Susan O Hara: 3 books
by Fortuna Depot Museum, Susan J. P. O’Hara, Alex Service
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Humboldt County was at the forefront of the massive redwood logging industry. The impressive size of the trees necessitated drastic technological advances. Many innovations were invented by Humboldt mill owners like John Dolbeer, whose steam donkey engine mechanized and revolutionized logging all...
Common Core Standards in Diverse Classrooms
Essential Practices for Developing Academic Language and Disciplinary Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
The Common Core State Standards require students to do more with knowledge and language than ever before. Rather than be mere consumers of knowledge, students must now become creators, critics, and communicators of ideas across disciplines. Yet in order to take on these new and exciting roles, many students...
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Eureka to Willits
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
The year 2014 marks the centennial of the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP), celebrated by driving a �golden spike� at Cain Rock in October 1914. This achievement was the culmination of a massive, six-year engineering effort to connect rail lines ending at Willits with the early...