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Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest
Hardback
Main Details
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Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) H. Roger Grant
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:296 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Trains and railways
Local history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780816665624
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| Classifications | Dewey:385.0977 385.0977 |
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| Audience | | General | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
18 May 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant-one of the leading railroad historians working today-documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. When historians have reflected on these "twilight" carriers, they have suggested that they were relevant only as examples of unwise business ventures. Grant finds that even the weakest railroads were important to the communities they served.
Author Biography
H. Roger Grant is the Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University and the author of numerous books on railroad history, including Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992; "Follow the Flag": A History of the Wabash Railroad Company; and The North Western: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway System.
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