The Electric Interurban Railways in America
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804705534 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 463 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A wonderfully capable job of distillation."—Trains"Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study."—Mississippi Valley Historical Review"All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew."—Harper's Magazine"A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation."—Journal of Economic History"The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and b
"A first-rate work of such detail yet discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies."—Trains
Nancy Mitchell said A nice book for, those who are interested (or remember) street railways and interurban tolleys. This book is an academic one (published by Stanford University Press).It's a great read for anyone interested in the story of electricinterurban railways. Individual interurban lines are sorted by theAmerican states where they operated, and each rail line's history isfeatured. The book contains articles about railway cars, passenger rou. R. Resor said A Great Book on an Obscure Topic. Hilton and Due have written the definitive book on an obscure but important industry: electric interurban railroads, which provided rural and small town America with mobility from the late 19th century until the automobile became common in the 19A Great Book on an Obscure Topic Hilton and Due have written the definitive book on an obscure but important industry: electric interurban railroads, which provided rural and small town America with mobility from the late 19th century until the automobile became common in the 1930s.The book is exhaustively researched and documented, and yet very readable. It brings ali. 0s.The book is exhaustively researched and documented, and yet very readable. It brings ali. Matthew Jude Brown said The best overall guide to the interurbans.. This is a thorough and scholarly treatment. Hilton and Due's backgrounds are in economics, and their analysis of the interurbans' development and demise is first and foremost an economics, business-oriented one. This is a welcome change to the average railfan-written book that addresses the business aspects of a railroad as an afterthou