1999, ISBN: 9780890969007

Hardcover

Near Fine. Reprint edition in decorative cloth cvs., Issued w/o DJ with 15 pls & 35 text figs. Navajo weaving The Rio Grande Press Glorieta, NM 1936 2nd prtg, 1971 9 x 6", xviii,… More...

Near Fine. Reprint edition in decorative cloth cvs., Issued w/o DJ with 15 pls & 35 text figs. Navajo weaving The Rio Grande Press Glorieta, NM 1936 2nd prtg, 1971 9 x 6", xviii, 222 p., (A Rio Grande Classic). Reprint with new introd., of the 1936 ed. published by J. J. Augustin, New York. "A wonderfully woven, story of weaving and how do do it., The Rio Grande Press, 1936, 4, Hundman Publishing. Hardcover. New. The DSP&P headed out from Denver, snaking through the canyon formed by the South Platte River, crested Kenosha Pass and headed across the Great South Park to Como, Colorado. From there the line split, one track headed for the Gunnison Country via Trout Creek Pass, Nathrop, Chalk Creek and the famed Alpine Tunnel. Then downgrade to Gunnison with its promise of mining traffic and cattle .and the dream of the Pacific. The other line headed for Leadville crossing the Continental Divide two times in the process. The South Park finally reached its intended destinations, but arrived too late, the Rio Grande's track crews had beaten them each time. This is the story of this 'underdog' railroad, also know as the Damned Slow & Pretty Rough Riding. Contents: Dedication, acknowledgments, Foreword, pp. 5-10, Silver Dreams, Golden Plans, pp. 11-18, Building the South Park Line, pp. 19-46, Leadville or Bust, pp. 47-60, To the Gunnison Country, pp. 61-109, Alpine Tunnel, pp. 110-136, Narrow Gauge Mecca, pp. 137-160, The Leadville High Line, pp. 161-202, Ride the South Park, pp. 203-246, The Snowplow Trails, pp. 247-264, Branch Line Train Time, pp. 265-287, The Colorado Road Takes Over, pp. 288-316, South Park Memories, pp. 317-332, Equipment, Plans and Rosters, pp. 3333-361, Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, pp. 362-368. Hundman Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 370 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., B&W and a few Color photographs, maps, diagrams, rosters of locomotives and rolling stock., Hundman Publishing, 6, Golden, CO;: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1970. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very good plus. Colorado Rail Annual 1970, Issue No. 8. The building and operation of the most unusual, spectacular and improbable of all the transcontinental links; the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge across the Rockies. 131 pages of text, photographs, illustrations and maps. Fine in very good plus, bright dust jacket with only a hint of wear at spine panel ends and two tiny tears with associated creases. A very handsome copy., Colorado Railroad Museum, 1970, 4, Golden West, 1984. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Call the Big Hook by Dougherty, Samuel Golden West Books, 1984,m unstated ed. ISBN: 0870950878 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Clothe cover is clean, dust jacket shows slight signs of wear, with a small tear front otherwise clean. The Big Hook is the order given to the dispatcher when a train derails. This is the huge crane that railroads use to set right trains that have fallen off tracks, turned over or derailed in some way. Dougherty started as a section laborer working his way up to Road Forman. Several years of various Road Forman jobs lead to his being named Superintendent of Safety, Rules and Training and in that position for the Denver and Rio Grande he worked many times with the Big Hook. Great train wreck photos, stories of wrecks and how the mess was cleaned up using the Big Hook. B&W photos and illustrations, Glossary, two index's, 256 pages., Golden West, 1984, 2.5, [HOOPER, Shadrick K.]. The Story of the Manitou. Denver, CO: Denver & Rio Grande R.R., 1892. 62, (2) pp. Illus. Orig. printed pictorial wrappers. A near fine copy., 0, College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Rabbi Jimmy Kessler. Inscribed by author on fep. Gift note not from author laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Hollace Ava Weiner, a journalist turned historian, is a native of Washington, D.C., and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Maryland. After college, she wrote for the Baltimore News American. While raising two children, she freelanced for the Washington Post until her family relocated to Texas. From 1986 to 1997, Hollace was a news and feature reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hollace is a past president of both the Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Association for Women Journalists. She has won research grants from the Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, Mass., the Southern Jewish Historical Society, the Texas Jewish Historical Society, and the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. A fraction of Texans are Jewish, yet Texas rabbis are among the most influential, colorful, and celebrated figures in the state's history and culture. In "Jewish Stars in Texas, "Hollace Ava Weiner examines eleven rabbis whose wisdom and leadership were felt not only by their congregations but also by their communities. Of Weiner's eleven rabbis, ten grew to lead Reform congregations, stressing social justice and community service, and one was affiliated with Conservative Judaism, which seeks to balance tradition with modernity. "Jewish Stars in Texas" begins with the first large wave of Jewish immigrants to arrive in Texas in the 1870s. Weiner addresses the rabbis' roles as mixers, who bridged Jewish traditions with the cultural demands of Texas, and as motivators, who stirred up involvement in social causes. The influence of these Texas rabbis--whether it involved fighting the Ku Klux Klan or founding a symphony--can be appreciated by everyone who benefitted from the causes they championed. Jews and Texans who wish to learn more about their heritage will find this book essential reading and an engaging source of informative and colorful stories., Texas A&M University Press, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: 0890969000

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780890969007], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX], JEWS, RABBI, TEXAS, HEINRICH SCHWARZ, SAMUEL ROSINGER, MAURICE FABER, HENRY COH… More...

[EAN: 9780890969007], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX], JEWS, RABBI, TEXAS, HEINRICH SCHWARZ, SAMUEL ROSINGER, MAURICE FABER, HENRY COHEN, C. GEORGE FOX, MARTIN ZIELONKA, SAM PERL, ALEX KLINE, ELEANORE HYMAN JUDAH SCHACHTEL, LEVI OLAN, ZIONISM, RIO GRANDE, EPHRAIM RUTH COHEN, Jacket, xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Rabbi Jimmy Kessler. Inscribed by author on fep. Gift note not from author laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Hollace Ava Weiner, a journalist turned historian, is a native of Washington, D.C., and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Maryland. After college, she wrote for the Baltimore News American. While raising two children, she freelanced for the Washington Post until her family relocated to Texas. From 1986 to 1997, Hollace was a news and feature reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hollace is a past president of both the Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Association for Women Journalists. She has won research grants from the Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, Mass., the Southern Jewish Historical Society, the Texas Jewish Historical Society, and the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. A fraction of Texans are Jewish, yet Texas rabbis are among the most influential, colorful, and celebrated figures in the state's history and culture. In "Jewish Stars in Texas, "Hollace Ava Weiner examines eleven rabbis whose wisdom and leadership were felt not only by their congregations but also by their communities. Of Weiner's eleven rabbis, ten grew to lead Reform congregations, stressing social justice and community service, and one was affiliated with Conservative Judaism, which seeks to balance tradition with modernity. "Jewish Stars in Texas" begins with the first large wave of Jewish immigrants to arrive in Texas in the 1870s. Weiner addresses the rabbis' roles as mixers, who bridged Jewish traditions with the cultural demands of Texas, and as motivators, who stirred up involvement in social causes. The influence of these Texas rabbis--whether it involved fighting the Ku Klux Klan or founding a symphony--can be appreciated by everyone who benefitted from the causes they championed. Jews and Texans who wish to learn more about their heritage will find this book essential reading and an engaging source of informative and colorful stories. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing., Books<

1999, ISBN: 9780890969007

Hardcover

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bib… More...

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Rabbi Jimmy Kessler. Inscribed by author on fep. Gift note not from author laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Hollace Ava Weiner, a journalist turned historian, is a native of Washington, D.C., and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Maryland. After college, she wrote for the Baltimore News American. While raising two children, she freelanced for the Washington Post until her family relocated to Texas. From 1986 to 1997, Hollace was a news and feature reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hollace is a past president of both the Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Association for Women Journalists. She has won research grants from the Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, Mass., the Southern Jewish Historical Society, the Texas Jewish Historical Society, and the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. A fraction of Texans are Jewish, yet Texas rabbis are among the most influential, colorful, and celebrated figures in the state's history and culture. In "Jewish Stars in Texas, "Hollace Ava Weiner examines eleven rabbis whose wisdom and leadership were felt not only by their congregations but also by their communities. Of Weiner's eleven rabbis, ten grew to lead Reform congregations, stressing social justice and community service, and one was affiliated with Conservative Judaism, which seeks to balance tradition with modernity. "Jewish Stars in Texas" begins with the first large wave of Jewish immigrants to arrive in Texas in the 1870s. Weiner addresses the rabbis' roles as mixers, who bridged Jewish traditions with the cultural demands of Texas, and as motivators, who stirred up involvement in social causes. The influence of these Texas rabbis--whether it involved fighting the Ku Klux Klan or founding a symphony--can be appreciated by everyone who benefitted from the causes they championed. Jews and Texans who wish to learn more about their heritage will find this book essential reading and an engaging source of informative and colorful stories., Texas A&M University Press, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: 9780890969007

Hardcover

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bib… More...

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiv, 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Rabbi Jimmy Kessler. Inscribed by author on fep. Gift note not from author laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Hollace Ava Weiner, a journalist turned historian, is a native of Washington, D.C., and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Maryland. After college, she wrote for the Baltimore News American. While raising two children, she freelanced for the Washington Post until her family relocated to Texas. From 1986 to 1997, Hollace was a news and feature reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hollace is a past president of both the Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Association for Women Journalists. She has won research grants from the Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, Mass., the Southern Jewish Historical Society, the Texas Jewish Historical Society, and the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. A fraction of Texans are Jewish, yet Texas rabbis are among the most influential, colorful, and celebrated figures in the state's history and culture. In "Jewish Stars in Texas, "Hollace Ava Weiner examines eleven rabbis whose wisdom and leadership were felt not only by their congregations but also by their communities. Of Weiner's eleven rabbis, ten grew to lead Reform congregations, stressing social justice and community service, and one was affiliated with Conservative Judaism, which seeks to balance tradition with modernity. "Jewish Stars in Texas" begins with the first large wave of Jewish immigrants to arrive in Texas in the 1870s. Weiner addresses the rabbis' roles as mixers, who bridged Jewish traditions with the cultural demands of Texas, and as motivators, who stirred up involvement in social causes. The influence of these Texas rabbis--whether it involved fighting the Ku Klux Klan or founding a symphony--can be appreciated by everyone who benefitted from the causes they championed. Jews and Texans who wish to learn more about their heritage will find this book essential reading and an engaging source of informative and colorful stories., Texas A&M University Press, 1999, 3<