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Exploring the Northern Arizona desert

This is a hub about the desert that is in northern Arizona and how, where to go , and what to do when you get there.

5 comments    camping flagstaff high desert
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Deep in the Velvet Brown

Ever heard of Earlville? Won't say what state it's in. There are many of these towns in every state. And it's just like this.

13 comments    funeral home ghost town her eyes
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Hobos

There have always been ambivalent feelings about the American hobo. Both a romanticized figment of the country's imagination and an integral part of American society, the hobo established its own unique culture. The word "hobo" was first coined in...

70 comments    civil war great depression hobo
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Model Train Resource: HO-Scale Track Plans to Inspire Your Own Layout Designs

Five layouts that can inspire your HO train dreams, with track plans.

5 comments    model trains model railroad
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Model Train Resource: Online Videos of Great N Scale Track Plans

Enjoy this online collection of n scale railroad videos.

1 comment    model trains train sets n scale
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Model Train Resource: Z-Scale Track Plans To Inspire Your Own Layout Designs

At a scale of 1/220, Z-scale is the smallest easily available commercial scale in the U.S. The size allows running long multi-car freight or passenger trains even on a standard 4x8-foot sheet, or switching empires and yards in the area of a letter-sized sheet of paper. Check out these track plans to get started in this fascinating scale.

2 comments    model trains model railroading
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My Father Was Killed By A Drunk Driver!!

I don't often think about it anymore, it is filed way back in my consciousness somewhere, in the netherworld of my mind. But, as I sit in my cozy little living room, painting a sign for our chicken coop, I listen to Dr. Phil playing in the...

44 comments    family god death
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Story of an hour Analysis

Story of an hour by Kate Chopin, a critical analysis

0 comments    money poetry arts
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Model Train Layout, A Photographic Guide For Beginners

Bob has always scratch-built his layouts in the meticulous spike by spike method. This time Bob is building a 4' x 8' H.O. train layout with all the newest and easiest techniques including E-Z Track by Bachman and a grass mat. This is a step-by-step guide with photographs for the beginner. It's easy and it's fun to build your own model railroad.

8 comments    model train layouts h.o. scale
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John D. Rockefeller: Was A robber baron Of Petroleum?

John D. Rockefeller was a robber baron who used his insight of business to ruthlessly force other oil and petroleum companies out of business, and who managed to hide it all from the public. Rockefeller thought of all possible ways to eliminate his competitors. He asked the railroad for secret rebates, thought only about money, and decisively brought the strongest men to his sides in order to completely envelop other oil and petroleum companies with two options, “Join or die”.

15 comments    business money politics
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