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Railway Posters
Written by Lorna Frost
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $12.95
Railway posters have a huge appeal to the modern audience, but just what is it that appeals to us? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam are testament to the persuasive power of the railway company marketing departments established in the late nineteenth century... Read more >
Written by Lorna Frost
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $12.95
Railway posters have a huge appeal to the modern audience, but just what is it that appeals to us? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam are testament to the persuasive power of the railway company marketing departments established in the late nineteenth century... Read more >
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Narrow Gauge Railways
Written by Peter Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2013
Price: $12.95
Narrow gauge railways were a cheaper and sometimes more practical alternative to the full-scale railways that were the norm. By building tracks with a 3-foot gauge rather than a 4 ft 8-and-a-half inch gauge, construction costs could be reduced, cuttings and embankments were smaller and curves could be sharper - in... Read more >
Written by Peter Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2013
Price: $12.95
Narrow gauge railways were a cheaper and sometimes more practical alternative to the full-scale railways that were the norm. By building tracks with a 3-foot gauge rather than a 4 ft 8-and-a-half inch gauge, construction costs could be reduced, cuttings and embankments were smaller and curves could be sharper - in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Country Railway
Written by Tim Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 17, 2013
Price: $12.95
While the coming of the railways to Britain's towns and cities in the nineteenth century transformed their fortunes and gave urban dwellers new opportunities to travel across the country, the effect on the largely rural population of the country was arguably far greater. And while some of the initial trunk lines... Read more >
Written by Tim Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 17, 2013
Price: $12.95
While the coming of the railways to Britain's towns and cities in the nineteenth century transformed their fortunes and gave urban dwellers new opportunities to travel across the country, the effect on the largely rural population of the country was arguably far greater. And while some of the initial trunk lines... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Transatlantic Liners
Written by J. Layton
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
Written by J. Layton
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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British Motorcycles of the 1940s and 50s
Written by Mick Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
After VE Day in 1945 the British population returned enthusiastically to the road. But the cost and availability of both vehicles and fuel led to the post-war scene being dominated by motorcycles, most of them ex-military machines, eagerly snapped up for everyday use in an age when a family car remained... Read more >
Written by Mick Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
After VE Day in 1945 the British population returned enthusiastically to the road. But the cost and availability of both vehicles and fuel led to the post-war scene being dominated by motorcycles, most of them ex-military machines, eagerly snapped up for everyday use in an age when a family car remained... Read more >
British Motorcycles of the 1960s and '70s
Written by Mick Walker
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal... Read more >
Written by Mick Walker
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal... Read more >
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Discovering London Railway Stations
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
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Early Railways
1569-1830
Written by Andy Guy and Jim Rees
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2011
Price: $12.95
To many people, the history of the railway begins with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. By that time, however, the concept of the railway in Britain was already over 250 years old, a fascinating but little-known period of experimentation, improvement and invention which included such remarkable... Read more >
1569-1830
Written by Andy Guy and Jim Rees
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2011
Price: $12.95
To many people, the history of the railway begins with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. By that time, however, the concept of the railway in Britain was already over 250 years old, a fascinating but little-known period of experimentation, improvement and invention which included such remarkable... Read more >
The Nation's Hangar
Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian
Written by Robert F. Van Der Linden
Photographed by Dane Penland
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $29.95
The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft.
The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator... Read more >
Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian
Written by Robert F. Van Der Linden
Photographed by Dane Penland
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $29.95
The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft.
The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Fly Now!
The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Written by Joanne Gernstein London
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $25.00
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world—90,000 a day in the summertime—and the highlight of summer 2007 at the NASM will be "Fly Now," the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this unique companion volume which combines arresting, colorful art... Read more >
The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Written by Joanne Gernstein London
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $25.00
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world—90,000 a day in the summertime—and the highlight of summer 2007 at the NASM will be "Fly Now," the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this unique companion volume which combines arresting, colorful art... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
