Bøger af John Winter

What it was like to live and work on Cunard's iconic ships, such as the Queen Mary, and meet the famous film stars and jazz musicians who regularly travelled on them in the 1950s. For lovers of New York City, the early Beatles, Liverpool and Merseybeat, and U.S. singers such as Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.

This book documents the rebuilding of an 11-mile rail line in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, after being dormant for nearly 30 years. This was more than just a fix-it-up job, but the replacement of the entire line from the ground up with new track built to modern standards to handle heavy loads. It also required one trestle to be completely replaced and others reinforced. Adding to the generous amount of photos, there are "before" and "after" photos taken at dozens of locations, and it won't seem possible that these photos were taken at the same location. Also included is the history of this line from the pre-civil war era to current times. Old rail dating back over 150 years was found and included is the story that these old rails tell.

In May, 1970, a newly-married couple embarked with nine comparative strangers to circumnavigate the world in the most unlikely of vehicles - a double-decker bus. What they lacked in experience they made up for in sheer dogged determination. Their many adventures on this epic journey are told here in their own words for the first time. And you will learn how one fateful decision before they set off was to dog their progress and eventually doom them to disaster on the far side of the globe.