Journey with renowned food historian Sam Arnold, owner of The Fort, Colorado's historic restaurant, as he re-creates the food and drink of the frontier West.[...]

'Railroad iron is a magician's rod in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water.' America's Railroad Age was little more than a decade old when Ralph Waldo Emerson uttered these prophetic words. Railroads exercised a remarkable hold on the imagination. The railroad was not merely tr[...]

Covering two centuries of Russian history, this book shows how a sense of honor has affected Russia's foreign policy decision-making.[...]

This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the amount of wood people use. Large areas of natural forests are being cleared every year and converted to oth[...]