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Minneapolis and the age of railways / Don L. Hofsommer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hofsommer, Donovan L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Minnesota--Minneapolis--History.
- Railroads.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)--History.
- Minneapolis (Minn.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press ; [Bristol : University Presses Marketing, distributor], c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Minneapolis and the Age of Railways, Don L. Hofsommer presents Minneapolis from the 1860's into the 1950's, when railroads served as a unique link between city and countryside. Illustrated with more than 200 period photographs and maps, this remarkable book reflects a time when the locomotive dominated the landscape and set the tempo for the nation-the age of railways.
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9685-3
- OCLC:
- 476095862
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