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Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Mid West
de Grant, H. Roger
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Minneapolis, MN, USA: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 260mm x 190mm x 28mm. 274 Pages with Black/White Photos and Maps. By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete. 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; the arrival of the railroad was cause for great celebration as residents were finally connected to the outside world. A railroad's construction pumped money into local economies
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; the arrival of the railroad was cause for great celebration as residents were finally connected to the outside world. A railroad's construction pumped money into local economies
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- Título
- Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Mid West
- Autor
- Grant, H. Roger
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- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0816665621
- ISBN 13
- 9780816665624
- Editorial
- University of Minnesota Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Fecha de publicación
- 2010
- Páginas
- 274
- Tamaño
- 260mm x 190mm x 28mm
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- 720 g
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