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Author: Reed Kinert
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0486141403
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, the author re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives.
Author: Heather Amery
Publisher: Usborne Books
Published: 2006-03-01
Total Pages: 10
ISBN-13: 9780746072301
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A colourful and exciting addition to the Farmyard Tales series, combining simple jigsaw puzzles and an exciting story that features the familiar inhabitants of Apple Tree Farm.
Author: Valerie King
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
Published: 2011-06
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780003139068
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This story features Old Smokey the steam train who is shunted to a lonely, scary scrapyard after the railway line is closed. The train is left to rust away there, alone and forgotten, until one day something magical happens...
Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2016-03-01
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 1452154570
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cuddle up with the beloved animal friends from the bestselling Steam Train, Dream Train and count on lots of fun! Little train enthusiasts will love counting from one to ten along with the dreamy train cars!
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760303368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.
Author: William Rosen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012-03-15
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 0226726347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Author: Joe G. Collias
Publisher:
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780911581324
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of pictures contains 300 photographs and a minimum of text. The sights, smells and sounds of steam come alive in this book as the waning years of steam railroading throughout the United States is presented. Many roads are included such as the AT&SF, B&O, CN, CP, C&O, CB&Q, Milw., C&NW, RI, Rio Grande, NYC, Pennsy and many more.
Author: Karen Parker
Publisher: TLC Publishing
Published: 2009-06-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780939487899
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines how modern steam locomotive works, including all its major sub-systems and appliances. Illustrations show how each part of the locomotive fits into the overall functioning, some background on each aspect of each function, and examples of various locomotives from a wide variety of railroads all over the U.S. The book is written for the layman to understand, providing a really easy to comprehend, yet technically competent and complete volume that will be valuable for anyone interested in the steam era.
Author: Heather Amery
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published: 2013-05-15
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 1409567508
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →There's lots of cleaning up to do at the old train station today, but what's that puffing along the track? Young children will love finding out what happens in this charming short story, specially written for new readers with the help of language experts. Exclusive ebook material includes a map of Apple Tree Farm, showing all of the places mentioned in the story. Don't forget to spot the Little Yellow Duck on every double page. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet. "Usborne farmyard tales are delightful short stories superbly illustrated and in easy language, just right for the children who are just beginning to read... if you have a child in the age group of two to five, you can be sure that they are going to love these books." - A Spoonful of Ideas
