Iowa''s Railroads - An Album

Informationen zum Autor H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of 25 books, including Visionary Railroader (IUP, 2008). Grant has written company histories of the Chicago & North Western, the Chicago Great Western, the Erie Lackawanna, the Georgia & Florida, and the Wabash railroads. He lives in Central, South Carolina. Don L. Hofsommer is Professor of History at St. Cloud State University and president of the Lexington Group. He is author of Katy Northwest (IUP, 1999) and Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005). A native of Iowa, he now resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Klappentext At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume to Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that rail Zusammenfassung At one point in time! no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. A companion to "Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland"! this title explores the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state as well as the symbiotic relationship Iowa and its rails shared. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Age of Steam Chapter 2: Under the Wire Chapter 3: Down at the Depot Chapter 4: Shipping by Rail Chapter 5: Working on the Railroad Chapter 6: Diesel Revolution Chapter 7: In Recent Times

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: H. Roger Grant, H. Roger Hofsommer Grant, H.roger Hofsommer Grant, Don L. Hofsommer, Don L. Grant Hofsommer
• Collaboration: Edited by Don L Hofsommer and H Roger Gr (Editeur), H Roger Grant (Editeur), H. Roger Grant (Editeur), Don Hofsommer (Editeur), Don L Hofsommer (Editeur), Don L. Hofsommer (Editeur)
• Edition: Indiana University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780253220738
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22073-8
• Pages: 320
• Thèmes: Railroads Past and Present (Pa; Railroads Past and Present; Indiana University Press; Railroads Past and Present (Pa
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Véhicules, avions, bateaux, conquête spatiale > Chemins de fer; TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, Transportation