive book ever published in Canada for the general reader. It is COMPLETE: every aspect of Canada, from its rock formations to its rock bands, is represented here. It is UNABRIDGED: all of the information in the four red volumes of the famous 1988 edition is contained here in this single volume. It has been EXPANDED: since 1988 teams of researchers have been diligently fleshing out old entries and recording new ones; as a result, the text from 1988 has grown by 50% to over 4,000,000 words. It has been UPDATED: the researchers and contributors worked hard to make the information as current as possible. Other words apply to this extraordinary work of scholarship: AUTHORITATIVE, RELIABLE and READABLE. Every entry is compiled by an expert. Equally important, every entry is written for a Canadian reader, from the Canadian point of view. The finished work - many years in the making, and the equivalent of forty average-sized books - is an extraordinary storehouse of information about our country. This book deserves pride of place on the bookshelf in every Canadian Home. It is no accident that the cover of this book is based on the Canadian flag. For the proud truth is that this volume represents a great national achievement. From its formal inception in 1979, this encyclopedia has always represented a vote of faith in Canada; in Canada as a separate place whose natural worlds and whose peoples and their achievements deserve to be recorded and celebrated. At the start of a new century and a new millennium, in an increasingly borderless corporate world that seems ever more hostile to nationaldistinctions and aspirations, this "Canadian Encyclopedia is offered in a spirit of defiance and of faith in our future. The statistics behind this volume are staggering. The opening sixty pages list the 250 Consultants, the roughly 4,000 Contributors (all experts in the field they describe) and the scores of researchers, editors, typesetters, proofreaders and others who contributed their skills to this massive project. The 2,640 pages incorporate over 10,000 articles and over 4,000,000 words, making it the largest - some might say the greatest - Canadian book ever published. There are, of course, many special features. These include a map of Canada, a special page comparing the key statistics of the 23 major Canadian cities, maps of our cities, a variety of tables and photographs, and finely detailed illustrations of our wildlife, not to mention the colourful, informative endpapers. But above all the book is "encyclopedic" - which the "Canadian Oxford Dictionary describes as "embracing all branches of learning." This means that (with rare exceptions) there is satisfaction for the reader who seeks information on any Canadian subject. From the first entry "A mari usque ad mare - "from sea to sea" (which is Canada's motto, and a good description of this volume's range) to the "Zouaves (who mustered in Quebec to fight for the beleaguered Papacy) there is the required summary of information, clearly and accurately presented. For the browser the constant variety of entries and the lure of regular cross-references will provide hours of fasination. The word "encyclopedia" derives from Greek expressions alluding to a grand "circle of knowledge." Our knowledge has expandedimmeasurably since the time that one mnd could encompass all that was known.Yet now Canada's finest scientists, academics and specialists have distilled their knowledge of our country between the covers of one volume. The result is a book for every Canadian who values learning, and values Canada.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : Fred Beckey
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,19 MB
Release : 2003-06-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1594851557
* Cascades climbing routes -- the guidebooks relied on for more than 25 years * Northwest climbing legend Fred Beckey has summited and explored hundreds of Cascade peaks * Hand-drawn maps and photos with route overlays, as well as approach information Volume II in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes in the Cascades. This volume covers the middle of the Cascade Range, from the foothills east of Puget Sound to Lake Chelan. You'll find geographical, historical, and geological overviews of the majestic mid-Cascade region, plus important tips on safety and backcountry usage. Legendary author/climber Fred Beckey includes technical and grade information for each route to make clear exactly what type of climb you are embarking upon.