Transportation
The Aeroplane in War
"Although it is still a crude machine—in view of the perfected apparatuswhich is the aim of thoughtful designers—the aeroplane has demo…
The Romance of the Ship
To attempt to describe within limits of one book the whole evolution of the ship from the days of her crude beginnings and limited utility t…
A Deep Water Voyage
Narrative of a fascinating long distance journey by sail that charts a deep water voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to Calcutta. Stevenson…
The Road
"We are arrived at a chief turning-point in the history of the English highway. New instruments of locomotion, a greater volume of traf…
By Way of Cape Horn
Author Paul Eve Stevenson tells the tale of his journey around Cape Horn from New York to San Francisco in the mid-19th century aboard a tal…
When Railroads Were New
This history of American railroads originated as a series of articles in Railroad Man's Magazine before being compiled into a book in 1909. …
The Romance of Modern Locomotion
In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …
The Western Boundary
Moltke’s The Western Boundary was originally published in the journal Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift in 1841. The essay came in the wake of ca…
Railroads from the Investor's View Point
This small booklet was written in 1921 as a guide for Americans interested in investing in railroad securities. The majority of the book is …
Lecture on Artificial Flight
Lecture on artificial flight given on request of the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 7, 1876 in San Francisco, California by William G…