In this 1960 book, Surface at the Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages of the U.S.S. Skate, U.S. Navy Commander James F. Calvert described his experiences captaining at the Pole. In 1959, after traveling 3,000 miles (4,800 km) to the pole in 12 days, Skate became the first submarine to surface through the ice when it reached the North Pole on March 17, 1959. There they released the ashes of Australian polar explorer Sir George Hubert Wilkins, who died in November 1958, and who had been the first to try to reach the pole by submarine. The ability to travel under and break through the ice was a major achievement during the Cold War as it allowed the U.S. Navy’s submarines to avoid detection under the ice while being within range to launch their Polaris missiles from points far closer to the Soviet Union.
The Activities and Study Guide includes chapter outlines for note taking and provide a wealth of activities such as graphs and map analysis, math exercises, writing activities, case problems, data charting, and Internet research.
The nuclear-powered USS Skate was the first submarine to break the surface of the North Pole. Author James Calvert captained the Skate and his book details a series of exploratory underwater voyages north before he and his crew finally found a way to the top and triumphantly smashed through the polar ice-cap on 17 March 1959.
The Activities and Study Guide includes chapter outlines for note taking and provides a wealth of activities such as graphs and map analysis, math exercises, writing activities, case problems, data charting, and Internet research.
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For the first time ever, after decades of research, the story of Louisville's street railways and their impact on the city is told in detail in Louisville's Street Railways. The book is supplemented by several hundred photos, drawings, and illustrations, and 14 large-scale maps of Louisville's Street Railway Lines, Interurban Lines, and Steam Railroad Routes that are enclosed in an envelope and inserted into the back of the book.For nearly eight decades, Louisville's street railway system was the key to the city's growth. Beginning in the late 1860s, the streetcar lines stretched outside the city limits, beckoning the city to follow.James Calvert, George Yater, and Ernest Gibson were born in 1922, and were fascinated by the streetcars from their childhood. For years, Yater planned to write a history of Louisville's streetcar system, and Calvert planned to write a history of the electric interurban lines that stretched into the city's countryside. Gibson assembled a tremendous collection of drawings, documents, and stories about the systems, and left them to the University of Louisville when he died.Martin Biemer was born in 1938. He, too, rode streetcars and was fascinated by them. In 2005, he joined with Calvert and Yater to help write the long-delayed history of Louisville's system. When both older men died the next year, Biemer continued the work, based on the Calvert, Yater, and Gibson collections, plus several others at the University of Louisville.Now complete and compiled into a single volume, Louisville's Street Railways tells the fascinating and nearly forgotten history of those early streetcar days: The street railway wars of the mule car era, the mayor who was illegally impeached because he wouldn't sign a corrupt franchise agreement, the conversion of mule cars to electric power, and the political and financial struggles that kept the streetcar system out of bankruptcy - even during the Great Depression.
Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The key to phonetics mastery is constant listening and transcription practice. Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics Transcription Workbook, now in a completely revised third edition, provides a wealth of exercises for developing a strong foundation in phonetics.Designed for use alone or with Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics text, this state-of-the-art workbook is packed with narrow transcription practice, lessons on basic consonant and vowel transcription, multiple opportunities to learn IPA symbols, and a CD-ROM of the first ten chapters of exercises, allowing for practice outside the classroom.Special workbook features:Repeated transcription practice- the key to IPA proficiency!A new chapter on thinking in terms of phonemes rather than letters, a common mistake among studentsAdditional transcription exercises in the chapters on vowel and dipthongsDiscrimination practice that requires a higher level of listening skills and IPA mastery, pushing students to reach their potential!An accompanying CD-ROM for instruction beyond the classroomWith chapters covering everything from standard linguistic habits, to spelling and dictation, the revised and expanded edition of this classic learning tool paves the way to IPA aptitude. Every chapter has been revised, and increasingly challenging exercises have been added, the perfect way to strengthen listening and transcription skills throughout the educational process.Use Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics Workbook to guide your students through the fundamentals and maximize their learning!
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