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The Story of American Railroads

From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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The Story of American Railroads

From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.

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0486799220

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9780486799223

The Age of the Moguls

By: Stewart Holbrook

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The Age of the Moguls

By: Stewart Holbrook

Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford, Drew, Fisk, Harriman, Du Pont, Morgan, Mellon, Insull, Gould, Frick, Schwab, Swift, Guggenheim, Hearst- these are only a few of the foundation giants that have changed the face of America. They gave living reality to that great golden legend-The American Dream. Most were self-made in the Horatio Alger tradition. Those whose beginnings were blessed with wealth parlayed their inheritances many times through the same methods as their rags-to-riches compatriots: shrewdness, ruthlessness, determination, or a combination of all three. The Age of the Moguls is not overly concerned with the comparative business ethics of these men of money. The best of them made "deals," purchased immunity, and did other things which in 1860, 1880, or even 1900, were considered no more than "smart" by their fellow Americans, but which today would give pause to the most conscientiously dishonest promoter. Holbrook does not pass judgments on matters that have baffled moralists, economists, and historians. He is less concerned with how these men achieved their fortune as much as how they disbursed the funds. Stewart Holbrook has written a brilliant and wholly captivating study of the days when America's great fortunes were built; when futures were unlimited; when tycoons trampled across the land. Few writers today could range backwards and forwards in American history through the last century and a half, and could take their readers to a dozen different sections of the country, or combine the lives of over fifty famous men in such a way as to produce a continuous and exciting narrative of sponsored growth. Leslie Lenkowsky's new introduction adds dimension to this classic study.

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Routledge

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1351486160

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9781351486163

Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

Holy Old Mackinaw is the rough and lusty story of the American lumberjack at work and at play, from Maine to Oregon. In these modern days timber is harvested by cigarette-smoking married men, whose children go to school in buses, but for nearly three hundred years the logger was a real pioneer who ranged through the forests of many states, steel calks in his boots and ax in his fist, a plug of chew handy, who emerged at intervals into the towns to call on soft ladies and drink hard liquor.

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Epicenter Press

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1941890075

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9781941890073

Summer of the Ancient

Silki, the Girl of Many Scarves

By: Jodi Lea Stewart

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Summer of the Ancient

Silki, the Girl of Many Scarves

By: Jodi Lea Stewart

Silki is a Navajo girl whose family would like her to take more responsibility and show more respect for her heritage, something that becomes frightening when a spirit from her culture begins appearing to her.

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Hillcrest Publishing Group

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1935098888

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9781935098881

Motorcycling in California's Central Valley

By: Stewart Barber Sr. and David R. Stuart

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Motorcycling in California's Central Valley

By: Stewart Barber Sr. and David R. Stuart

The heart of California's Central Valley--from Lodi, Stockton, and Tracy through Modesto, Oakdale, and Turlock--embraced motorcycling from the beginning of the sport and lifestyle. Eleven riders from the region are in the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Hall of Fame, spanning every decade from the 1900s. The popularity of bicycling in the 1890s led to early motorcycle shops, riders, and champion racers in the 1900-1910s. Area motorcycle club recreational rides and field meets started in 1914. Central Valley police departments were among the first to develop motorcycle traffic units in the 1920s, before the California Highway Patrol. Early racing venues such as repurposed bicycle velodromes, college stadiums, and horse tracks were expanded when the Lodi Cycle Bowl was developed in the 1950s; it gave newcomers such as Modesto's Kenny Roberts and Stockton's Alex Jorgensen, Chris Carr, and Fred Merkel--all now AMA Hall of Famers--a track at which to compete weekly.

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Arcadia Publishing

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146710891X

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9781467108911

Selected Roberts Papers

Seven Generations of a Southern Lineage

By: Charles Stewart Roberts MD

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Selected Roberts Papers

Seven Generations of a Southern Lineage

By: Charles Stewart Roberts MD

This book describes seven generations of a single Roberts lineage in the Southern States. A selection of public and private papers is included which refl ects the times and the temperaments of the authors. The Roberts in this lineage crossed the Blue Ridge in 1770 and were British loyalists on the Virginia frontier at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. In the next three generations, the family settled in newly-opened Indian Territory in South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi, respectively. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the Roberts patriarch was a Unionist judge in Georgia, while the eldest son was a Secessionist attorney in Mississippi. The post War generations commenced with a literary college president who was life-long friends with the Candler brothers of Emory and Coca Cola. The next three generations were physicians. The first was the fi rst cardiologist in Georgia and a national medical leader. The second is a researcher in heart disease whose publications and addresses have had worldwide influence in medicine. And the last is author of this book. Cover Photograph James William ("Will") Roberts was twelve when this photograph was taken in Atlanta during the Civil War, in which his father, in the 13th Mississippi regiment, had died. To support his mother and younger siblings, Will sold newspapers and apples (shown in the basket he is holding) in front of the Atlanta hardware store of Joseph Spencer Stewart, an Emory College graduate (1849), who later funded the education of Will at Emory College (1st honors,1877) in Oxford, Georgia. Will married Cliff ord Rebecca Stewart, a daughter of Mr. Stewart, and became minister of Trinity Church in Atlanta and president of Wesleyan College in Macon.

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iUniverse

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1475992831

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9781475992830

Fred Terman at Stanford

Building a Discipline, a University, and Silicon Valley

By: C. Stewart Gillmor

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Fred Terman at Stanford

Building a Discipline, a University, and Silicon Valley

By: C. Stewart Gillmor

Terman was widely hailed as the magnet that drew talent together into what became known as Silicon Valley."--BOOK JACKET.

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Stanford University Press

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0804749140

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9780804749145

I Didn't Always Live Here

By: Stewart Conn

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I Didn't Always Live Here

By: Stewart Conn

Not as if I always lived here, mind you...I started off in Govan. Never dreamt in those days I'd end up this side of the river. Real step up in the world that was...I'm grateful for it. Despite everything, I'm grateful for it' Glasgow, the 1970s. Martha and Amie are old neighbours, trapped in their decaying tenement and cut off from family and friends. With the present closing in and the future uncertain, Martha and Amie's real companions are the past and their memories of ordinary lives peopled by extraordinary characters and their struggles and triumphs. I Didn't Always Live Here is a compassionate and heart-rending journey into the forgotten lives of the dispossessed and elderly, as well as an uplifting journey into the human spirit's capacity to cope with social exclusion and financial hardship. One of multi-award-winning playwright and poet Stewart Conn's earliest works, I Didn't Always Live Here now receives its first production since its world premiere at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre in 1967.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783195010

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Unscripted

The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

By: James B Stewart,Rachel Abrams

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Unscripted

The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

By: James B Stewart,Rachel Abrams

“A page-turner—an over-the-top tale of money, power, sex, and relentless scheming.” —Fortune In 2016, the fate of Paramount Global’s entertainment empire hung precariously in the balance. Its founder and head, ninety-three-year-old Sumner M. Redstone, was facing a very public lawsuit brought by a former romantic companion, Manuela Herzer, which placed Sumner’s deteriorating health and questionable judgment under a harsh light. As an all-powerful media mogul, Sumner had been a demanding boss, and an even more demanding father. When his daughter, Shari, took control of the business, she faced the hostility of boards who for years had heard Sumner disparage her. Les Moonves, the CEO of CBS, schemed with his allies on the board to strip Shari of power. But while he publicly battled Shari, news began to leak of Moonves’s involvement in multiple instances of sexual misconduct, and he began working behind the scenes to try to make the stories disappear. Unscripted is an explosive and unvarnished look at the usually secret inner workings of two public companies, their boards of directors, and a wealthy, dysfunctional family in the throes of seismic changes. From the Pulitzer Prize– winning journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, Unscripted lays bare the battle for power at any price—and the carnage that ensued.

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Penguin

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1984879448

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9781984879448

Match Wits with Baseball Experts

Test Your Dugout Savvy Against the Pros

By: Wayne Stewart

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Match Wits with Baseball Experts

Test Your Dugout Savvy Against the Pros

By: Wayne Stewart

Would you, in an extra-inning tie game, intentionally walk the lead off batter--and has a major league manager ever done so? Is it better to use your best pinch hitter early in the game if your team has a chance to increase its lead? Baseball lovers can go head-to-head with the real-world experts--the managers, pitchers, and bombers with the bat--and test their knowledge of their favorite sport. See how your choices at the dugout compare; put on the spikes and learn why hitters hate the splitter; and discover what it takes to become a star of the diamond.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402724144

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Providence and Empire

Religion, Politics and Society in the United Kingdom, 1815-1914

By: Stewart Brown

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Providence and Empire

Religion, Politics and Society in the United Kingdom, 1815-1914

By: Stewart Brown

The 19th century was, to a large extent, the ‘British century’. Great Britain was the great world power and its institutions, beliefs and values had an immense impact on the world far beyond its formal empire. Providence and Empire argues that knowledge of the religious thought of the time is crucial in understanding the British imperial story. The churches of the United Kingdom were the greatest suppliers of missionaries to the world, and there was a widespread belief that Britain had a divine mission to spread Christianity and civilisation, to eradicate slavery, and to help usher in the millennium; the Empire had a providential purpose in the world. This is the first connected account of the interactions of religion, politics and society in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales between 1815 and 1914. Providence and Empire is essential reading for any student who wishes to gain an insight into the social, political and cultural life of this period.

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1317885341

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9781317885344

The Royal Wedding Collection: Volume 3

By: Rebecca Winters,Marion Lennox,Fiona Hood-Stewart

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The Royal Wedding Collection: Volume 3

By: Rebecca Winters,Marion Lennox,Fiona Hood-Stewart

Say “I do” to three royal heroes in this collection of classic royal wedding romances. Matrimony with His Majesty — Rebecca Winters Darrell Collier is an ordinary, small—town single mum. And when Alexandre Valleder sweeps into her life, she’s determined not to be pressured into marriage by royal command! Alex is a good ruler and a responsible king. But one secret night, years ago, he rebelled. The result, as he’s just discovered, was a child. Now he has to make things right. It will shock his family and shake up the monarchy. First, he must persuade this beautiful, stubborn commoner she has the makings of a queen! A Royal Marriage of Convenience — Marion Lennox International lawyer Nikolai de Montez has just discovered he’s the estranged heir to the throne of Alp de Montez. To rightfully rule, he must marry Rose McCray! Rose is an ordinary country vet, but her royal bloodline makes her Nik’s bride of choice — and she knows it’s her duty to accept. The wedding ceremony is sumptuous, yet when the formalities are over it’s time for the Prince and Princess of Alp de Montez to get to know one another as man and wife… The Royal Marriage — Fiona Hood-Stewart Gabriella Guimaraes was shocked to discover that her late father had promised her to a prince! She must marry or be left penniless. Ricardo, the irresistibly handsome ruler of the Mediterranean principality of Maldoravia, was not easy to refuse! Determined not to be ruled by Ricardo, Gabriella’s defiance began in the bedroom. But she hadn’t bargained on falling in love with her husband, or his insistence that this must be a royal marriage — in every sense!

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Harlequin

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1488037175

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9781488037177

Brain, Mind, and Medicine

Charles Richet and the Origins of Physiological Psychology

By: Robert Guskind,Stewart Wolf

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Brain, Mind, and Medicine

Charles Richet and the Origins of Physiological Psychology

By: Robert Guskind,Stewart Wolf

Charles Richet was one of the most remarkable figures in the history of medical science. He is best known for his work on the body's immune reactions to foreign substances for which he won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1913. Richet was also a poet, playwright, historian, bibliographer, political activist, classical scholar, and pioneer in aircraft design.Brain, Mind, and Medicine is the first major biography of Richet in any language. Wolf brilliantly situates Richet's work in the intellectual currents of Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Richet was a contemporary of Wilhelm Wundt and William James. All three considered psychology to be an aspect of physiology governed by biological laws. But while James and Wundt considered consciousness as a process influenced by experience without much reference to neural structures, Richet's focus was on the brain itself as shaped by genetics and experience and serving as the organ of the mind.Brain, Mind, and Medicine illuminates a significant chapter in scientific and cultural history. It should be read by medical scientists, historians, and individuals interested in medicine and psychology.

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Routledge

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1351530836

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9781351530835

Junk

Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff

By: Alison Stewart

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Junk

Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff

By: Alison Stewart

Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away? Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away. When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late parents' overloaded basement, a job that dragged on for months, it got her thinking: How did it come to this? Why do smart, successful people hold on to old Christmas bows, chipped knick-knacks, VHS tapes, and books they would likely never reread? She discovered she was not alone. Junk details Stewart's three-year investigation into America's stuff, lots and lots and lots of stuff. Stewart rides along with junk removal teams from around the country such as Trash Daddy, Annie Haul, and Junk Vets. She goes backstage to a taping of Antiques Roadshow, and learns what makes for compelling junk-based television with the executive producer of Pawn Stars. And she even investigates the growing problem of space junk—23,000 pieces of manmade debris orbiting the planet at 17,500 mph, threatening both satellites and human space exploration. But it's not all dire. There are creative solutions to America's overburdened consumer culture. Stewart visits with Deron Beal, founder of FreeCycle, an online community of people who would rather give away than throw away their no-longer-needed possessions. She spends a day at a Repair CafÉ, where volunteer tinkerers bring new life to broken appliances, toys, and just about anything. Stewart also explores communities of "tiny houses" without attics and basements in which to stash the owners' trash. Junk is a delightful journey through 250-mile-long yard sales, and packrat dens, both human and rodent, that for most readers will look surprisingly familiar.

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Chicago Review Press

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1613730586

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9781613730584

Book's by Stewart Holbrook

The Story of American Railroads

The Story of American Railroads

The Age of the Moguls

The Age of the Moguls

Holy Old Mackinaw

Holy Old Mackinaw

Summer of the Ancient

Summer of the Ancient

Motorcycling in California's Central Valley

Motorcycling in California's Central Valley

Selected Roberts Papers

Selected Roberts Papers

Fred Terman at Stanford

Fred Terman at Stanford

I Didn't Always Live Here

I Didn't Always Live Here

Unscripted

Unscripted

Match Wits with Baseball Experts

Match Wits with Baseball Experts

Providence and Empire

Providence and Empire

The Royal Wedding Collection: Volume 3

The Royal Wedding Collection: Volume 3

Brain, Mind, and Medicine

Brain, Mind, and Medicine

Junk

Junk

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