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Books in the Engineering genre:

An Overland Journey to the Great Exhibition (1851)

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Sixteen comic drawings of visitors on their way to the Great Exhibition printed as a panorama. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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A Memoir of Jane Austen (1871)

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This second edition of a family biography of the author contains previously unpublished works. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Jane Austen
James Edward Austen-Leigh
Illustrator(s): None

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Fun in the Radio World (1923)

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A humorous look at the newest technology of 1923. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1925)

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The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): William James Aylward

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The Story of Textiles (1928)

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A brief history of cloth, written in collaboration with the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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The Wonderful Locomotive (1928)

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Peter takes Old 44 on her last magical transcontinental run from New York to San Francisco and back in six days.

Author(s): Cornelia Meigs
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer (1929)

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Early American railroading as seen through the eyes of the Dewitt Clinton, the first steam engine built for the New York Central Railroad. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hildegarde Hoyt Swift
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1930
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1929
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The Story of Water Supply (1929)

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Author(s): Frances Hope Kerr Holway
Illustrator(s): Elmer Hader

Building a House in Sweden (1931)

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An illustrated look at how they build houses in Sweden.

Author(s): Marjorie Sewell Cautley
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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How They Carried the Goods: From the Creaking Sleds of Pharaoh to the Swift Airplane of Today (1932)

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A series of short vignettes describing how goods were carried in historical times.

Author(s): Charles G. Muller
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1932
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The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)

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An omnibus containing The Story Books of Houses, Clothes, Food, and Transportation.... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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Big Bridge (1934)

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A survey of bridges and bridge-building across time and space.

Author(s): Rupert Sargent Holland
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

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Slim (1934)

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This story is based on Haines’ experiences as a lineman. This hardcover edition includes illustrations by Robert Lawson. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Wister Haines
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)

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An omnibus containing The Story Books of Gold, Coal, Oil, and Iron and Steel.... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935
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The Story Book of Ships (1935)

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The history of ships, from the log and raft to the aircraft carrier and the submarine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Story Book of Ships and Trains (1935)

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An omnibus containing The Story Book of Ships and The Story Book of Trains.... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Story Book of Wheels (1935)

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Wheels, wheels, wheels, wheels everywhere.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)

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An anthology containing The Story Books of Wheels, Ships, Trains and Aircraft.... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1936
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High Tension (1938)

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Unable to find employment as an engineer during the Great Depression, Haines worked nights as an electric lineman on a railroad. That experience was the basis for his first two books, Slim and this book (High Tension). Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Wister Haines
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)

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When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne win the bid to dig the cellar for the new town hall in Popperville, they get a chance to prove that Mary Anne ‘can dig as much in a day as a hundred men in a week.’ Read online at archive.... View More

Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

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