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  • Frank Julian Sprague

    Electrical Inventor & Engineer

    Series series Railroads Past and Present
    "[This] biography of the 'Father of Electric Traction' details the life and times of an exceptional engineer, maverick innovator, [and] entrepreneur." — NMRA MagazineFrank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Railways Far Away

    Series series Railroads Past and Present
    The photographer shares over 200 images from his sixty-year career covering railroad tourism across the world, plus the stories behind them.In this lavishly illustrated memoir, William D. Middleton invites readers to climb aboard and share with him sixty years of railroad tourism around the globe. Middleton's award-winning photography has recorded events such as the final days of American Civil ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ultrasound: The Requisites

    Series series Requisites in Radiology
    This best-selling volume in The Requisites™ Series provides a comprehensive introduction to timely ultrasound concepts, ensuring quick access to all the essential tools for the effective practice of ultrasonography. Comprehensive yet concise, Ultrasound covers everything from basic principles to advanced state-of-the-art techniques. This title perfectly fulfills the career-long learning, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Encyclopedia of North American Railroads

    Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Rails Across Canada

    The History of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways

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  • Rails Across Ontario

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    From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-nineteenth century to present, noted rail author Brian Solomon explores the railroads and hardware that have transported the fossil fuels that made America work. Brilliant period and contemporary ... Read more

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