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Construction worker / by George, Lucy M.; AndoTwin(Illustrator),illustrator.;
Mark the construction worker and his team of laborers build an extension on the Singhs' house, in a book that explains what different construction workers do.
Subjects: Construction workers; Dwellings; Construction workers; Dwellings;
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Dig! / by Zimmerman, Andrea Griffing.; Clemesha, David.; Rosenthal, Marc,1949-ill.;
Follows Mr. Rally and his dog, Lightning, as they travel the town on a big yellow digging machine, taking care of five important jobs.
Subjects: Excavating machinery; Construction workers; Dogs;
© 2004., Harcourt,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / by Ambrose, Stephen E.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad—the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks.The U.S. government pitted two companies—the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads—against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life. -- provided by publisher.
Subjects: Railroads; Central Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Railroad construction workers;
© c2000., Simon & Schuster,
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Careers Outdoors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Publisher's Note -- Editor's Introduction -- Agricultural & Food Scientists -- Animal Caretakers -- Botanists -- Bulldozer & Construction Equipment Operators -- Cement Masons & Masonry Workers -- Civil Engineers -- Construction & Building Inspectors -- Environmental Engineers -- Farmers, Ranchers & Other Agricultural Managers -- Firefighters -- Fish & Game Wardens -- Fishers/Hunters/Trappers -- Foresters & Conservation Scientists -- Gardeners & Groundskeepers -- Geologists & Geophysicists -- Insurance Claims Adjusters & Examiners -- Landscape Architects -- Marine Biologists -- Meteorologists -- Park Rangers -- Police Officers & Detectives -- Recreation Program Directors -- Structural Metal Workers -- Travel Agents -- Wildlife Biologists -- Appendix A: Holland Code -- Appendix B: Bibliography -- Index.Contains twenty-five alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific fields of interest for those with a desire to work in the great outdoors: in parks, on farms, at construction sites, as a firefighter, or in law enforcement.
Subjects: Outdoor life; Science; Building trades; Agriculture; Conservation of natural resources;
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Careers Outdoors.
10-A.Contains twenty-five alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific fields of interest for those with a desire to work in the great outdoors: in parks, on farms, at construction sites, as a firefighter, or in law enforcement.Includes bibliographical references and index.Publisher's Note -- Editor's Introduction -- Agricultural & Food Scientists -- Animal Caretakers -- Botanists -- Bulldozer & Construction Equipment Operators -- Cement Masons & Masonry Workers -- Civil Engineers -- Construction & Building Inspectors -- Environmental Engineers -- Farmers, Ranchers & Other Agricultural Managers -- Firefighters -- Fish & Game Wardens -- Fishers/Hunters/Trappers -- Foresters & Conservation Scientists -- Gardeners & Groundskeepers -- Geologists & Geophysicists -- Insurance Claims Adjusters & Examiners -- Landscape Architects -- Marine Biologists -- Meteorologists -- Park Rangers -- Police Officers & Detectives -- Recreation Program Directors -- Structural Metal Workers -- Travel Agents -- Wildlife Biologists -- Appendix A: Holland Code -- Appendix B: Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Outdoor life; Science; Building trades; Agriculture; Conservation of natural resources;
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/CIOut -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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The making of Black Detroit in the age of Henry Ford / by Bates, Beth Tompkins.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-333) and index.Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations used in the text -- Introduction -- 1: With the wind at their backs: migration to Detroit -- 2: Henry Ford ushers in a new era for Black workers -- 3: Politics of inclusion and the construction of a new Detroit -- 4: Drawing the color line in housing, 1915-1930 -- 5: Politics of unemployment in depression-era Detroit, 1927-1931 -- 6: Henry Ford at a crossroads: Inkster and the Ford Hunger March -- 7: Behind the mask of civility: Black politics in Detroit, 1932-1935 -- 8: Charting a new course for Black workers -- 9: Black workers change tactics, 1937-1941 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Overview: In the 1920s, Henry Ford hired thousands of African American men for his open-shop system of auto manufacturing. This move was a rejection of the notion that better jobs were for white men only. In The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford, Beth Tompkins Bates explains how black Detroiters, newly arrived from the South, seized the economic opportunities offered by Ford in the hope of gaining greater economic security. As these workers came to realize that Ford's anti-union "American Plan" did not allow them full access to the American Dream, their loyalty eroded, and they sought empowerment by pursuing a broad activist agenda. This, in turn, led them to play a pivotal role in the United Auto Workers' challenge to Ford's interests. In order to fully understand this complex shift, Bates traces allegiances among Detroit's African American community as reflected in its opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, challenges to unfair housing practices, and demands for increased and effective political participation. This groundbreaking history demonstrates how by World War II Henry Ford and his company had helped kindle the civil rights movement in Detroit without intending to do so.
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Migration, Internal;
© 2012., University of North Carolina Press,
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The Janus stone / [electronic resource] : by Griffiths, Elly.;
It's been only a few months since archaeologist Ruth Galloway found herself entangled in a missing persons case, barely escaping with her life. But when construction workers demolishing a large old house in Norwich uncover the bones of a child beneath a doorway - minus its skull - Ruth is once again called upon to investigate. Is it a Roman-era ritual sacrifice, or is the killer closer at hand? Ruth and Detective Harry Nelson would like to find out - and fast. When they realize the house was once a children's home, they track down the Catholic priest who served as its operator. Father Hennessey reports that two children did go missing from the home forty years before - a boy and a girl. They were never found. When carbon dating proves that the child's bones predate the home and relate to a time when the house was privately owned, Ruth is drawn ever more deeply into the case. But as spring turns into summer it becomes clear that someone is trying very hard to put her off the trail by frightening her, and her unborn child, half to death.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Mystery.;
© 2011.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=574488 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive;
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Bulldozer's big day / by Fleming, Candace.; Rohmann, Eric,illustrator.;
Ages 4-7.Bulldozer wants to invite all of his co-workers to a party to celebrate his special day, but to them it is just another day for scooping, sifting, stirring, and more.
Subjects: Bulldozers; Construction equipment; Birthdays; Parties; Bulldozers; Construction equipment; Birthdays; Parties;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Careers in Protective Services.
10-A.Explores twenty-eight careers in the field of protective services, including emergency medical technicians and paramedics, emergency dispatchers, police officers and detectives, and more, with educational and training requirements, ways to get started, advancement, salary, employment outlook, and more.Includes bibliographical references and index.Publisher's Note -- Introduction to Careers in Protective Services -- Agricultural and Food Scientists -- Computer and Information Research Scientists -- Conservation Scientists and Foresters -- Construction and Building Inspectors -- Correctional Officers and Bailiffs -- Emergency Management Directors -- EMTs and Paramedics -- Environmental Scientists and Specialists -- Epidemiologists -- Fire Inspectors -- Firefighters -- Fishing and Hunting Workers -- Forensic Science Technicians -- Health and Safety Engineers -- Health Educators and Community Health Workers -- Homeland Security -- Information Security Analysts -- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians -- Police and Detectives -- Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers -- Private Detectives and Investigators -- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists -- Registered Nurses -- Rehabilitation Counselors -- Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers -- Social and Community Service Managers -- Social Workers -- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors -- Appendix A: Holland Code -- Appendix B: General Bibliography -- Appendix C: Organizations & Web Resources -- Index.
Subjects: Public safety; Human services personnel; Public welfare; Human services;
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/ciprotect -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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Careers in Protective Services.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding the wide scope of jobs open to someone interested in protective services, from first responders to social workers, is important for anyone preparing for a career in protective services, including opportunities working for federal state, or local governments like police and fire departments or in Homeland Security; for nonprofits and organizations that help care for children, the elderly, or those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse; and even in for-profit, private practices as detectives and investigators.Publisher's Note -- Introduction to Careers in Protective Services -- Agricultural and Food Scientists -- Computer and Information Research Scientists -- Conservation Scientists and Foresters -- Construction and Building Inspectors -- Correctional Officers and Bailiffs -- Emergency Management Directors -- EMTs and Paramedics -- Environmental Scientists and Specialists -- Epidemiologists -- Fire Inspectors -- Firefighters -- Fishing and Hunting Workers -- Forensic Science Technicians -- Health and Safety Engineers -- Health Educators and Community Health Workers -- Homeland Security -- Information Security Analysts -- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians -- Police and Detectives -- Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers -- Private Detectives and Investigators -- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists -- Registered Nurses -- Rehabilitation Counselors -- Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers -- Social and Community Service Managers -- Social Workers -- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors -- Appendix A: Holland Code -- Appendix B: General Bibliography -- Appendix C: Organizations and Web Resources -- Appendix D: Glossary -- Index.
Subjects: Public safety; Human services personnel;
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