A coming-of-age story is given a creative twist in this intimate, offbeat, & strangely affecting novel. The young narrator, age 11, lives with his aged father in a disheveled furnished flat in Cairo. Exceptionally attuned to the moods, habits, & silent yearnings of the adults around him, the boy decides to get organized & become an expert on adult behavior. Surreptitiously, he listens in on adult conversations, observes adult mannerisms, & guesses about comments he's not supposed to underst&--and then he starts to sneak into neighboring apartments to watch adults napping, copulating, bathing, cooking, & all the other activities normal to their lives. ...

The steam locomotive was a British invention & even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam`s first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When steam was applied to the railways, the `railway age` began. The steam locomotive went through several distinct phases during its long life, which came to an end on regular service in the late 1960s. The early phase was followed by the trend for large single driving wheels, then compound locomotives with connected driving wheels once steel became strong enough for the connecting rods. Further developments included tank engines that could run equally well forwards & backwards; the 4-6-0 & 4-6-2 expresses; the passion for speed records & streamlining; & the standardisation years of British Railways. This insightful, fully illustrated story book follows the history of the steam locomotive & will delight all those interested in the steam age. ...

The Steam Railways of Great Britain 18-Month Wall Calendar 2014 including one page for July to December 2013, offers beautiful images of steam combustion engine powered trains against the modern British landscape.A must for locomotive & railways enthusiasts. ...

Symbols of the Industrial Revolution & modernity, the steam railways of Great Britain offer glimpses of the past against the British modern-day landscape. The steam combustion engine powered trains through the countryside of 19th-century Engl&, Scotl&, & Wales, & in so doing, made historical tracks toward modern industrial development. The steam engine railways of Great Britain mark a defining moment in the history of transportation. Locomotive enthusiasts will surely enjoy this square wall calendar that pays homage to these important pieces of British history. ...

Between 1815 & the American Civil War, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution delivered a sea change in oceanic transportation. Steam travel transformed the Atlantic into a pulsating highway, dominated by ports in Liverpool & New York, as steamships ferried people, supplies, money, & information with astounding speed & regularity. American raw materials flowed eastward, while goods, capital, people, & technology crossed westward. The Anglo-American “partnership” fueled development worldwide; it also gave rise to a particularly intense competition. Steam Titans tells the story of a transatlantic fight to wrest control of the globe`s most lucrative trade route. Two men
- Samuel Cunard & Edward Knight Collins
- & two nations wielded the tools of technology, finance, & politics to compete for control of a commercial lifeline that spanned the North Atlantic. The world watched carefully to see which would win. Each competitor sent to sea the fastest, biggest, & most elegant ships in the world, hoping to earn the distinction of being known as “the only way to cross.” Historian William M. Fowler brings to life the spectacle of this generation-long struggle for supremacy, during which New York rose to take her place among the greatest ports & cities of the world, & recounts the tale of a competition that was the opening act in the drama of economic globalization, still unfolding today.

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Most people are under a misapprehension: the Rocket was not the first steam engine. Quite a few were built before it, but Stephenson`s engine was the first successful steam locomotive. Colin Maggs tells the history of the steam engine from pre-Rocket days to British Railways building Evening Star, the last main line locomotive, through to the preservation movement & even new build locomotives of extinct classes such as the Tornado. This is also the story of the rolling stock, the `train`. The early first-class coaches were based on a stagecoach design, while some second-class coaches had no glass in the windows & passengers wore fine-gauge goggles to avoid getting cinders in their eyes. Third-class coaches were merely open trucks
- after all, why not travel in the open as passengers had done on the outside of a stagecoach?
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Map No. 118, Steamboat Springs
- Rabbit Ears Pass in Colorado, in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps
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The Steamboat Springs Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic trail map (lat/long, UTM grids) that

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Paddlewheel riverboat, showboat, sternwheeler: in all its myriad forms, the steamboat revolutionized American travel in the 1800s, taking millions of people inland & helping to settle & develop the vast territories beyond the original colonies. It was an era in which young boys dreamed of becoming steamboat pilots & Mark Twain immortalized the ”floating palaces” that travelled up & down the Mississippi River. In this fascinating history, Sara Wright explains the factors that made the era perfect for the development of the steam engine & paddle boat, taking the reader far beyond the romantic image & revealing the steamboat as a vital & essential force in the development of the nation. ...

Clearly created in a workroom, instead of an Italian designer’s studio. Almost Steampunk, with a rugged, tactile feel. Brass sheet, solid airplane aluminum fittings. Cooling ribs to divert heat. Good to touch. Even better to view. Lighting the galleries, passages, & corridors of early 20th C. steamships & tramp steamers. Will survive centuries. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...