Authors:David W. Francis, Diane Demali Francis,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: history, series, postcard, coasters, roller, golden
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-06-10
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738523380
ISBN-13: 9780738523385

The Roller Coaster-the Cyclone at Coney Island, the Racer at Pittsburgh’s Kenywood Park, the Blue Streak at Sandusky’s Cedar Point-icon of the midway, capable of reducing even the strongest of grown men to screaming, white-knuckled hysterics. During the early decades of the 20th century, daring designers pushed the limits of these high-speed thrillers, reaching hundreds of feet in height and thousands of feet in length, with ever more miles of winding, twisting, lurching track dominating the landscapes of America’s amusement parks. Most of the roller coasters from that golden

Authors:David W. Francis, Diane Demali Francis,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, point, cedar
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-04-26
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738532347
ISBN-13: 9780738532349

In 1870, Louis Zistel began ferrying passengers from Sandusky to the Cedar Point Peninsula’s beer garden and sandy beaches. In 1888, the Grand Pavilion was built, housing a massive theatre, bowling alley, photographic studio, and kitchen, and shortly thereafter, the resort’s first roller coaster was installed. George Boeckling transformed the resort into a self-sufficient city and amusement park, but the park suffered badly in the 1930s economic depression. However, after Cedar Point changed hands several times in the 1950s, it became one of America’s leading amusement parks.

Authors:David W. Francis, Diane Demali Francis,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, akron
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-01-13
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738531944
ISBN-13: 9780738531946

Best known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," Akron, Ohio, was a major player in many industries long before Benjamin F. Goodrich moved there in 1870. From humble canal town to global industry giant, Akron rode the economic roller coaster through the Depression, wars, strikes, and financial booms. As a major manufacturing center of everything from sewer pipe to matches to oatmeal, Akron lured prospective workers from other towns, states, and even countries. This lively mix of diverse cultures helped to create Akronís unique beauty and boundless spirit. ÝÝAkron, Ohio, examines this spe

Author: David Francis
Publisher: Que
Keywords: cram, exam, questions, practice, pmp
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2004-12-19
List price: $26.99
ISBN-10: 0789732564
ISBN-13: 9780789732569

The PMP Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 offers you a solid opportunity to drill and practice for the highly critical professional exam. The book features 500 questions based on the 9 Project Management Processes described in the PMI PMBOK and in our PMP Exam Cram 2. All questions found in the book will also be on the accompanying CD in a test engine powered by MeasureUp. The questions will have full explanations of correct and incorrect answers so you can use this manual to review and brush-up on weak areas. It features relevant Exam Notes to help you score better on the test, plus the ever po

Author: David Francis
Publisher: Tamesis Books
Keywords: portugal, traders, monograf��as, monograf�as, diplomats, british, joanine, pombaline, rococo
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 0729301907
ISBN-13: 9780729301909

Following the treaty of Utrecht, Portugal, successful diplomatically where she had failed militarily, embarked on a lengthy period of balancing the interests of Britain, France and Spain against her own political and economic needs. This study, drawing extensively on state papers and other collections, follows the course of Anglo-Portuguese relations through the years of John V, the age of Pombal and the 1762 war with Spain, to the years of the French revolution and the flight of the court to Brazil under the threat of Napoleon’s army.

Author: David Francis
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage
Keywords: sea, inland
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 2005-05-10
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 1596921161
ISBN-13: 9781596921160

Day’s mother died with her eyes wide open in 1947, near Maude, New South Wales. No doctor was called. Day watched his father drop her body into the red earth wrapped in a feed sack. He was only twelve. When he rode up Muddy Gates Lane, away from there, he didn’t know that he was leaving, but he was sure he wasn’t coming back. Day’s journey took him to America, traveling as groom for a horse called Unusual. On the Eastern Shore of Maryland he meets Callie, who wants to be the world’s first woman jockey. There is no doubt in her eyes, she knows about things that

Author: David Francis
Publisher: MacAdam Cage
Keywords: novel, winter, stray
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2009-02-24
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1596923156
ISBN-13: 9781596923157

Steeped in intrigue, sexuality, and a stark noir beauty, David Francis’ Stray Dog Winter is at once an unconventional Cold War thriller and an original, unforgettable love story set in 1980s Moscow.Darcy Bright, a hapless young Australian artist, receives a surprising birthday present from his elusive half-sister Fin, ostensibly in Moscow on a prestigious fellowship painting industrial landscapes. Fin sends Darcy a ticket to the Soviet Union housed in a leather money belt, and an invitation to join her—only if he’s willing to bring the money belt and its contents.Although their relations