{"product_id":"we-took-the-train-hardback-9780875801568","title":"We Took the Train (Hardback) 9780875801568","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWe Took the Train\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. Roger Grant (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875801568\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e205 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful anthology.\"—Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e \"Will prove stimulating to anyone interested in the story of rail travel.\"—Railroad History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustrated collection, H. Roger Grant, one of America's leading railroad historians, brings together a rich assortment of personal accounts of train travel in the United States since the dawn of railroading. The twenty-one accounts included here tell of the excitement, the romance, the difficulties, and sometimes the danger of traveling by train. Together they present a lively picture of the great changes that have taken place since the 1830s. Some describe wild rides on high-speed raceways, while others recount arduous trips on rickety branch lines. Rail travel at its most luxurious is recreated-the elegant Pullman sleeping berths, the fine parlor and observation cars-as are some of the more grim journeys of troops, itinerant workers, and prisoners of war in squalid boxcars. Binding these accounts together is an enduring fascination with the rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e The Iron Horse Arrives \u003cbr\u003e 1 Narrative of an Excursion on the Baltimore \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad: Author Unknown \u003cbr\u003e 2 Letter about the Hudson River and Its Vicinity: Freeman Hunt \u003cbr\u003e 3 A Ride from Boston to Providence in 1835: Samuel Breck \u003cbr\u003e 4 In America: Charles Dickens \u003cbr\u003e America's Railroads Mature \u003cbr\u003e 5 Sketches of Prison Life: A. O. Abbott \u003cbr\u003e 6 A Pleasure Trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate: Florence Leslie \u003cbr\u003e 7 A Winter Railroad Ride: Linda Thayer Guilford \u003cbr\u003e 8 By the Way of Council Bluffs: Robert Louis Stevenson \u003cbr\u003e 9 Nine Thousand Miles on a Pullman Train: M. M. Shaw \u003cbr\u003e Traveling without Tickets \u003cbr\u003e 10 \"Brownie\": Charles P. Brown \u003cbr\u003e 11 Riding Freights to Jamestown in 1936: Erling Kildahl \u003cbr\u003e The Electric Way \u003cbr\u003e 12 Riding the Interurban: J. S. Moulton \u003cbr\u003e 13 Riding the C. \u0026amp;L. E.: the Editor of The Deshler Flag \u003cbr\u003e The Glory Years \u003cbr\u003e 14 Traveling by Rail: Ellen Douglas Williamson \u003cbr\u003e 15 A Ride in the Cab of the Twentieth Century Limited: Christopher Morley \u003cbr\u003e 16 I Travel by Train: Rollo Walter Brown \u003cbr\u003e Twilight of Rail Travel \u003cbr\u003e 17 Slow Train to Yesterday: Archie Robertson \u003cbr\u003e 18 Troop Train: David P. Morgan \u003cbr\u003e 19 A Dirge for the Doodlebug: William D. Middleton \u003cbr\u003e 20 Mr. Frimbo on the Metroliner: Tony Hiss \u003cbr\u003e 21 Rolling Home for Christmas: Riding Amtrak in the 1980s: Eric Zorn \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584724463896,"sku":"9780875801568","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/we-took-the-train-hardback-9780875801568","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}