Posts by Melanie

La Via del Te Ginger Lemon Tea Blend

La Via del Te Ginger Lemon Tea Blend

If you are not a big fan of ginger teas, the lemon grass helps to offset the ginger flavor and is quite pleasing. This Ginger Lemon herbal tea (tisane) is very well balanced and not sweet. What is lemon grass? Although ginger and its benefits are well known, the benefits of lemon grass are less…

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Building the Manhattan Bridge

Building the Manhattan Bridge from Cassier's 1912

[Reprinted from Cassier’s Magazine 1912. Article by Howard R. Commings] ONE of the most important among the vast number of great engineering structures recently built in New York City is the Manhattan Bridge. This crosses the East River about a quarter of a mile above the Brooklyn Bridge, and serves as another link to connect…

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Santa Monica Pier Design and Contstruction – The 100 Year Old Landmark

Santa Monica Pier Construction From Cassier's Magazine November 1909

[Reprinted from an article in Cassier’s Magazine November 1909 titled “Concrete Pier Construction on the Pacific Coast. The new Reinforced-concrete Wharf at Santa Monica by H. H. Dunn] In view of the widely extending use of sand, lime and cement in construction, from the dwelling cast in moulds to the towering skyscraper knit together with…

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Washington Roebling Biography — Builder of the Brooklyn Bridge

Washington Roebling Portrait - Builder of the Brooklyn Bridge circa 1902

[Republished from Cassier’s Magazine 1902]. AS an engineer Colonel Roebling’s first work was in assisting his father, the late John A. Roebling, to build the Allegheny Suspension Bridge. This was shortly after graduation from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N. Y., in 1857. Since that time international fame has been his as builder of…

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Top Digital Titles for the Year 2015

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Botanical and zoological prints were the top-selling publications for 2015. From those who were inspired by their travels such as Pierre Antoine Poiteau and Ernst Haeckel to those who painted for royalty such as Pierre Joseph Redoute. Art deco and art nouveau prints also made the list. Below is the list of top selling titles…

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Top Digital Titles for the Year 2014

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Only one new publication was added during 2014 and so many of the titles that sold well during this year became ongoing best-sellers in future years. That new publication was “Paris Fashion Houses – 1910 and 1920 French Fashion”. Below is the list of top selling titles for 2014 along with the titles sold for…

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Top Digital Titles for the Year 2013

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During 2013, more titles were added which drove up the number of titles sold. One of these new titles included an agritourism guide for Canada. This expanded the regions to four: Canada, California, Europe, and Hawai’i. Also added was a book that summarizes the Paris Exposition of 1900 which helps the reader who is interested…

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