Logging Railroads of the Adirondacks

Logging Railroads of the Adirondacks
Author: William Gove
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006-01-16
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780815607946

The period of 1890-1950 marked the romantic era of steam power as the rails reached deep into the old growth of the Adirondack woods to harvest the timber crop. In this volume, not only does William Gove provide an in-depth history of railroad activity in the Adirondacks he also describes the logging methods used, the role of railroads in the logging industry, and the influence of the railroads on the condition of the Adirondack forest today. In addition, he addresses the political and economic forces determining the location and viability of logging railroads, villages, and the forest industry.

Readings in Applied Microeconomics

Readings in Applied Microeconomics
Author: Craig Newmark
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2009-06-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135969450

This reader encourages students to appreciate the power of the market, including specific examples and addressing questions on whether markets actually work well and offering evidence that market failures are not as serious or as common as claimed.