Author: Doug Nowacek
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: dolphins, discovering
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0760325618
ISBN-13: 9780760325612

Few animals on the planet create such feelings of excitement and curiosity as Dolphins. Maybe it is because they are so playful and intelligent, or because they allow us an occasional glimpse of life in the oceans. Discover the fascinating world of these highly sociable animals, and enjoy their beauty, energy and mystique both above and beneath the waves.

Author: Brian Solomo
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: signaling, railroad
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0760338817
ISBN-13: 9780760338810

From the 1830s to today, the railroad industry has developed myriad complex mechanisms to help keep North America’s railroad rights-of-ways safe, efficient, and relatively accident-free. In this paperback rerelease of the successful 2003 title, the otherwise-arcane world of railroad signaling is explained in concise language and brought to life with nearly 200 fantastic photographs that depict signaling history and all aspects of modern operations. Author and photographer Brian Solomon brings his wealth of knowledge and photographic talent to a subject that has not often been tackled in

Author: Mike Lynch
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: sky, night, guide, essential, mike, lynch, starwatch, iowa
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-08-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0760327009
ISBN-13: 9780760327005

With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America’s favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of Iowa’s night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations visible at Iowa’s latitude (40–43° north). With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book serves as a

Author: Dave Ori
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: color, history, railroad, mbi, system, chessie
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-11-15
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0760323399
ISBN-13: 9780760323397

In 1972 three great railroads-the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Western Maryland-joined forces as the Chessie System, their diesel engines resplendent in a brilliant new yellow, blue, and vermillion scheme sporting the stylized "Chess-C" logo based on the C&O’s familiar mascot, Chessie the kitten. The story of the Chessie System, unique in railroad history, unfolds in all its grit and glory in this book about a rail operation that combined the best of tradition and innovation to a remarkable. Dave Ori traces the railroad’s origins from the first affiliation of the B&

Authors:Guy Fay, Andy Kraushaar,
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: series, original, tractors, farmall, letter
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1999-01-16
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0760304386
ISBN-13: 9780760304389

This volume is a splendid collection of 200 color photographs that exhibits how the popular Farmall tractors looked when they rolled off the showroom floors across the nation. Stylish and modern, the tractors hit the market at a time of unprecedented demand (1939-1954), and later a postwar boom drove sales to heights that are still unlikely to be topped. 200 color illustrations.

Author: Jerold A
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: farm, values, family, story, tells, tale
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-03-31
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0896585107
ISBN-13: 9780896585102

Fork handle—$.65 Mash for chickens—$7.15 One milk pail—$1.15 Horse collar and pad—$8.15 Gloves for Herm—$.52 "Chores started on the home farm when you were around four years old, depending on, as Pa would say, ‘how much meat you have on your bones.’. . . " So begins Jerry Apps’s "Every Farm Tells a Story," a collection of true tales inspired by entries in his mother’s farm account books. The values recorded in the account books prompt recollections of Jerry’s childhood and the traditional family farm values and ethics instilled in him by Ma and Pa. Running a Wisconsin dairy farm in t

Author: Jerold A
Publisher: Voyageur Pre
Keywords: country, humor
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-02-20
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0896587169
ISBN-13: 9780896587168

Life during the early to mid-twentieth century is often viewed as a time of backbreaking work for meager returns. Often, the strength and resiliency of family and neighbors is overlooked. Through stories based on childhood memories, master storyteller Jerry Apps gives us insights into the lighter side of country life. About the Author: A professor emeritus of agriculture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, author Jerry Apps has written more than 35 books, many of them on rural history and country life. Recent titles include "Every Farm Tells a Story" and "When Chores Were Done." His writ