The Short History of Museum
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Sample Chapter – January 12, 1773 – First Public Museum Established in the American Colonies
Members of the Charleston Library Society established the Charleston Museum on January 12, 1773. The British Museum, established in 1753, served as an inspiration for its establishment. Continue reading Sample Chapter – January 12, 1773 – First Public Museum Established in the American Colonies
A Short History of Mail Delivery
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Sample Chapter – Ancient Egyptian Mail Service
Sample ChapterA Short History of Mail DeliveryChapter title – Ancient Egyptian Mail Service The Egyptians established the first known courier … Continue reading Sample Chapter – Ancient Egyptian Mail Service
Sample Chapter – English Deer Parks
Sample ChapterShort History of Public ParksChapter title – English Deer Parks The English Deer Park gave rise to the first … Continue reading Sample Chapter – English Deer Parks
Sample Chapter – Basket-Making History
Sample ChapterShort History of Traditional CraftsChapter title – Basket-Making History Many historians think that the art of basket-making is as … Continue reading Sample Chapter – Basket-Making History
Short History of Roads and Highways
The Short History of Roads and Highways – Indiana Edition relates the history of roads from the first primitive ridgeways to the modern interstate highway. Continue reading Short History of Roads and Highways
Sample Chapter – Evolution of Road Building Materials
The first roads developed from well used places like stream and river fords, mountain passes and other high traffic areas. From there these early roads most likely followed game trails and natural features of the land. Sometimes extensive networks developed which connected settlements for trade and travel, though they were little more than dirt paths in most cases. The predominant traffic on these early roads would have been foot traffic. Later on horses with travois and then wagons would have used them. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Evolution of Road Building Materials
Sample Chapter – Early Greek and Roman Railways
Early Greek and Roman Railways
First Railways
Archeological evidence indicates that the Greeks, and later the Romans, built paved trackways as early as 600 BC. These trackways consisted of grooves carved into limestone road beds that guided wooden wheeled vehicles along a path. Called the Diolkos, the trackway was about 5 miles long and allowed men to pull boats across the land using some type of wheeled vehicle. This provided a shortcut across the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Corinth. The shortcut gave boats a way to escape the arduous sea voyage around the Peloponnese peninsula. The Greeks used this trackway for about 700 years. The Romans also built similar trackways later on.
Mid-16th century (1550) –Hand-propelled mining tubs
Coal mine workers in the 1550’s used hand propelled mining tubs called hunds to transport the coal from the mine pit to the surface. These vehicles rolled on two wooden planks. A pin in the center of the tub that penetrated the gap between the two planks kept the tub going the right way. The Germans exported the technology to England. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Early Greek and Roman Railways
Short History of Gardening and Agriculture
Explore the the beginnings of horticulture, which is the cultivation of growing vegetables, fruits and other garden plants. Discover the history of agriculture as the practice of farming advanced from Neolithic times to the age of modern agronomy. Continue reading Short History of Gardening and Agriculture
Sample Chapter – Ancient Gardens – Forest Gardens
The first efforts at gardening appeared in the equatorial regions of Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. No one knows when humans first started cultivating plants, however archeological evidence exists that suggests human first began choosing plants to grow to provide food around 45,000 years ago in forest gardens. These gardens were usually in tracts of land bordering rivers. A forest garden is still a forest, however it contains a large percentage of edible fruit species. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Ancient Gardens – Forest Gardens
Short History of Fire Fighting
Discover the fascinating history of the firefighter, fire departments and fire towers when you read the Short History of Fire Fighting. The book includes historical information on fire engines, bunker gear and other equipment needed by a fire department. The book includes an extensive listing of firefighter museums in the United States as well as section on fire towers. Continue reading Short History of Fire Fighting
Sample Chapter – Ancient Firefighting
Historical evidence indicates that the first fire fighting equipment surfaced in the Egyptian city of Alexandria sometime in the Third Century BC. A Greek inventor named Ctesibius invented a water pump with which firefighters could spray water on a fire. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Ancient Firefighting
Sample Chapter – Origin of Language
Before there could be the written word, books and libraries, an oral language had to develop among humans. The origin of language remains one of history’s deep-set mysteries. Linguists, psychologists, and biologists researching the origin of language have few clues to aid them in their quest. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Origin of Language
A History of Time
Discover the fascinating history of time, clocks, calendars and time zones. Readers can learn about the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Mayan calendars as well as timekeeping devices like sundials and hourglasses. A History of Time reveals the journal of the development of how humans keep track of time, including daylight saving time. Continue reading A History of Time
Sample Chapter – Calendar – First Timekeeping Device
The word “calendar,” has five definitions, according to Dictionary.com:
1. table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: Example – He marked the date on his calendar. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Calendar – First Timekeeping Device
History of the Telephone
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Sample Chapter – Lover’s Phone
Sample ChapterHistory of the Telephone Chapter title – Lover’s Phone British scientist Robert Hooke’s experiments in acoustics led to his … Continue reading Sample Chapter – Lover’s Phone
A History of the Transportation Revolution
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Sample Chapter – Walking
Unlike many of the other revolutions in travel, walking cannot have a precise date attached to it as to when the first hominid stood upon its legs and walked upright. Scientists have not determined exactly when this occurred, or even an exact geographic location. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Walking
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