Opis: The Preachers (Classic Reprint) - Monk A.

Excerpt from The Preachers
Walk up some sunny day to one of the gigantic granite pillars of the Brooklyn bridge; what a sight discloses itself to your eyes!
"Do you see those white columns of steam rising above the house tops," said a gentleman to a young lady, "do you know what they are Those are all elevators driven by steam power."
Houses, factories, palaces, towers, factory-chimneys, wharves, ferry houses and storehouses on both sides spread out much farther than the eye can reach, while down underneath roll the cable cars across the bridge, packed with humanity. The river is being ploughed by hundreds of steam and sailing vessels, pulling and dragging heavy boats with loads of building material, fuel, lumber and general merchandise, while others are crowded with busy people hurrying in both directions as their duties and interests may command.
Three centuries ago a desert, only inhabited by wild beasts, water fowl, and a handful of hungry savages; to-day a new world's industrial, commercial and financial metropolis! Three centuries ago a few huts accommodated the red-skins; to-day its population outnumbers countries like Switzerland, Greece, or even Norway.
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Szczegóły: The Preachers (Classic Reprint) - Monk A.

Tytuł: The Preachers (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Monk A.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
ISBN: 9781331692447
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2015
Ilość stron: 256
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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