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by August Mencken; Introduction by Courtney B. Wilson


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Railroad travel in the 19th century was often dangerous, dirty and uncomfortable, yet most of the inventions associated with a later era - from sleeping cars to air conditioning - had already made their appearance. This text explores the contraditions of this key period in railroad history. Drawing on a wide assortment of materials, including drawings from the US Patent Office, first-hand accounts of contemporary passengers, and his own experience as a young civil engineer active in railroad construction, author August Mencken presents the roster of cars in which 19th-century travellers rode and suffered. He presents the weird and ingenious inventions designed to increase both the passengers' comfort and the owners' revenue, alongside the passengers' own comments.

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  • Title The Railroad Passenger Car: An Illustrated History of the First Hundred Years, with Accounts by Contemporary Passengers
  • Author August Mencken; Introduction by Courtney B. Wilson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 209
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date October 11, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780801865411 / 0801865417
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.35 x 7.29 x 0.72 in (23.75 x 18.52 x 1.83 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00030931
  • Dewey Decimal Code 385.330
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