August Mencken The Railroad Passenger Car ISBN 13: 9781122491808

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Fascinating illustrated history of the railroad passenger car detailing the evolution from the beginning of the various kinds of cars: sleeping, dining, coaches, etc. including the competition between the entrepreneurs who designed them, such as Woodruff, Pullman, Mann, Lamothe, Imlay, Myer, and Wagner. Includes 35 contemporary accounts by passengers of the joys and travails of traveling on the railroads throughout the 1800s and 1900s. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, line drawings and lithographs. 209 pages with index.

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  • PublisherThe John Hopkins Press
  • Publication date1957
  • ISBN 10 1122491808
  • ISBN 13 9781122491808
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1

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