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The fastest train in the West / by Favia, Leonardo.; Stilton, Geronimo.; Foschini, Michele.; Bufi, Ennio,1976-; Dami, Elisabetta.;
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Subjects: Stilton, Geronimo (Fictitious character); Mice; Sheriffs; Cats; Railroads; Time travel;
© c2013., Papercutz,
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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty / by Cooper, Anderson,author.; Howe, Katherine,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires-one in shipping and another in railroads-that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by "the Commodore," subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers-the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius's grandson and namesake had built-the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore's great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family's empire, basked in the Commodore's wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider's viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.
Subjects: Biographies.; Vanderbilt family.; Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.; Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877; Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019; Businessmen; Millionaires; Railroads; Rich people; Socialites; Steamboats; Upper class families; Upper class; Wealth;
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Sir John A. Macdonald / by Szumski, Bonnie,1958-;
Discusses the life of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, who brought the people of Canada together by building a railroad that stretched across the country.
Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), Sir, 1815-1891; Prime ministers;
© 2008., Weigl,
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Hell on wheels. [videorecording] / by Common.; Gayton, Joe.; Gayton, Tony,1959-; McElligott, Dominique.; Meaney, Colm,1953-; Mount, Anson,1973-; American Movie Classics Company.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Nomadic Pictures Ltd.;
Disc 1.Viva la Mexico -- Durant, Nebraska -- Slaughterhouse -- Scabs.Disc 2. The railroad job -- Purged away with blood -- The white spirit -- The Lord's day.Disc 3. Blood moon -- Blood moon rising.Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott.Hellbent on vengeance, former Confederate officer Cullen Bohannon travels west in searh of the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His quest leads him to 'Hell on Wheels,' the dangerous, raucous town that follows the construction of the nation's first transcontinental railroad.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 sound.
Subjects: Murder; Revenge; Western television programs.; Widowers;
© c2013., Entertainment One,
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Killer take all / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
When a railroad developer wants to run a rail line through Chugwater, Duff suspects that Freemantle is only after the most valuable land, and he's using strongarm tactics to force reluctant ranchers to sell.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Scots; Gunfighters;
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A beginner's guide to circuits : nine simple projects with lights, sounds, and more! / by Nydal Dahl, Øyvind,author.;
"Teaches core circuit concepts through nine graded electronics projects with complete instructions and photo references"--
Subjects: Electronic circuits;
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Tales of an unsung sourdough : the extraordinary Klondike adventures of Johnny Lind / by Lind, Philip B.,1943-author.; Brehl, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike Gold Rush began. As a "sourdough," albeit an unsung one--the nickname for miners who had survived an entire winter in the North--Lind's story goes largely unrecognized in the lore of the era, his understated demeanor overshadowed by the larger-than-life characters that dominate the history books. But he kept journals recording his adventures in the Klondike, and these form an invaluable personal record. His stories shed light on the people and events of the gold rush, from the perspective of an everyman who wound up striking it rich. Here, Johnny Lind's grandson Phil Lind shares his grandfather's fascinating story, along with his love of the Klondike, the history of the gold rush, the colourful players in that famed period, and the peoples and land affected by the legendary stampede for wealth.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Lind, Johnny (Gold miner); Gold miners;
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An American beauty / by Abé, Shana,author.;
"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Businesspeople; May-December romances;
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How plants work : the science behind the amazing things plants do / by Chalker-Scott, Linda.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Under the microscope -- The underground railroad -- What's essential -- Transforming sunlight into sugar -- Why leaves can turn red anytime, anyplace -- How plants tell time -- Night shifts and other unexpected movements -- Garden care, not control -- Finding love in a sedentary world.LSC
Subjects: Plant physiology.; Gardening.;
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One way to Boot Hill / by O'Hara, Max,author.;
Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Brigands and robbers; Detectives; Frontier and pioneer life; Outlaws;
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