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Train time : railroads and the imminent reshaping of the United States landscape / John R. Stilgoe.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stilgoe, John R., 1949- author, illustrator.
Contributor:
vWunsch, Aaron V., Former owner.
Turner, Pete, illustrator.
Farlow, Martha, cover designer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Railroads--United States--History.
Railroads.
Railroads--Social aspects.
History.
Communication and traffic.
United States.
Landscapes--United States.
Landscapes.
Railroads--United States--Traffic.
Railroads--Freight--United States.
Railroads--Freight.
Railroads--Social aspects--United States--History.
Physical Description:
281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Summary:
"Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering, the whistle announces return and change to those who listen."
Contents:
Whisper
Necklace
Sidetracked
Resort
Threshold
Express
Fast freight
Bulk
Transfer
Overhead.
Notes:
All photographs by the author.
Cover art: Pete Turner
Cover design: Martha Farlow
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum circulating copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.
ISBN:
9780813926681
0813926688
OCLC:
85485187

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