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19. Jul 2016
It's so nice to see this masterpiece intact!
3 von 3 finden das hilfreich For years, this classic 1953 movie was reshown on television, and invariably, the film was edited in order to show more commercials. This was primarily achieved by cutting off the first twelve minutes of the film, in which the basis for the film is beautifully laid out in a monologue by the brilliant Sir Cedric Hardwicke. I've always loved this film, but to see it in its original form was the greatest pleasure. I watched it twice the day I received it, and now I'm waiting for my neighbor to return it so I can watch it some more!! I also enjoyed the voice track on this special edition, in which stars Gene Barry and Ann Robinson point out interesting insights into how the film was shot. From an era when science fiction story quality was often laughable, and special effects became caricatures, this file still holds its own!
05. Aug 2008
Another outstanding David F. Myrick railroad book!
1 von 1 finden das hilfreich I was introduced to the work of David F. Myrick in the 1970's. I was impressed at the time with the quality and depth of his research into the various railroads whose histories he was documenting. Unfortunately, I became totally involved in such things as career, marriage, raising kids, and all the other things that have a way of dominating our thoughts at certain stages of our lives.
A year or two ago, I was reintroduced to the topic, and managed, after several unsuccessful tries, to obtain a copy of the out-of-print Railroads of Arizona, Volume I, which is another of Mr. Myrick's works. I was absolutely amazed at the quantity of old photographs published in the book, as well as the quality and depth of research mentioned above.
I began doing a routine eBay search for Mr. Myrick's works, and this is how I learned that he had written a volume on the early railroads of New Mexico. New Mexico is even nearer the area where I was born and raised, and where my family had railroad roots. I knew immediately that I had to have this book.
I haven't read the New Mexico book cover-to-cover yet; but I have covered the sections that deal with railroad (and even streetcar) operations that I'm familiar with. And now more than ever, I find the quality of Mr. Myrick's work incredible.
For example, in this book, Mr. Myrick spends two pages documenting the history of the international streetcar operation operated by El Paso (TX) City Lines, immediately adjacent to New Mexico; and he does as fine a job as I've seen, not to mention the three rare photos included.
Another item I was interested in was the history of the logging railroads in the vicinity of Cloudcroft, NM, since my grandmother lived within feet of the tracks laid by one of them. Not only is there a complete history of all the railroad operations in the vicinity, but there's an incredibly rare photo of one of the operations very near the site of my grandmother's home.
As I leaf through the book, I encounter one exciting revelation after another. And that's just the New Mexico book. There are a total of five volumes on Arizona railroads alone; and other volumes on Nevada, eastern California, and so forth.
I can't promise that you'll be as excited by this book as I am, but you never know. And at the very least, this book (and, in my opinion, any book by Mr. Myrick) represents the finest historical railroad research available.
16. Dez 2015
Works well, and better-made than many others for the same price!
I purchased this item in consultation with a friend who's a master mechanic but isn't a computer person and isn't an Ebay customer. He needed it for a classic auto restoration he's doing. We looked at every Wheel Hub Puller on Ebay and settled on this one. He used it immediately after he got it, and found it to be the best wheel puller he's ever used in his decades in the trade. Very well-built; and safe not only for the vehicle, but for the user as well! He's extremely pleased with it!