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H. ROGER GRANT - We Took the Train

Title: We Took the Train
Description: Northern Illinois University Press, 1990. Linnen band met stofomslag. Pp: 175. In this illustrated collection, H. Roger Grant, one of America's leading railroad historians, brings together a rich assortment of personal accounts of train travel in the United States since the dawn of railroading. The twenty-one accounts included here tell of the excitement, the romance, the difficulties, and sometimes the danger of traveling by train. Together they present a lively picture of the great changes that have taken place since the 1830s. Some describe wild rides on high-speed raceways, while others recount arduous trips on rickety branch lines. Rail travel at its most luxurious is recreated"the elegant Pullman sleeping berths, the fine parlor and observation cars"as are some of the more grim journeys of troops, itinerant workers, and prisoners of war in squalid boxcars. Binding these accounts together is an enduring fascination with the rails. ISBN: 9780875801568. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9780875801568

Price: EUR 15.00 = appr. US$ 16.30 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1729049

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