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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... turning point in our nation's history? My best explanation is by looking at my own life. If you were to quote me before my conversion, you would have great many quotes opposing Christianity. If you were to quote me after my conversion ...
... turned away his heart after other gods.” (1Ki 11:4) Just as God had said would happen in Deu 7:4. Serving these gods broke the chains of moral bondage that God had imposed on Israel. These were the gods of prosperity and sexual ...
... turned pale, cried out and some even fainted.9 Its ideology became a catalyst for the Revolutionary War.10 Later another movement called The Second Great Awakening occurred in the U.S. around the 1800's. This movement became the ...
... turned down the offer. At this time all money was backed by either gold or silver, which was known as hard money. Lincoln decided because the gold was in short supply, due in large part to people hording the gold, he would print bills ...
... turned from God. Amazingly Lincoln perceived the banking threat to America as being greater and more insidious then the Confederate army: The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of ...