Wires In The Wilderness

Author : Bill Miller
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 189438458X

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Wires in the Wilderness by Bill Miller Pdf

This is the tale of how Canada's high northern wilderness was brought into civilization's fold through a frail network of wires laboriously strung between poles and trees for hundreds of desolate miles. The Yukon Telegraph started in 1897, when gold was discovered in the Yukon and the government needed a faster way to communicate with its remote northern territory. The isolated residents, too, wanted a more reliable connection with the outside world. Bill Miller takes readers from the line's conception in 1899 to its abandonment in 1952 through to its status today and its potential for future generations, focusing on the colourful people who lived and worked in the area. His account, enhanced by extensive research and engaging storytelling, reveals a fascinating fragment of Canada's rich history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128896979

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Safety Related Recall Campaigns for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment, Including Tires by Anonim Pdf

Author : Heather E. Hudson
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602232686

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Connecting Alaskans by Heather E. Hudson Pdf

Introduction -- Alaska's first information highway -- Expansion after World War II and "the talking lady of the North"--Early broadcasting -- Privatizing the Alaska communications system -- The beginning of the satellite era -- The NASA experiments -- From satellite experiments to commercial service -- Telephone service for every village -- Broadcasting and teleconferencing for rural Alaska -- Rural television : from RATNET to ARCS -- Deregulation and disruption -- State planning and policy -- Alaska's local telephone companies -- The phone wars -- Distance learning : from satellites to the internet -- Telemedicine in Alaska -- A new century : the growth of mobile and broadband -- Past and future connections

Author : Mark Christopher Allister
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813923050

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Eco-man by Mark Christopher Allister Pdf

Many canonical literary works look to the wild as the site for establishing a man's selfhood. But nature is just as often subjected to his most violent displays of mastery. This tension lies at the heart of 'Eco-Man', which brings together two rapidly growing fields: men's studies and ecocriticism.

Author : Janice Strong
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781926855295

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Mountain Footsteps by Janice Strong Pdf

This edition of one of Rocky Mountain Books? bestselling hiking guides contains the latest updates to routes, trails and roads in the areas around Cranbrook, Kimberley, Creston, Invermere, Radium and Fernie, located between the Rocky Mountains in the east and the Purcell Mountains in the west, including the Akamina Kishinena, Top of the World, Elk Lakes, St. Mary?s Alpine and Bugaboo Glacier Provincial Parks. This volume will entice hikers of all abilities. As with previous editions, readers will continue to appreciate the author?s detailed descriptions and personal anecdotes, complete with colour maps and photos, related to one of the most stunning areas in western Canada. Janice Strong continues to enhance the outdoor experience for hiking enthusiasts from across the country and around the world.

Author : L. P. Holmes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781632209177

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Singing Wires by L. P. Holmes Pdf

When word of the Pony Express being formed reached Clay Roswell in Texas, he decided to get a job as a rider. He was told his best chance for employment was along the desert stretch in Nevada Territory, so that was where he headed. Along the trail, he met two brothers, Jess and Hoke Pickard, and agreed to team up with them, at least as far as Salt Lake. They made camp one night in Weber Cañon, east of Salt Lake, but as Roswell lay in his blankets, the Pickards tried to club him to death. They stole his money and his horses and left him for dead. It took Roswell a long time to make it to Fort Churchill in Nevada Territory, and when he finally did, the Pony Express was shutting down and the only jobs available were with crews hired to string telegraph wire across the desert. And it was there in Fort Churchill that Roswell saw the Pickard brothers again, applying for work with the superintendent of the telegraph company. Roswell’s brawl with the brothers then and there made for an unlikely introduction to superintendent Jack Casement, but he liked what he saw in Roswell and offered him the job as wagon boss for the outfit. But the fight with the Pickards was not over, and conflict with Indians as well as an organized gang of hijackers would only add to the challenges now facing Roswell, a simple man looking for an honest wage. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns—books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians—are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1210 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116494493

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Lynn Voskuil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317359531

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Nineteenth-Century Energies by Lynn Voskuil Pdf

Nineteenth-Century Energies explores the idea of ‘energy’, a concept central to new directions in interdisciplinary studies today. It examines the cultural perceptions and uses of energy in the nineteenth century – both in terms of pure and applied science, and as an idea with widespread diffusion in the popular imagination – in contributions by scholars drawing on a variety of fields, such as literature, philosophy, history, French studies, Latin American studies, cinema studies, and art history. These contributions explore the rise of insomnia as a recognized ailment, the role of guns and gun culture in the perception of human agency, the first uses of the barometer to predict massive cyclonic weather systems, and the hallucinatory, almost occult effects of radiant energy in early film. Exemplifying innovative research in twenty-first century academia, this volume also speaks to the wider cultural concerns of today’s global citizen about the preservation and renewal of natural resources around the world; the emergence of devices and technologies that have both improved and impaired human life; the aggrandizement of nation-states around large technological systems; and the centrality of the image in our perception and absorption of contemporary culture. This book was originally published as a special issue of Nineteenth-Century Contexts.

Author : United States. Consulate General (Hong Kong, China)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1966-04
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015033173496

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Selections from China Mainland Magazines, Supplement by United States. Consulate General (Hong Kong, China) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015071922515

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Safety Related Recall Campaigns for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment, Including Tires, Reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Domestic and Foreign Vehicle Manufacturers. January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1982 by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN : UOM:39015023895447

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Safety Related Recall Campaigns for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment, Including Tires by United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pdf

Author : J.K. Petersen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1741 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351836111

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The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary by J.K. Petersen Pdf

From fundamental physics concepts to the World Wide Web, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition describes protocols, computer and telephone devices, basic security concepts, and Internet-related legislation, along with capsule biographies of the pioneering inventors who developed the technologies that changed our world. The new edition offers even more than the acclaimed and bestselling first edition, including: Thousands of new definitions and existing definitions updated and expanded Expanded coverage, from telegraph and radio technologies to modern wireline and mobile telephones, optical technologies, PDAs, and GPS-equipped devices More than 100 new charts and illustrations Expanded appendices with categorized RFC listings Categorized charts of ITU-T Series Recommendations that facilitate online lookups Hundreds of Web URLs and descriptions for major national and international standards and trade organizations Clear, comprehensive, and current, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition is your key to understanding a rapidly evolving field that, perhaps more than any other, shapes the way we live.

Author : J.K. Petersen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 2199 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351836166

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Fiber Optics Illustrated Dictionary by J.K. Petersen Pdf

Within a few short years, fiber optics has skyrocketed from an interesting laboratory experiment to a billion-dollar industry. But with such meteoric growth and recent, exciting advances, even references published less than five years ago are already out of date. The Fiber Optics Illustrated Dictionary fills a gap in the literature by providing instructors, hobbyists, and top-level engineers with an accessible, current reference. From the author of the best-selling Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, this comprehensive reference includes fundamental physics, basic technical information for fiber splicing, installation, maintenance, and repair, and follow-up information for communications and other professionals using fiber optic components. Well-balanced, well-researched, and extensively cross-referenced, it also includes hundreds of photographs, charts, and diagrams that clarify the more complex ideas and put simpler ideas into their applications context. Fiber optics is a vibrant field, not just in terms of its growth and increasing sophistication, but also in terms of the people, places, and details that make up this challenging and rewarding industry. In addition to furnishing an authoritative, up-to-date resource for relevant industry definitions, this dictionary introduces many exciting recent applications as well as hinting at emerging future technologies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Coconino National Forest (Ariz.)
ISBN : MINN:31951002951772I

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Public Comments and Forest Service Response to the DEIS, Coconino National Forest Plan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Liz Sonneborn
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Edison, Thomas A.
ISBN : 9781438104263

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The Electric Light by Liz Sonneborn Pdf

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. This work takes a look at this achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy.