{"product_id":"going-places-transportation-redefines-the-twentieth-century-west-hardback-9780253342027","title":"Going Places; Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West (Hardback) 9780253342027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGoing Places\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTransportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarlos Arnaldo Schwantes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253342027\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 March 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 103 b\u0026amp;w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 4 cm, 1.125 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems difficult even to imagine the modern West without reference to its planes, trains, and automobiles. Freeways define modern Los Angeles, as Route 66 still recalls the freedom of the open road. Seattle, long home to Boeing, gave birth to jetliners such as the 707. And once trains with glamorous names like The Sunset Limited and The Great Northern Flyer carried passengers in posh luxury through the grand vistas of the West. \"Railways, highways, and skyways link landscapes both ordinary and sublime for tourists in search of scenic splendor,\" observes Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes. But those same corridors often leaven despair with opportunity for those who dream that the mobility brought by car, train, and plane will help them find better jobs or escape from their pasts.\u003cbr\u003e Going Places looks at three major ways in which transportation has shaped the great Western landscape. There are the transformations brought about by a railroad right-of-way, highway corridors, waterways, and airports, and the larger impacts of transportation on the landscape, such as the development that followed the iron rails westward. Finally, Schwantes considers how travelers experience the passing landscape as framed by the windows of automobiles, passenger trains, and jetliners, and what that might mean. He examines the interconnections between railroad, highway, aviation, and waterways, and between society and modes of transportation. This masterful narrative travels the length and breadth of a vast space, with marvelous anecdotes and telling details that bring the story to life. More than 100 carefully selected photographs complement the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreliminary Table of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: The View from 29,000 Feet and Below\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Transportation Corridors Transform the West\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: When Railroads Ruled\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Copper Connections and the Last Transcontinental Railroad\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Roads Stretching from Farm to Market, but Seldom Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: The Emergence of New Corridors of Power\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six: The Twentieth Century Transportation Revolution\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven: The New Overland Route\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight: Hard Choices for Hard Times\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine: Is this Trip Necessary? The Impact of World War II\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Ten: Auto Euphoria and Other Post-War Enthusiasms\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eleven:The Sky's the Limit\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twelve:Reinventing the Railroads\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion:The Space of Place\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Notes\u003cbr\u003e Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52526104183064,"sku":"9780253342027","price":30.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/going-places-transportation-redefines-the-twentieth-century-west-hardback-9780253342027","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}