Railroads the Great American Adventure
by Ogburn, Charlton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0870441892
- ISBN 13
- 9780870441899
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Geographic Society, 1977. First Edition . Hard Back. Near Fine/Good. 7" x 10. Sugar, James - Photographer. 203 Pages Indexed. Black cloth covers with a blue steam locomotive embossed on front cover. Blue spine lettering. No marks or stamps to this tight square book with a faultless interior. Dust jacket has some edge wear but is complete with no tears larger than1/4 inch. Profusely illustrated throughout by photographs, of which many if not most, are in color. Attractive black and white illustrated endpapers. Come all you rounders, I want you to hear, The story told of a brave engineer.... So begins the immortal ballad of railroader Casey Jones, who died in one of history's most famous train wrecks. The song is more than a eulogy; its spirit and mesaage staunchly proclaim America's durable love affair with the iron horse. We tend to forget the tremendous impact that railroads have had upon our nation and our lives. Not long ago almost every town boasted a railway station, and that station was likely to be its hub. Contents in Five Chapters: From Teakettle-on-Wheels to Iron Horse, Buccaneers and Builders Spanning a Continent, A Growing Nation Takes to the Rails, The Golden Era of the Railroads, and The Tracks Ahead Today and Tomorrow. Illustration on front cover is a photograph of locomotive No. 759 jetting smoke, her whistle wailing and charging down the track near Gaberstown, Maryland, stirring memories of the great age of steam.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12943
- Title
- Railroads the Great American Adventure
- Author
- Ogburn, Charlton
- Illustrator
- Sugar, James - Photographer
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870441892
- ISBN 13
- 9780870441899
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 7" x 10
- Keywords
- RAILROADS UNITED STATES HISTORY TRANSPORTATION RAILROADING HISTORY
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