Electric Indiana : the rise and fall of the world's greatest interurban railway center, 1893-1941 / Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwantes, Carlos A., 1945- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Series:

Railroads past and present

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Street-railroads--Indiana--History--20th century.

Street-railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Interurban versus Automobile

1. Memories and the Personal Discovery of Indiana's Interurban Era

2.The Promise of Electricity, The Peril of Gasoline

3. Investor's Dilemma: Interurban or Automobile?

4. Hoosier Hysteria

or, the Interurban Boom Years

5. Gas Belt Prosperity and Indiana's Interurban Pioneers

6. Hugh McGowan, Interurban Empire Builder

7. The Expansive Dozen Years

8. Growing Traffic, Going the Distance

9. Travel by Interurban

10. A Time for Sober Reflection

11. Jitney, the Emergence of a Disruptive Technology

12. Losing Traction, Rising Highway Competition

13. Deadly Delusion: The Comeback that Never Was

Conclusion: Remnants

Appendix: Who Really Coined the Word "Interurban"?

Notes

Suggested Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Schwantes, Carlos A., 1945- Electric Indiana

ISBN:

9780253067142

0253067146

9780253067135

0253067138

Publisher Number:

99994295331

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.