Phoenix Rising: The Rise and Fall of the American RepublicPhoenix Rising, 2008 - 600 pages In an age when the supply of gasoline to feed this modern American society has become both more expensive and more scarce questions are being pondered. Inquires like, How can a modern society scale back its dependence on gasoline as a motive source?' Are there genuine alternative power sources?' Are they the answer to a growing crisis?' Recent announcements of hybrids like those from Honda, Toyota, and Ford have really brought attention to this issue. Hybrids that use both gasoline engines and electric motors. Really, though, alternative power sources have been around for as long as the automobile has been. The battle between and among the steam car, the electric and the gas car was fought out in the first couple of decades of the twentieth century. This book explores the ins and outs of that battle. A struggle from which the gasoline car emerged completely victorious. To such an extent that steam cars and electric cars virtually disappeared from the scene for many decades. We will look over all three alternatives, exploring their advantages and disadvantages. We will also look over the obstacles to the steamers and the electrics. Barriers that still exist to a certain extent. Handicaps that caused their disappearance in the first place. |
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... give me liberty or give me death! But Israel's reaction to the spies report was quite the opposite. And all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried. And the people wept that night. And all the sons of Israel murmured against ...
... give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the ...
... give to Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to discern be- tween good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your great people? ...And God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for ...
... give to the people according to their wishes. Isn't it interesting that so many people have a problem of believing in the God of the bible because of all evil they see in the world? I, on the other hand, would have a problem in ...
... give full rights to the blacks, Latinos, Indians, Asians and other ethnic groups. Now even the Caucasian had become a slave to big business interests and private bankers. Solomon's kingdom became apostate after he began to acquire great ...