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1. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
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2. Great Floods of Pennsylvania
 
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3. Personal Recollections Of Distinguished
 
4. Indian trails to super highways,
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5. The Student's Conveyancing: Being
 
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6. The Rise of Ancient Israel: Symposium
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7. Three Hundred Years With the Pennsylvania
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8. A Picture-Journey Along the Pennsylvania
 
9. VANDERBILT'S FOLLY, A History
 
10. The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals
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11. People From Houghton-Le-Spring:
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12. William Shanks
 
13. **VERY RARE 20-YR-OLD AUDIOBOOK:
 
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14. Sylvester Welch's Report on the
 
15. History of York Pullman Auto,
 
16. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
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17. Best from American Canals, Vol.
 
18. Best from American Canals / Number
 
19. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
 
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20. Great floods of Pennsylvania:

1. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
by William H. Shank
Paperback: Pages (1997)
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Asin: 0933788339
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Since the first covered bridge in America was built across the Schuykill River in Philadelphia in 1805, Pennsylvania has been the testing ground for some of the world's most unusual and interesting bridges. Shank delves into the lives and works of Burr, Wernwag, Town, Howe, Ellet, Roebling and Modjeski and others who revolutionized bridge-building of the past 5000 years. With 2-color photos and drawings, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in all bridges...covered to suspension...old or new. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Historians and bridge-lovers will enjoy this book.
As an amateur historian, and fan of covered bridges, I found this book fascinating. There are at least 2 (and usually 3) old photos on each page. How fascinating it was to see bridges that I've driven across or seen on my travels around PA as they appeared 100 years ago. It's especially cool to see a covered bridge once stood where a steel bridge stands today. Included is a review of railroad and canal bridges. ... Read more


2. Great Floods of Pennsylvania
by William H. Shank
Paperback: Pages (1993)
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Asin: 093378838X
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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From the time of the "Great Pumpkin Flood of 1786" to the Agnes Floods of 1972, Shank shows, both editorially and pictorially, the causes and effects of Pennsylvania floods. Geographical history, detailed flood data and a comprehensive water map are included. This two-color book offers 93 superb illustrations, 88 pages of human interest stories and a definitive guide to major floods in Pennsylvania history. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Pennsylvania floods
The Commonwealth is certainly no stranger to flooding and the disasters connected with it, and this book may be well known in the area.This book lists various ,different, floods and goes into the facts of them from the 1800's and 1900's, not all floods are included, but you get a general picture of the flood history of this great state and the resiliance of it's people, and near the end of the book, steps that have been taken over the years to deal with these events in the future as to prevent future disasters,it's an easy read with lots of pictures from earlier flood events. ... Read more


3. Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals
by William F. G. Shanks
 Paperback: 354 Pages (2010-09-10)
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Asin: 1163789569
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more


4. Indian trails to super highways,
by William H Shank
 Paperback: 64 Pages (1974)

Asin: B0006CGRG8
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5. The Student's Conveyancing: Being Specially Intended for the Use of Candidates at the Final and Honors Examinations of the Law Society
by Albert Gibson, Robert McLean, William Shanks
Paperback: 616 Pages (2010-02-03)
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Asin: 1143435281
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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1885Original Publisher: Reeves and TurnerSubjects: ConveyancingLaw / GeneralLaw / Administrative Law ... Read more


6. The Rise of Ancient Israel: Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution October 26, 1991
by Hershel Shanks, William G. Dever, Baruch Halpern, P. Kyle McCarter
 Paperback: 166 Pages (1992-12)
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Asin: 1880317052
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars A wonderful introduction to Mid-East archaeology
I read the magazine "Biblical Archaeology" frequently and therefore thought I knew a bit about Middle Eastern archaeology--until I read this book.
It is packed with facts and debates by the most prominent archaelogists in the field. The amazing thing (to me, an historian by training) is that there is fundamental agreement on the facts. All agree, for example that the Merneptah Stele (a tablet dated at 1212 BCE) exists, that it is Egyptian in origin, and that the Egyptian pharaoh (then the most powerful man in the world) considered the conquest of the land and people Israel the most important feat of his reign. The tablet says as much. But why was defeating Israel so important? A lively debate rages.

Likewise all agree that a people called Hyksos came into Egypt and eventually became its rulers starting about 1800 BCE. Yet Hyksos is a Greek term and there is precious little consensus about who these people were. (Aside from the fact that they were Canaanites of some sort.)

All agree that there are stones bearing characters that can be read if one is fluent in Hebrew in what was called Raddana once (but is today called Ramallah) but a debate rages about whether these are signs of a "widespread" Israeli literacy or of a "privileged" class. All agree that Israeli pottery, houses, and artifacts are different from the general Canaanite ones and that ancient Israelites were very active traders because their artifacts have been found all over the Middle East and beyond. Yet there is an interesting debate about just what was it that made the Israelites different from Egyptians and other Canaanites.

There too is a very active debate about whether Egyptian style houses made their way to ancient Israel or the other way around. And that's just scratching the surface.

In short, if you want to know a bit about ancient Israel and Middle East and about the archaelogical debates about both, this is the perfect book to start you on an endlessly exciting road! ... Read more


7. Three Hundred Years With the Pennsylvania Traveler
by William H. Shank
Paperback: 156 Pages (2000-06)
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Asin: 0933788002
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Pennsylvania's unusual topography and location at the hub of the original 13 colonies make the state's transportation history unique. This comprehensive, 156-page book with four-color cover employs delightful, often humorous, perceptions of the problems which beset Pennsylvania pioneers. It also details an amazing assortment of vehicles and unusual means of crossing steams and mountains, perhaps unequalled in any other state. Numerous photos and drawings, some by the author's artist son Will Shank, illustrate the state's engineering "firsts," including the first wooden bridge, tunnel, wire cable, coal railroad and hard-surfce intercity highway. ... Read more


8. A Picture-Journey Along the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal, 1826-1857
by Philip J. Hoffmann
Paperback: 80 Pages (1993-01)
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Asin: 0933788843
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The Main Line, Pennsylvania's answer to the Erie Canal, was a remarkable system of canals, railroads and inclined planes connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Late engineer-artist Philip Hoffman made a brilliant series of drawings which depict every facet of life on the route. 80-page, full-color paperback with Hoffman biography. ... Read more


9. VANDERBILT'S FOLLY, A History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
by William H. Shank
 Paperback: Pages (1973-01-01)

Asin: B003BJLAV0
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Nice concise history of the PA Turnpike
This is a nice concise history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.It focuses mainly on the competition between the railroads which led the Vanderbilts to select a route for a new railroad across southern Pennsylvania and partially complete several tunnels before abandoning the project.That route and some of the tunnels were used for the turnpike fifty years later.There are many photographs in the book, including photos of the tunnels as they looked in 1937 after having lain dormant for all those years.There are also a few photos of the turnpike as it looked in its early days. ... Read more


10. The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals
by William H Shank
 Paperback: 82 Pages (1965)

Asin: B0007DS9RG
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Since he first published this book in 1960, Mr. Shank has become one of the leading authorities on historic canals in the Northeastern United States. The author has included a statewide canal map, 125 historic photos, drawings by the late Philip Hoffman, a four-color cover and tables of lock and mileage data. As founder of the Pennsylvania Canal Society and past president of the American Canal Society, the author offers this definitive work on Pennsylvania canals with the help of canal buffs throughout the Keystone state. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Too Bad they are All Gone
The details and illustrations regarding the Pennsylvania Canal system is most interesting, especially if you can be in Pennsylvania and visit some of the sites.Much evidence of the canals remains and adds to the aura of the time in the past when these canals were opening the western horizons to the movement of people and goods.The wonderful era of the canals was far too short lived.England still has many of their canals and I have friends that have traversed them in the narrow boats.They have exclaimed how much fun it is to be in control of the journey completely, including working the locks.

5-0 out of 5 stars William Miller
Book was in new condition. I am very pleased with the book itself as well. Delivery was prompt. ... Read more


11. People From Houghton-Le-Spring: Paul Mullen, Gordon Scurfield, Dick Neal, Sr., Willie Hamilton, Tommy Thompson, Eddie Blackburn, William Shanks
Paperback: 38 Pages (2010-09-15)
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Asin: 1157124682
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Chapters: Paul Mullen, Gordon Scurfield, Dick Neal, Sr., Willie Hamilton, Tommy Thompson, Eddie Blackburn, William Shanks, Sheila Quigley, Linden Travers, Keith Adamson, Mike Roseberry, Bob Johnson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paul Mullen, born in Houghton-le-Spring (September 6, 1982), is a musician most notable recognized for being the primary vocalist ... Read more


12. William Shanks
Paperback: 110 Pages (2010-08-11)
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Asin: 6131192324
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William Shanks (January 25, 1812 - June 1882, Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England ) was a British amateur mathematician. Shanks is famous for his calculation of π to 707 places, accomplished in 1873, which, however, was only correct up to the first 527 places. This error was highlighted in 1944 by D. F. Ferguson (using a mechanical desk calculator). Shanks earned his living by owning a boarding school at Houghton-le-Spring, which left him enough time to spend on his hobby of calculating mathematical constants. His routine was as follows: he would calculate new digits all morning; and then he would spend all afternoon checking his morning's work. ... Read more


13. **VERY RARE 20-YR-OLD AUDIOBOOK: Othello by William Shakespeare: BBC Audio Collection (with Paul Scofield, Nicol Williamson) 2 Cassettes **PLUS 2 FREE PAPERBACKS: Jacques And His Master By Milan Kunera + Layrinths By Jorge Luis Borges
by William Shakespeare, Paul Scofield, Nicol Williamson, Rosalind Shanks, BBC Audio, IDK Bundles, Jacques And His Master, Layrinths, Milan Kunera, Jorge Luis Borges
 Audio Cassette: Pages (1998)

Asin: B0017QZL6E
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**RARE, MINT-CONDITION, 22-YEAR-OLD, COLLECTIBLE RECORDING! From 'The BBC Shakespeare Series,' Paul Scofield Stars As Othello With Nicol Williamson As Iago In a Historic BBC Production Directed By John Tydeman. Cast: Roderigo, A Venetian Gentleman: Peter Egan. Iago, Othello's Ancient: Nicol Williamson. Brabantio, Desdemona's Father: Francis De Wolff. Othello, A Nobel Moor: Paul Scofield. Cassio, Othello's Lieutenant: Martin Jarvis. Duke Of Venice: Godfrey Kenton. Desdemona: Rosalind Shanks. Emilian, Iago's Wife: Hannah Gordon. Bianca, A Courtesan: Rosalind Adams. (c1988, 3 Hours, 2 Cassettes). Product Condition: 2 Like New Cassettes In Clamshell Case. Both Play Crisp, Clear Audio. No Stamps, Writing, or Markings. Cover Art Also Like New. Case Small Crack Inside Edge. Rare, Historical, Highly Collectible. Excellent Conversation Piece. **PLUS FREE 2 USED PAPERBACKS: 'Jacques And His Master' and 'Layrinths.' Own Them Today! ... Read more


14. Sylvester Welch's Report on the Allegheny Portage Railroad 1833
 Paperback: 22 Pages (1983-03-01)
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Asin: 0933788231
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15. History of York Pullman Auto, 1903-17
by William H. Shank
 Paperback: Pages (1970-06)
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Isbn: 093378824X
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16. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
by SHANK (William)
 Paperback: Pages (1974-01-01)

Asin: B00249X88G
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17. Best from American Canals, Vol. 8
Paperback: 88 Pages (1998-07)
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Asin: 0933788878
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The BEST from American Canals Volume VIII features outstanding articles published in the quarterly newsletter of the American Canal Society. The book includes articles from 1995 through 1997 on topics such as the Panama Canal, journeys along the Erie Canal, opening of the National Canal Museum in Easton, PA, and the entire reprint of Alvin Harlow's "When Horses Pulled Boats." ... Read more


18. Best from American Canals / Number III
by William H. (Ed.) Shank
 Paperback: Pages (1986)

Asin: B0042H97E2
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19. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania
by William Shank
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1977)

Asin: B0047JT650
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20. Great floods of Pennsylvania: A two-century history
by William H Shank
 Unknown Binding: 90 Pages (1972)
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Asin: B0006W7JJC
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