Reviews the historical development of the five great religious traditions that continue to shape our world: Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Other faiths, such as Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Taoism and Confucianism, are noted as they have contributed to the growth of the major faiths under discussion. Comparisons between and common influences among these faith traditions are discussed. Each of these religions is treated as a valid path to God. For the general reader as well as for survey courses on world religions or civilizations.

A History of the World's Great Religions

History

McAfee, Ward

World

University Press of America

History of the World's Greatest Religions

Religion & Spirituality

<p>Dramatic and fascinating history of the railroads of California: the Central Pacific's construction of the western half of the transcontinental railroad, the growth of the Southern Pacific within California and the building of the Sunset Route into the Southweat, how the SP prevented the Texas Pacific from reaching a California terminal, and how the Atlantic and Pacific (with help from the Santa Fe) outmaneuvered Collis P. Huntington and the SP. With large foldout map of the Central Pacific system. Illustrated with black and white photos. 256 pages with index.</p>

California's Railroad Era, 1850-1911

Golden West Books

<p>Early European explorers regularly portrayed California as an island on their maps, mistaking the Gulf of California as extending northward without limit. This volume is written to show that California history can also be presented in a different way: its thesis, plainly stated, is that California (despite all of its unique qualities) has never been an island.</p>

Never an Island: A History of California (West Coast Studies,)

Americas

Borgo Press

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