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Minneapolis and the age of railways / Don L. Hofsommer.
Lippincott Library HE2781.M6 H64 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hofsommer, Donovan L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Minnesota--Minneapolis--History.
- Railroads.
- History.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)--History.
- Minneapolis (Minn.).
- Minnesota--Minneapolis.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 x 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2005]
- Contents:
- Steamcars at last
- Late to the party
- Of champagne and panic
- The St. Louis road
- Pulling and hauling
- Optimism and realism
- New players
- Dancing with the giants
- Falling rates and encroachment
- Adrift
- Three cents per mile
- Rumors and reality
- Shifting winds
- The struggling giant
- Mixed blessings
- An uncertain future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-329) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816645019
- OCLC:
- 60348778
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