2002, ISBN: 9783846005279

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New York: Crown Publishers, 2002. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. David Cain (Map). x, [4], 272, [2] pages. Illustrations. Selected Bib… Plus…

New York: Crown Publishers, 2002. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. David Cain (Map). x, [4], 272, [2] pages. Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Index. Ink inscription, not signed, that from the context is probably not from the author. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Price clipped. Format is approximately 6 inches by 9.5 inches. Les Standiford is a historian and author and has since 1985 been the Director of the Florida International University Creative Writing Program. Although his most recent works have been narrative non-fiction historical pieces in the style of David McCullough, his John Deal novels set him firmly in the Miami School of Crime Fiction whose progenitors are Charles Willeford and John D. McDonald, and which include Elmore Leonard, Jeff Lindsey, Carl Hiaasen, James W. Hall, Paul Levine and Barbara Parker. Standiford has been awarded the Frank O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Fiction, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and belongs to the Associated Writing Programs, Mystery Writers of America, and the Writers Guild. The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad-one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean-an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as "the Eighth Wonder of the World," until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's wrath., Crown Publishers, 2002, 3, Danbury Press, 1973., 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Claudio Mazzoli. All 20 volumes, quartos, hardcovers, in near fine condition except one volume which has damage to back cover. All pictorial covers, about 125 pp. Subjects such as marvelous discoveries, great treasure chest, (earth's treasures), birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, buildings, streets, railways, transportation, trees and plants, animals, exploration and much more. Shipping of about eighteen dollars included in price., Danbury Press, 1973., 1973, 3, Zanzibar Publications/Published by the Author, 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. 108 pages. Illustrations. Maps. abbreviations and Glossary of Terms. Bibliography. Signed by the author on the title page. Cover has sticker residue at back. Kevin Patience grew up in Kenya and served in the Royal Air Force, who also taught him to dive. A Malta posting introduced him to many historical aircraft and shipwrecks. On leaving the service he completed a commercial diving course, returned to Mombasa and was involved in salvage operations on the Kenya coast. In 1976 he published his first book on East African railway history and in 1977 became a commercial diver in the Arabian Gulf based in Bahrain and later established a marine salvage company. As part of his interest in military history he was involved in the restoration of British forces graves in Bahrain, and the recovery at sea of a propeller from a crashed Air France airliner as a memorial to those killed and was honored by the French government. In the 1990s he published a number of books on the military and transport history of East Africa and an acclaimed study of the German cruiser 'Königsberg' sunk in East Africa in 1915. Now resident in the UK, writing and research continues, together with presenting talks on a variety of subjects. This work is the fourth in a series of private publications by Kevin Patience, reflecting his interest in Zanzibar and aspects of its history in the late 19th and early 20th century. Kevin Patience's approach to his subject is clearly inspired by both his long association with East Africa and his professional work as a salvage diver. Through this he has developed a real fascination for a very particular period of British naval history in this part of the world. The book touches on the Royal Navy's role in three different areas: the suppression of the slave trade, the bombardment of the Sultan's palace in 1896 and the punitive expeditions mounted on the East African coast in the early years of colonialism. It is richly illustrated by a superb collection of contemporary photographs, attributed to Mr A Gomez "Zanzibar's premier photographer" and only recently unearthed in the Zanzibar archives. Mr Patience deals dispassionately with the Royal Navy's laudable role in the suppression of the slave trade as he does with its role in punitive expeditions on the East African coast. The combination of Mr Patience's easy writing style and the marvelous photos makes Zanzibar - Slavery and the Royal Navy an attractive and enjoyable read., Zanzibar Publications/Published by the Author, 2000, 3, West Vancouver: Steamscenes, 1987 First edition, first printing. Oblong quarto. 104pp. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Red cloth lettered in yellow. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. A wonderful collection of color photographs. The Southern Pacific's Daylight was "the most beautiful train in the world" with the red, orange, black, and silver 4-8-4's and the lightweight streamliners. The Daylight ended service in 1971.., Steamscenes, 1987, 0, Paperback / softback. New., 6<

2012, ISBN: 9783846005279

Kartoniert, 408 Seiten, 210mm x 148mm x 29mm, Sprache(n): eng Reprint of the original, first published in 1913. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung

2012, ISBN: 3846005274

Kartoniert / Broschiert, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Outlook; Salzwasser Verlag GmbH]