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Railroads in the Heartland : Steam and Traction in the Golden Age of...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780877456001
- Book Title
- Railroads in the Heartland : Steam and Traction in the Golden Age of Postcards
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Item Length
- 7 in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Transportation, Photography, Antiques & Collectibles
- Topic
- Railroads / History, Postcards, Railroads / Pictorial, Photoessays & Documentaries
- Item Weight
- 16.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
ISBN-10
0877456003
ISBN-13
9780877456001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
743009
Product Key Features
Book Title
Railroads in the Heartland : Steam and Traction in the Golden Age of Postcards
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Railroads / History, Postcards, Railroads / Pictorial, Photoessays & Documentaries
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Photography, Antiques & Collectibles
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
97-016470
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Roger Grant has utilized more than a hundred picture postcards in an innovative and effective way to elucidate and analyze the age of railways in the Midwest."-Don L. Hofsommer, "Steam railroads and electric interurbans contributed greatly to the agricultural and industrial development of the Middle West. These clearly labeled pictures of tracks, signals, towers, bridges, depots, and docks accurately reflect the most important railroad functions. Roger Grant's well-rounded text authoritatively summarizes historical developments."--William S. Greever, "Roger Grant has utilized more than a hundred picture postcards in an innovative and effective way to elucidate and analyze the age of railways in the Midwest."--Don L. Hofsommer, "Steam railroads and electric interurbans contributed greatly to the agricultural and industrial development of the Middle West. These clearly labeled pictures of tracks, signals, towers, bridges, depots, and docks accurately reflect the most important railroad functions. Roger Grant's well-rounded text authoritatively summarizes historical developments."-William S. Greever
Dewey Decimal
385/.09777/022
Synopsis
Historians of midwestern railroading during the early part of the twentieth century have generally focused on the production of railroad company histories while ignoring the regional view. Fortunately for railway historians and buffs, coincidentally with the zenith of the Railway Age, the national fad for producing and mailing postcards was at its height. Millions of cards, including "real-photo" images, were produced between 1905 and 1915. Roger Grant has selected more than a hundred representative picture postcards to visualize the principal themes and characteristics that gave this dynamic industry its distinctive regional features. By the turn of the century, the railroad map of the Midwest was unequaled. Anyone who examined it carefully sensed that this was the vital center of America's massive network of steel rails. Depots erected in the western prairie environment were spartan, with only minor decoration, but those in the Midwest usually mirrored more ornate New England styles. These features are often reflected in the images in this heavily illustrated book, which depicts the spare but strong pioneering spirit of the enterprise., Historians of midwestern railroading during the early part of the twentieth century have generally focused on the production of railroad company histories while ignoring the regional view. Fortunately for railway historians and buffs, coincidentally with the zenith of the Railway Age, the national fad for producing and mailing postcards was at its height. Millions of cards, including "real-photo" images, were produced between 1905 and 1915. Roger Grant has selected more than a hundred representative picture postcards to visualize the principal themes and characteristics that gave this dynamic industry its distinctive regional features.By the turn of the century, the railroad map of the Midwest was unequaled. Anyone who examined it carefully sensed that this was the vital center of America's massive network of steel rails. Depots erected in the western prairie environment were spartan, with only minor decoration, but those in the Midwest usually mirrored more ornate New England styles. These features are often reflected in the images in this heavily illustrated book, which depicts the spare but strong pioneering spirit of the enterprise.
LC Classification Number
TF23.4.G73 1997
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