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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

Originally created in 1911 by the publishers of Machinery Magazine, Locomotive Building details the construction of a steam locomotive for railway use. Written by famed mechanical engineer Ralph E. Flanders (who later became a U.S. Senator from Vermont), the book remains one of the definitive works on the subject. Aside from a wonderful descriptive text, the book contains dozens of illustrative diagrams and rare photographs of the Pennsylvania...

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In this unique and essential collection, a host of frontline thinkers, journalists, and activists employ wit, outrage, and cold, hard facts to expose the "W Effect, " a comprehensive incursion into women's rights.

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A history of what became a romantic       legend about a martyred prophet, a lost city, and religious persecution,       this volume tells the story of Nauvoo, the early Mormon Church, and the       temporal life of Joseph Smith. Nauvoo (1839-46) was a critical period in       Mormon history. The climax of Smith's career and the start of Brigham Young's,       it was here that Utah really had it's beginnings and that the pattern of       Mormo...

Murder in the 19th century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous - transformed into novels, into broadsides and ballads, into theatre and melodrama and opera - even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. In this meticulously researched and compelling book, Judith Flanders - author of THE VICTORIAN HOUSE - retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder - both obscure and famous. With an irresi...