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READING JOURNEYS 557
52. MODERN ENGINEERING
Descriptions, in language you can understand, of some of the marvels of construction, of canals, railroads, tunnels, ships, machinery, dams, steam and electric power.
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1. Building a Railroad.....................VIII 115
2. fridges .................................VIII 126
3. Building a Big Ship .....................VIII 133
4. Our Great Battleships ...................VIII 142
5. Submarines and Submarine Warfare ....VIII 146
6. How the Panama Canal Was Made......VIII 164
7. Power from Falling Water ..............VIII 249
8. Explosives...............................VIII 253
9. Giant Guns .............................VIII 263
10. Skyscrapers .............................VIII 313
11. A Modern Mine .........................VIII 323
12. Iron and Steel :.........................VIII 338
13. The Gyroscope and Its Applications......VIII 372
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53. LIVES LAID DOWN FOR OTHERS
"They counted not their lives dear unto themselves," is the fine epitaph in an old Book for men and women who remembered themselves last, and gave their all that others might live. These are fine stories, full of unselfishness and heroism.
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1. Before Sedan ........................... VII 28
2. Brother to the Lepers ................... VII 282
3. Craven .................................. VII 351
4. Envy! .................................. VII 406
5. The Spires of Oxford .................. VII 407
6. Heroic Pioneers of Science ............. IX 150
7. Walter Reed, the Conqueror of Yellow
Fever ............................... IX 213
8. Stories of Everyday Heroism............ IX 397
9. Heroes of the Railway Service .......... IX 420
10. Heroes of the Life-Saving Service....... IX 427
11. Heroes Who Fight Fire.................. IX 440
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