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American Windmills
An Album of Historic Photographs
From the earliest days of European settlement, Americans have cherished the sight of a windmill—an instantly recognizable feature of the American landscape. Boasting nearly two hundred striking images, American Windmills is the first book devoted to photographs illustrating historic wind machines throughout North America. T. Lindsay Baker, an expert historian on windmills, has written about wind-power history for twenty-five years. His album contains historic images captured by professional windmiller B. H. “Tex” Burdick and from corporate archives of windmill manufacturers. It depicts windmills in a wide range of settings and uses—not only on ranches and farms but also alongside railroads, in industry, and even in urban areas.
Big Dams and Other Dreams
The Six Companies Story
A freewheeling saga about western American industrial might Who conceived of the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams? Who laid the financial foundations for the Golden...
John Frank Stevens
American Trailblazer
Builder of railroads throughout the United States, Canada, and Russia, designer and constructor of the Panama Canal, discoverer of mountain passes, and advisor to railway officials--all of these...
American Windmills
An Album of Historic Photographs
From the earliest days of European settlement, Americans have cherished the sight of a windmill—an instantly recognizable feature of the American landscape. Boasting nearly two hundred striking images, American Windmills is the first book devoted to photographs illustrating historic wind machines throughout North America. T. Lindsay Baker, an expert historian on windmills, has written about wind-power history for twenty-five years. His album contains historic images captured by professional windmiller B. H. “Tex” Burdick and from corporate archives of windmill manufacturers. It depicts windmills in a wide range of settings and uses—not only on ranches and farms but also alongside railroads, in industry, and even in urban areas.
Big Dams and Other Dreams
The Six Companies Story
A freewheeling saga about western American industrial might Who conceived of the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams? Who laid the financial foundations for the Golden...
John Frank Stevens
American Trailblazer
Builder of railroads throughout the United States, Canada, and Russia, designer and constructor of the Panama Canal, discoverer of mountain passes, and advisor to railway officials--all of these...