Told through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it, discover the groundbreaking story of the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel.
In one of the greatest engineering feats of his time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. Two centuries later, the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark still proudly stands, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolute for something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. Prolific author Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet's famed tunnel and their American dream.
Автор: Lyons Mary E. Название: Slave Labor on Virginia`s Blue Ridge Railroad ISBN: 1467144908 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781467144902 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Between 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virgi
Автор: Lyons Mary E. Название: The Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad ISBN: 154020300X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540203007 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Lyons Mary E. Название: The Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad ISBN: 1467118931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781467118934 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Lyons Tom, Anderson Harold Название: Space Chase ISBN: 1676976272 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781676976271 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 10330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: McCarthy Tom Название: Great American Shipwreck Stories: Lyons Press Classics ISBN: 1493033719 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493033713 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 16880.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing plight for survival on the open seas or on a desert island. Capturing all the elements of ancient and powerful tragedy, this book is chockful of thrilling tales of survival - as well as a frightful examination of man's darkest impulses - which allow the reader a gruesome glimpse behind the veil of honor and bravery that history often ascribes to such men of the sea. These are all stories that have endured the test of time, and have attracted discerning readers for generations. Includes stories by George Byron Merrick, Owen Chase, Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, Riley Brown, J. S. Ogilvie, Horace Holden, and many others.
Автор: McCarthy Tom Название: Great American Adventure Stories: Lyons Press Classics ISBN: 1493029991 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493029990 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 15470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An extraordinary collection of fifteen stories that celebrate America`s unquenchable thirst for excitement, Great American Adventure Stories contains page-turning accounts of the Galveston Hurricane, the Alaska Gold Rush, a robbery featuring Jesse James, an eyewitness account of the Johnstown flood, and much more. For a taste of the American frontier, Daniel Boone and famed scout Kit Carson depict what they saw and experienced as the country expanded and blossomed in the West. These accounts all have one thing in common: They capture the grit and spirit of people who made America what it is today.
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