Riding The High Wire
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Riding The High Wire
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Author : Robert A. Trennert
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2011-05-18
Riding The High Wire written by Robert A. Trennert and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with History categories.
Riding the High Wire is the first comprehensive history of aerial mine tramways in the American West, describing their place in the evolution of mining after 1870. Robert A. Trennert shows how the mid-nineteenth century development of wire rope manufacturing made it possible for American entrepreneurs such as Andrew S. Hallidie and Charles Huson to begin erecting single-rope tramways in the 1870s and 1880s. Their inventions were followed by the more substantial double-rope systems imported from Europe. By the turn of the century, aerial tramways were common throughout western mining regions, hauling everything from gold and silver ore to coal and salt and changing the face of the industry. Aerial mine tramways proved to have a special fascination; people often rode them for a thrill, sometimes with disastrous results. They were also very temperamental, needed constant attention, and were prone to accidents. The years between 1900 and 1920 saw the operation of some of the west's most spectacular tramways, but the decline in high-country mining beginning in the 1920s--coupled with the development of more efficient means of transportation--made this technology all but obsolete by the end of the Second World War. Historians and the general reader will be equally enthralled by Trennert's fascinating story of the rise and fall of aerial mine tramways.
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Third Series
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Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Copyright categories.
The record of each copyright registration listed in the Catalog includes a description of the work copyrighted and data relating to the copyright claim (the name of the copyright claimant as given in the application for registration, the copyright date, the copyright registration number, etc.).
Report
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Author : Iowa state agricultural society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Report written by Iowa state agricultural society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Agriculture categories.
The Bystander
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
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Annual Report
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Author : Iowa State Agricultural Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
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Report Of The Annual Exhibition
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Author : Iowa State Agricultural Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
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Bridges
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Author : Sylvia A. Holladay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
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The Billboard
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
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Riding The Tiger
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Author : Harry Carr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
Riding The Tiger written by Harry Carr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Asia categories.
The Guinness Book Of Records
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
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