This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...about 1.000,000 cubic yards of material moving toward the cut at about three yards a day This slide has filled the Cut from side to side. A partial Cut has been dug through its center and the shovels are seen working on either side. The tracks are moved nightly as the material is removed. slippery material like clay on ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...about 1.000,000 cubic yards of material moving toward the cut at about three yards a day This slide has filled the Cut from side to side. A partial Cut has been dug through its center and the shovels are seen working on either side. The tracks are moved nightly as the material is removed. slippery material like clay on which it rests. The nature of the phenomenon is clearly shown by the diagram printed on the next page in which the slide marked C is of the type just described. On the west bank of the Canal occurred a slide of the second type caused by the crushing and squeezing out of underlying layers of soft material by the prodigious pressure of the high banks left untouched by the steam shovels. This slide is usually accompanied by the uprising of the bed of the Canal sometimes to a height of thirty feet. Col. Gaillard tells of standing on the bed of the Canal, observing the working of a steam shovel, when it gradually dawned upon him that he was no longer on the level of the shovel. At first he thought that the shovel must have been placed upon a bit of boggy land and was slowly sinking, but on investigation he discovered that the point on which he was standing had been slowly rising until within five minutes he had been lifted six feet without jar and with no sensation of motion. A perfectly simple illustration of the way in which this elevation of the bed of the Canal THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SLIDE 205 is caused may be obtained by pressing the hand upon a pan of dough. The dough will of course rise at the side of the hand. On the "big job" the towering hills furnished the pressure, the bed of the Canal rose like the dough. In the diagram already referred to, the slide to the right marked "B" is of the type here describe...
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Fair. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt and picture pastedown on front cover. Fold-out map. Illustrated. P.O. name inked on f. free endpaper. Edges and spine rubbed & frayed. 412 p. Includes: illustrations, maps.
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Acceptable. No Dust Jacket. 416pp, b/w photos, several color plates, fold-out color map of canal zone. Binding tight and sturdy, text very good. Red cloth frayed at corners and edges showing the boards; some scuffs to paper label. NO DJ probably as issued. NOT ex-lib. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Pub. in English and Spanish by Syndicate Pub. Co
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01/1913
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17071024830
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Good. Size: 11x9x1; Bound in publisher's red pictorial cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Binding and gutters are weak. Edges chipped with loss. Spine and front board slightly soiled. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.
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Pub. in English and Spanish by Syndicate Pub. Co
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1/1/1913
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14107963083
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Very Good. Size: 11x9x1; Hardcover. Original red cloth. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear/fraying/rubbing. Foxing to endpapers. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Very Good. Book A heavy item: Priority and non-U.S. shipping may not be available; please inquire. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in red cloth with color artwork to front, no jacket, 4to. 412pp. + publisher's notices. B/W photos throughout, color plates. Color foldout relief map with canal profile to front. VG. Clean, bright cloth, titles and figure with occasional moderate rubbing; touches of surface loss at softened spine ends and at tips of corners. Binding strong and square with hinge-tape reinforcement endpaper gutters (mild play remains to front hinge); opens flat with slight separation at pp.208-209 (all holding fine). Mild uniform toning to clean, unmarked pages on semi-glossy stock. Front foldout is beautiful.
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Good. First edition. Illustrated by Abbot, Willis J. Good plus. Front hinge loose, covers slightly faded, 2" tear at lower part of front spine hinge, hinges frayed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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