1,326円 This is a work about the Georges Creek Valley in Allegany County, Western Maryland. The Georges Creek Valley is defined by Dan’s Mountain to the east, and Savage Mountain to the West, part of the Appalachian range. Portions of Savage Mountain form the Eastern Continental Divide, separating waters...

1,159円 The Town of Lonaconing was located centrally in the Georges Creek Valley, between Frostburg at the north, and Westernport at the south. Both towns at the extremes had rail junctions. There were plans to extend the canal through Westernport. Lonaconing became the largest among the dozen or so town...

1,326円 Located near Frostburg, in Western Maryland, on either side of the National Road, the sleepy village of Eckhart Mines was once a bustling industrial center of mining and railroad activity. The Town was founded by the Maryland Mining Company, around 1835. Coal was discovered in Eckhart around 1814...

1,326円 This book focuses on the early production of iron, and the later production of derivative products such as locomotives at Mount Savage, Maryland. Mount Savage was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. What made this possible was the juxtaposition of natural resources...

1,491円 In 1755, Fort Cumberland was at the cusp of three empires: the British, the French, and the Iroquois. It was the westernmost outpost of the British Empire in North America. Built at the confluence of Will’s Creek and the Potomac River by Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland Militia, it was name...

1,159円 This book discusses the Studebaker family, who came to Maryland in 1736. They came from Solingen, Germany, via the Netherlands and Philadelphia. The head of the family, Peter Studebaker, was a Master Iron Smith. He and his brother Clement set up a business in Hagerstown, Maryland, among fellow Ge...

1,657円 This book explores the interaction of the various transportation technologies, driven by the profit motives and political situations of the time. The interaction of the Canal and the Railroads with the National Road is also touched upon.

1,491円 The Nineteenth Century saw a period of rapid technology development, as steam power was applied to many aspects of manufacturing and transportation. People’s lives became better, old things could be done more cheaply or faster, and new things were enabled. At the same time, machinery displaced jo...

1,491円 This is a work about the Georges Creek Valley in Allegany County, Western Maryland. The Georges Creek Valley is defined by Dan’s Mountain to the east, and Savage Mountain to the West, part of the Appalachian range. Portions of Savage Mountain form the Eastern Continental Divide, separating waters...

1,491円 This book covers the topic of cotton production in Maryland in the 18th century Maryland, using Southern cotton. The process continued into the 20th century. The technology for automating the process was developed in England, and perfected in New England. Industrialization was not well developed ...

1,326円 This book traces the history and technology of several Irons works in pre-colonial Maryland, starting with the Colony of Maryland. The collected information is the result of a long chain of research by tireless researchers in dingy colonial era archives, and in dismal swamps.

910円 Dois eventos trágicos, o massacre de Los Angeles em 1871 e o tráfico das pequenas escravas, que resumem a difícil relação entre os Estados Unidos e a China nos anos entre 1820 e 1945. Um livro de críticas espirituosas e inteligentes que expõe verdades ocultas com um estilo simples e eficaz.