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224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 33 cm
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English
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"...the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.
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viii, 413 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 20 cm
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English
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"This book covers the 3,000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and relates the familiar stories of the sacred texts with the fruits of modern scholarship. Beginning with the origins of the people who became the Israel of the Bible, it follows the course of the ensuing millennia down to the time when the Ottoman Empire succumbed to British and French rule at the end of the First World War. Parts of the story, especially...
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xix, 521 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"A fascinating look at twelve maps-from Ancient Greece to Google Earth-and how they changed our world In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history's most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, "father of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe,...
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224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 32 cm
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English
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Presents a collection of original maps and historic illustrations to document the exploration and settlement of North America from 1000 A.D. to the present, with North America's coasts, waterways, prairies, and peaks described by explorers such as Columbus, Coronado, and Lewis and Clark as they encounter these territories for the first time. A final spread discusses modern scientific exploration and includes a detailed catalog and index of the maps....
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318 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
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English
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"Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today. In this visually stunning book, award-winning journalists Betsy Mason and Greg Miller -- authors of the National Geographic cartography blog "All Over the Map" -- Explore the intriguing stories behind maps from a wide variety of cultures, civilizations, and time periods. Based on...
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xvi, 537 pages : illustrations (some color), color photographs, color maps ; 24 cm
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English
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A "sublime" and "radically original" exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder).--
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xvii, 830 pages,. 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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Chronicles the history of fourteen lost European kingdoms and what their stories can teach the modern world, providing narrative accounts of the rise and fall of nations ranging from Tolosa to the Soviet Union.
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384 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps (1 folded) ; 31 cm
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English
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"A map-by-map guide to the epic history of America. America: The Atlas is a superb depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps both old and new. It is a wide-ranging story of the continent -- from the early peoples who first settled the land thousands of years ago, to the present day....This edition also includes 32 pages of bonus material, featuring a timeline of American history, a guide to all fifty U.S. states,...
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