Trolley Car Treasury, A Century of American Trolleys

> > Title: Trolley Car Treasury, A Century of American Trolleys Author: Rowsome, Franklin Pub: McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, NY, 1956 ASIN: B000O6HY7C Condition: Book is in Excellent condition, Jacket is Good - shows considerable wear SHIPS FROM ALBERTA Customer Review: Although published nearly 60 years ago this remains an evocative look at the trolley [tramcar] in the USA - its origin, growth and rapid decline under the onslaught of the car and bus. It is written in an easy to read style. Of course the trolley in the form of light rail light rail has made an astonishing comeback in the US and elsewhere in the past thirty years, but this did not seem likely in the 1950s - indeed the ending of the book is an epitaph for the trolley. The book maybe compared with W H Middleton's 'Time of the Trolley" published 5 years later; again before the light rail revolution. Although dated, Trolley Car Treasury is a useful guide to any one with an interest in the history of this form of street transport.

ASIN B000O6HY7C