History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Paperback - John F. Stover

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which journalist Lucius Beebe once called the "Mother of Railroads, " was the brainchild of Baltimore city planner...

Reducere. Incorporated in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was one of America's first railroads, and Maryland was its heart and soul. The B&O's crea...

Reducere. The Pittsburgh Division had its earliest beginnings in 1837, but what would be known as the main line was not completed until 1871. At its height, ...

Reducere. Running for 664 miles along Kentucky's border, the Ohio River provided a remarkable opportunity for the enslaved to escape to free soil in Indiana ...

Reducere. Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State explores the breadth of Ohio's past, tracing the course of history from its earliest geological periods to the...

Reducere. The first comprehensive study of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in the Civil War, this book includes detailed drawings of rail...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

DescriptionPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The Wo...

Reducere. Edgar Allan Poe wrote his great works while living in several cities on the East Coast of the United States, but Baltimore's claim to him is specia...

Reducere. Between 1830 and 1860, thousands of Southern slaves escaped to the North and Canada by way of the "underground railroad." Neither underground nor a...

Reducere. In the short 1000 days of his Presidency, John F Kennedy accomplished more than most Presidents did in two full terms. He founded the Peace Corps a...

Reducere. Beginning with a confrontation in 1929 in Switzerland, Michael Friedman examines how the work of three pivotal philosophers evolved and intertwined...

Reducere. Tras impactar a tres millones de lectores con La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert, Jo l Dicker regresa con Marcus Goldman en su nueva novela. J e...

Reducere. DescriptionWant to learn more about the state of Ohio? How much do you really know about the Buckeye State? There's so much to learn about the stat...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad, then keep reading...The Underground Railroad wasn't underground. Nor w...

A sweeping and lively history of one of the most dramatic stories never told--of the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leader...

Reducere. DescriptionMany of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Men and women, black and white, operatives an...

Reducere. A Fascinating Ride on the Rails of HistoryNo form of transportation evokes as much romance and nostalgia as 20th Century railway travel. From Babe ...

Shady hills, rolling lawns, and gardens in the core of the city: Druid Hill Park lies at the heart of Baltimore, andmade history as one of the firs...

Reducere. The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying aceAt the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car a...

Reducere. When John F. Baker Jr. was in the seventh grade, he saw a photograph of four former slaves in his social studies textbook. When he learned that two...

Reducere. Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually ...

Publisher: Arkose PressIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 632Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 164 x 240 x 43Cover typ...

A wide-ranging and generous collection of new poems from one of Ireland's best contemporary poets, John F. Deane.Publisher: Carcanet Press LtdAutho...

Reducere. More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence,...

Reducere. DescriptionThe history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History...

Reducere. The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. Th...

Reducere. Contaminated drinking water killed thousands of Chicago's original citizens, so the city took the unprecedented step of digging a tunnel two miles ...

Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

Reducere. The sleepy frontier capital of Santa Fe transformed abruptly in 1880. The city, already a vibrant mix of cultures, jolted suddenly into the industr...

Reducere. Since its 1885 debut, the Catechism commissioned by the Third Council of Bishops in Baltimore has instructed generations of Catholic faithful. With...

Reducere. Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America is a nation of people who...

Reducere. DescriptionA thorough analysis of the archaeology of the Cincinnati area based on surveys completed in 1957 & 1958. It includes sections on the Ade...

Four Days in November is an extraordinarily exciting, precise, and definitive narrative of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Novemb...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a...