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Bridges | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. Since the first tree fell across a stream and made it easier to get to the other side, bridges have been a vital part of life. Through the centuries, bridges have gotten more sophisticated and complex, with soaring spans going higher and farther than ever. But few structures can compare with bridges for drama, intrigue, and danger. Here are a few bridges and the surprising stories behind them. The Chesapeake Bay Bridges. Tower Bridge in 1910. Create...
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Jekyll Island Books Make Great Beach Reads
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Curl Up with These Fine Jekyll Island Books. What's a vacation without time-out for reading? These Jekyll Island books will introduce you to the island, its history and ecology. Bone up on island lore, nature, the beach environment, and more. And here's one of those disclaimer thingies. I haven't read all of these Jekyll Island books, and these tidbits aren't my official reviews. Just thought you might like to try them out. Death on a Golden Isle. And his wife Allison. Death on a Golden Isle. Splendid Is...
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About | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. My name is John Reisinger and I am the author of several books with historic themes such as Master Detective: The Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker, America’s Real-life Sherlock Holmes, Nassau, Evasive Action, and the Max Hurlock Roaring 20s Mysteries. These books and a lot of information about them may be found at w ww.johnreisinger.com. Do you know where this is? Hint: Check out the ship in the background. My email is johnrbooks@yahoo.com.
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Dams | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. The South Fork Dam today, showing the breech. Disaster Area: The South Fork Dam. But why would the dam have failed in the first place? And so the stage was set for the Johnstown Flood. Johnstown Main Street after flood. Debris at railroad bridge. A total of 2,209 people dies in the disaster, a third of whom were unidentifiable. Among the dead were 99 entire families, including 396 children. A series of lawsuits against the owners of the South Fork d...
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Commercial buildings | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. Millions go to their jobs each day in commercial buildings all over the world and hardly notice the places they work. Office buildings, museums, stores, apartments, and similar places seem so mundane and ordinary, but they too have stories to tell, stories that are sometimes hair-raising. New York City street. The Kowloon Walled City: The building that made NYC look like the wide open spaces. Mysteries of the Roaring 20s. Words of History blog.
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Towers | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. When the Eiffel Tower defeated the Germans. Has there ever been a structure that’s so completely exemplifies a city as the Eiffel tower? So it may come as something of a surprise to some people to learn that the Eiffel tower was not always so popular or even accepted. The tower as par of the world’s fair in 1886. Hitler comes to call. but can’t get to the top of the tower. American GIs watch French flag fly on the tower once again.
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Monumental Structures | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. Monumental structures are a grab bag of widely varying forms and purposes, but generally, they are constructions that are well known for either their scale, such as the Great Wall of China and the pyramids, or their form, such as Lucy, the elephant house in Margate, New Jersey. A monumental structure just doesn’t fit into any easy category. The dictator, the dam, and the guardians. Mysteries of the Roaring 20s. The historical novels of John Reisinger.
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Homes | The Secrets Behind the Structures
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The Secrets Behind the Structures. Houses of the State. Fallingwater by Frank LLoyd Wright. Be it ever so humble, a home has a special meaning to everyone, a meaning full of childhood memories and times long ago. The variety in homes is astonishing and as far ranging as the personalities of the people who built them. For places so bound up in feelings and emotions, it is hardly surprising that homes can be places that have incredible stories to tell, and secrets to be discovered. After suffering some fin...
