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Running Scared
This book is based upon a true story. It is the story of a Navy whistle-blower who stood up and reported millions of dollars of fraud, waste and abuse on the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63 (US Navy) in 1985. The story goes on from the initial whistle blowing to expose how the Navy played a part in the Iran-Contra Affair. The author interviewed arms dealers, reporters, military personnel, and government agencies in the gathering of the story. Mr. Jackson testified to Congress on 10-1-1985 to the Seapower Subcommittee. He then went on to meet with his local Congressmen, Lee Hamilton (Iran-Contra Hearings) and Tom Foley (Speaker of the House). Robert Jackson believed in what he was doing and faced death threats, and repercussions from the Navy and Federal Government in the pursuit of the story. The author hopes the reader is both entertained and enlightened by the story.
Highway under the Hudson
Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 "There is no comparable book on this tunnel. Highly recommended."—Choice Reviews Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportatio...
Rails Across the Mississippi
"A tale of grand dreams, shady politics, daring engineering experiments, greed, ambition, and westward expansion, Rails across the Mississippi is the first book-length history since 1881 to document the planning, financing, and construction of the first bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, a national engineering landmark completed in 1874 that is now known as the Eads Bridge. Robert W. Jackson takes a fresh look at this monumental project, dispersing the myths and filling in the gaps left by earlier scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Highway Under the Hudson
Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnelOCOs 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost?a These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. JacksonOCOs fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social...
Plants as alternative hosts for human and animal pathogens
Many of the most prevalent and devastating human and animal pathogens have part of their lifecycle out-with the animal host. These pathogens have a remarkably wide capacity to adapt to a range of quite different environments: physical, chemical and biological, which is part of the key to their success. Many of the well-known pathogens that are able to jump between hosts in different biological kingdoms are transmitted through the faecal-oral and direct transmission pathways, and as such have become important food-borne pathogens. Some high-profile examples include fresh produce-associated outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica. Other pathogens may be transmitted via di...
The Cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC: Volume 2- Birthdate Index
This title is the second volume in a four volume series on the cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships in Union County, North Carolina. It contains information on 144 cemeteries and 27,524 graves.
Annual Report of the American Bible Society ...
Together with a list of auxiliary and cooperating societies, their officers, and other data.
