NELSON, SHARLENE; NELSON, TED

Bull Whackers to Whistle Punks Logging in the Old West

New York, Franklin Watts. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780531202289). Hardcover. Book, This is the story of loggers who worked in the forests of the West from the 1850s until the early 1900s. They brought logs to sawmills with oxen goaded by the bull whacker's stick and later with powerful steam engines that roared into action at the whistle punk's signal. This story begins in 1848 when James Marshall found gold while building a sawmill in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. His discovery led to the California gold rush, with thousands of people heading west to seek their fortunes in the shiny metal. Others also headed west; those who knew that lumber and buildings would be needed to house all those fortune seekers. They arrived to find only a few sawmills, but huge forests of evergreen trees, which were perfect for making lumber. These tough men are chronicled in this book, including the unique language they created. 64 pages with glossary, further reading section, and index. Illustrated with vintage photographs and maps. 7 1/4" x 8 3/4" high. New.

-- Nans Book Shop

Book number: 003375

Catalogue: Children: : History

Keywords: 9780531202289 LOGGING, WEST, HISTORY, JUVENILE LITERATURE, CHILDRENS, KIDS, 19TH CENTURY, LANGUAGE JUVENILE NONFICTION::History::United States::19th Century

NELSON, TED

Literary Machines: The Report on, and of, Project Xanadu Concerning Word Processing, Electronic Publishing, Hypertext, Tinkertoys, Tomorrow's Intellectual Revolution, and Certain Other Topics including Knowledge, Education and Freedom

Ann Arbor: XOC, Inc., 1981. Ed. by XOC, Inc. 8vo. Stapled sheets. Paginated variously. 2nd ed. Short tear at edge of front cover, previous owner's business card affixed to inside front cover & his blind stamp on the first page; else about fine. Scarce.
¶ "This special edition of Literary Machines has been printed by XOC, Inc. under special arrangement with Ted Nelson. Certain changes have been made in the text by XOC, Inc. to reflect the current status of the Xanadu System. These changes are clearly indicated".

-- Bibliomania

Book number: 76189

Keywords: Project Xanadu Xanadu System Hyperlink Computing

TED NELSON

A Survivor's Tale: The True Life of a Wireless Operator/air Gunner from Enlistment in 1941 to Demobilisation in 1946

Old Forge Publishing. 2009. (ISBN: 9781906183127). softcover. NEW. Fine condition large format paperback - storage wear only - lovely copy. MINT.

-- Final Chapter Books

Book number: MIL1029

Catalogue: World War 2: Air

Keywords: 9781906183127

ALDRICH, NELSON W.; CRAWFORD, TED (FOREWORD BY)

Old Money: The Mythology of America's Upper Class

New York, Allworth Press. 1996. (ISBN: 9781880559642) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxix, 309 pp. bib. notes, index; 22 cm. First published, 1988. Reprinted with a new introduction and foreword. Tight, clean copy. Fine.

-- Left Coast Books

Book number: 053125

Catalogue: American::5. Modern, 1900-1945

Keywords: 9781880559642