B&O in the Civil War
by William E. Bain
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Wichita, KS: Boxcar Books , 1998 Boxcar Books, Wichita, KS. 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd Printing of the 1966 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light crease in front spine edge from opening front wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 156 pp 8vo. This book is based on the papers of William Prescott Smith and many of the telegrams sent to and from him that gives the best chance to see the workings of the railroads during the Civil War. As Master of Transportation for the B&O during the war, he handled men, horses, and supplies along a constantly threatened rail line. A clean very presentable copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011133
- Title
- B&O in the Civil War
- Author
- William E. Bain
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Boxcar Books
- Place of Publication
- Wichita, KS
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- railroads, Civil War, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O Railroad, transportation, Union Army, William Prescott Smith, railroad papers, telegraphs from the Civil War.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Civil War;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.