prone to enthusiasms….
Bessemer steel process pioneer John Fritz describes some of the crucial events in his life. These include every change of employer, the erection of the first three-high rail mill (much more dramatic than I’d imagined), and the early history of the Bethlehem Steel. There’s considerable technical information in some chapters, and more discussion than I’d anticipated about office politics.
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History Scrapbook
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November 29th 2009
Absolutely delightful; Archie’s at his best in this one.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on November 22nd 2009
Pyanfar Chanur–the main character in these books–grows weary of being other folks’ pawn and takes control of her destiny. This impacts many others’ destiny as an unintended side effect. The joy, here, is watching all this work itself out. As always, Cherryh’s stories are deeply imagined, well-written, and grounded in careful research.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on November 18th 2009
The Fodor book is better, though the coverage is less complete. Some of the older, similar, books are far better.
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Bookworm Alley
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November 6th 2009
The first 179 pages are testimonials in the manner of Studs Terkel; they’re obviously transcribed from interviews, but Smith has edited his questions out and presents them as stories. Most of the stories are told by firefighters, and virtually all of them occur on September 11 at the World Trade Center. Fascinating and scary stuff. Several of the witnesses were inside the North Tower when it collapsed.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on November 2nd 2009
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