Complete Book of North American Railroading
The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States' first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways' inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America. Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, The Complete Book of North American Railroading takes readers back to the birth of the railroads, then travels through the Golden Age from 1900 to 1950 and on to the railways of our day. Locomotives, from steam to electric and diesel; passenger travel; freight operations; a…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Schafer, Mike / Jessup, Steve / Boyd, Jim / Glischinski, Steve / Mcbride, Andrew
- ISBN: 978-1-61673-118-2
- EAN: 9781616731182
- Produktnummer: 35597156
- Verlag: Voyageur Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 51'092 KB
- Abbildungen: 325 color & 68 b-w photos
Über den Autor
Kevin EuDaly was born a stone's throw from the Monon in Bedford, Indiana, and grew up chasing trains with his dad, Jim EuDaly, some of whose photographs appear in this book. In 1992 he founded White River Productions and began publishing historical society magazines, and wrote and published Missouri Pacific Diesel Power that same year. He has authored dozens of articles and had hundreds of photographs published over the last two decades. WRP has grown to become the primary producer of historical society publications in the U.S., and currently produces magazines, calendars, and books for 16 organizations, as well as Railroads Illustrated and Passenger Train Journal under the WRP flag. He resides on the east side of Kansas City near the former Rock Island in Raytown with his wife, Nadean, and four children, Sarah, James, Danae, and Ashley.
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