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  • Cheddar

    A Journey to the Heart of Americas Most Iconic Cheese

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    "Both thought-provoking and fun"—Paul Kindstedt, author of Cheese and CultureOne of the oldest, most ubiquitous, and beloved cheeses in the world, the history of cheddar is a fascinating one. Over the years it has been transformed, from a painstakingly handmade wheel to a rindless, mass-produced block, to a liquefied and emulsified plastic mass untouched by human hands. The Henry Fordism of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Cheesemonger

    A Life on the Wedge

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Witty and irreverent, informative and provocative, Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge is the highly readable story of Gordon Edgar's unlikely career as a cheesemonger at San Francisco's worker-owned Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. A former punk-rock political activist, Edgar bluffed his way into his cheese job knowing almost nothing, but quickly discovered a whole world of amazing artisan cheeses. ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The World's Last Steam Locomotives in Industry: The 21st Century

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. A number of globe-trotting trips in the latter part of the twentieth century and early twenty-first produced a remarkable record of steam at work in locations as varied as Germany, Austria, Poland, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Journey's End: The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    As a conclusion to his popular series of industrial railways in the regions around the UK, as well two volumes examining steam locomotives at work in industry around the world, here Gordon Edgar looks at the vanishing steam era worldwide. In the main, this book covers the last quarter of a century, both on main and secondary railway lines and in industry, in countries such as China, Myanmar, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Journey's End: Locomotives and Rolling Stock for Scrap in Great Britain

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    The storage and ultimate disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock is a much-overlooked subject, but is most certainly an important aspect of railway history, deserving documentation and photographic attention. Subjects covered here include locomotives and rolling stock that had already been taken out of regular service, either present at motive power depots awaiting ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The World's Last Steam Locomotives in Industry: The 20th Century

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. Numerous globe-trotting trips in the latter part of the twentieth and early twenty-first century by the author, and other talented photographers, has produced a remarkable record of steam at work in ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of London and the Northern Home Counties

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    Continuing his series looking at the industrial locomotives and railways of England, Wales and Scotland, Gordon Edgar looks at Greater London and the counties of Middlesex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, a region that rapidly expanded during the twentieth century around the traditional shipping routes into London’s docklands and the numerous rail routes ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the South and West of England

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    In this second volume in a regional series exploring industrial locomotives and railways in England, Wales and Scotland, we move on to Southern England and the West Country. This region, stretching from Kent to Cornwall, was blessed with many varied and intriguing industrial railway systems, which served power stations, collieries, paper mills, docks, quarries, brickworks and the lesser-visited ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Isle of Man Railways

    140th Anniversary 1874-2014

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    The Isle of Man has a rich transport heritage and once boasted the largest narrow gauge network in Britain with eight railways and tramways. Founded in 1870 and opened in 1874, the Isle of Man Railway still connects Douglas with the ancient capital of Castletown and Port Erin. This part of the line continues in operation using several of the original steam locomotives and carriages, and Gordon ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of The North East

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    Continuing his series of regional books reviewing the industrial railways of England, Wales and Scotland, author Gordon Edgar looks at the railways of what is today Northumbria, County Durham and Teesside, covering a period of the last six decades, with an emphasis upon the former National Coal Board railways. This is the eighth volume in the series, covering an area once proudly boasting ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the North West of England

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    This sixth volume in the regional series of books looking at the industrial railways of England, Wales and Scotland specifically covers Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, a region widely associated with the rapid growth of industry during the Industrial Revolution. The widespread coal mining activities, which particularly influenced the economy of the region during the ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Scotland

    de Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    This is the ninth volume in the ten-part series of regional books examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales. Like elsewhere in Britain, changes have been far-reaching in industry, and Scotland has certainly suffered considerably in recent decades with the loss of its traditional coal mining, steel and manufacturing industries, especially many of those that were once located ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD