Through by Rail
by Charles Gilbert Hall
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Excellent
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Engaging narrative history of railroads in the US from the early 19th century to 1938. Step by step, the author describes the many problems encountered in early train travel, as well as the way found to solve each one. Toward the end, he adds some comparative problems from foreign countries, such as India, where elephants would tear down the telegraph wire along side the track. Many black and white historical photographs and broadsides. 152 pages, including an index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- shgordon (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GORD2018S
- Title
- Through by Rail
- Author
- Charles Gilbert Hall
- Format/Binding
- Strong; gray and pale blue; some folding at corner and ends of spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Adolescent literature; Railroad History, History U.S.
- Size
- 9.50" x 6.25"
Terms of Sale
shgordon
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About the Seller
shgordon
Biblio member since 2018
Hamden, Connecticut
About shgordon
Historian's Home Bookshelf: US History, British History; Trade and Transport History; Local History; Sets and Old US History Textbooks; Women's History and some American literature. A small selection of rare books.