Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the ...
 From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, for the first time, Eric Arnesen gives us an untold piece of that vital American institution-- [... more]
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Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics)
Lonesome Traveler is a completely unique experience: On the Road instantly became my favorite book after reading it a short time ago, and of course it prompted me to read more of Kerouac in hopes of attaining that same free spirted prose he is known for. [... more]
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Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
In Workin' on the Railroad, Richard Reinhardt presents firsthand accounts from engineers, brakemen, porters, conductors, section men, roundhouse workers, switchmen, telegraphers, surveyors, and other neglected pioneers who worked the railroad during the [... more]
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Women's War Memoirs
The book provides an intimate look at a hidden corner of women's history--their wartime experiences during World War II. It includes interviews with nurses, military women, prisoners-of-war and pilots, as well as women who served on the home front as [... more]
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Railroad Voices
An evocative and honest portrayal in words and images of railroad life in America, Railroad Voices is a collaboration by two of the first women to work as railroad brakemen. Linda Niemann hired on the Southern Pacific in 1979 in California, where she [... more]
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She's Been Working on the Railroad
Will encourage young women to go into the "mans' world": I have experience in a lot of the fields mentioned in this book. The photographs and history behind them by Shirley Burman makes the women of yesteryear come alive again in my mind!! I [... more]
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The Rebirth of the Missouri Pacific, 1956-1983
A superb work on recent railroad history: This book gives a good look at the forces that shaped the Missouri Pacific Railroad during its final era, from job forces, line acquisitions and locomotives to corporate doings and "pleasing the stockholders. [... more]
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Steam, Smoke, and Steel: Back in Time with Trains
Innovative and Entertaining Presentation of Train History: When my son found this book at the local library, I couldn't wait to write a gushing review. I am really delighted with this book. The more we read it together, the more impressed I am with the [... more]
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Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
A seminal and informative primary source: With Workin' On The Railroad: Reminiscences From The Age Of Steam, Richard Reinhardt presents a compendium of firsthand accounts and stories of engineers, brakemen, porters, conductors, section men, round house [... more]
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Steam, Smoke and Steel: Back in Time With Trains
Innovative and Entertaining Presentation of Train History: When my son found this book at the local library, I couldn't wait to write a gushing review. I am really delighted with this book. The more we read it together, the more impressed I am with the [... more]
$16.95
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Lonesome Traveler (Kerouac, Jack)
Lonesome Traveler is a completely unique experience: On the Road instantly became my favorite book after reading it a short time ago, and of course it prompted me to read more of Kerouac in hopes of attaining that same free spirted prose he is known for. [... more]
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The Boomer: A Story of the Rails
A Railroad buff's dream!: If you love railroads and especialy the steam era, this book is for you. A Boomer is a railroad guy who never stays in one place very long, moving when and where he can. While this book is not only a very interesting story, the [... more]
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