Most Popular Books by David Larkin

In the early 1880''s, the unknown American West lured travellers, explorersnd spiritual seekers from around the world. These explorers were theathfinders of the Oregan trail, the Santa Fe trail and the California trail.hey discovered the ruins of ancient cliff-dwellers, the wonders ofellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Grand Teton andanyonlands. This book is a documentation of these expeditions.;The recordsf the expeditions, by Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, John Fremont, Johnowell and others, exist only in their notebooks, journals and diaries.ollowing these records, photographers have returned to the originalocations at the same time of day and season of the year, to document theites. These large format, colour photographs, juxtaposed with theravellers'' manuscripts, letters and sketchbooks, recreate the expeditions.lso featured are the explorers'' own maps, revealing what they thought theyere doing, along with modern accurate maps depicting their real progress.

Continues where the previous volume ended, covering some of the new designs that were introduced by BR during a period of great change. Lot and diagram details, number ranges, builders and livery details are included.

British Railways was created in 1948 when the Great Western, the London, Midland & Scottish, the London & North Eastern and the Southern were taken into public ownership. BR inherited all their locomotives, passenger and goods rolling stock. Whilst much has been published on BR locomotives and passenger stock, less readily available is accurate and detailed coverage of the large inventory of vehicles used to convey the huge volumes of goods traffic carried by the railways at that time. The ''Acquired Wagons'' series sets out to redress the balance and provide that information. Written by David Larkin, one of the acknowledged experts on British railway wagons, each volume is heavily illustrated throughout. The sixth volume in the series examines a varied and interesting range of wagons, many of which were designed and dedicated to quite specific traffic flows. These include the pre-1923 Minerals and large wooden/steel designs including those designed for the carriage of coke and 7 and 8-plank open wagons for general merchandise loads. Also included in this volume is a group of wagons which could be loaded with vehicles or other similar loads. This included the Lowfit types, together with the associated 4- wheeled car-carrying wagons and the heavier-duty designs, such as the Lowmac, the Hymac, the Rectank and the Warwell. This volume concludes with coverage of a diverse group of open wagons for specialist loads such as bricks, glass, roadstone, sand, sleepers, soda ash and sulphates.

Comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every variety of parcels and passenger-related stock built by or for British Railways.

Written by a leading expert in the field, this volume contains comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every variety of Engineers Department wagon built by or for British Railways between 1968 and 1977.

David Larkin continues his comprehensive survey of British Railways goods wagons by looking at the final flowering of vacuum-braked stock, and the development of air-braked stock in the final years of British Railways, such as"merry-go-round" coal hoppers and Freightliner flat wagons. The batch of vacuum-fitted prototypes that eventually led to the general fleet of air-braked opens and vans is also covered.

Discusses the Shaker''s origins, beliefs, work, and daily life. Over 200 color photographs illustrate their architecture and furniture.

La cabane dans les arbres est le lieu de l''imaginaire profond et aussi le rêve retrouvé de l''enfance. Perdue au fond des bois ou lovée dans un coin de jardin, elle répond au besoin impérieux de se mettre un temps en marge de l''agitation du monde. Tel le Baron perché, grimpé dans son chêne pour n''en plus jamais redescendre, de plus en plus d''amateurs se laissent aujourd''hui tenter par les charmes d''un exil dans les feuillages, et choisissent de bâtir leur nid sur la fourche d''un bel arbre. Passés maîtres dans l''art de la construction arboricole, Peter et Judy Nelson ont déniché d''étonnantes cabanes haut perchées, et nous invitent dans cet univers insolite. Simple abri de planches et de branchages ouvert aux quatre vents, improbable ermitage suspendu entre ciel et terre, cocon douillet blotti dans la ramure ou fol étagement de pièces, balcons et passerelles courant le long des branches, chaque cabane est une œuvre unique, née de l''audace et de l''imagination de son créateur.

Depicts the construction of a replica of a ship that brought English settlers to Jamestown, Virginia