'The American Railroad Passenger Car' recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of ...
Important and beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the explosive growth of the American locomotive from British imports to grand ten-wheelers of the 1870s. Over 240 vintage photographs, drawings, and diagrams tell the exciting tale.
In this sequel to his best-selling "American Railroad Passenger Car", John White changes the freight car's lowly image. This book explores the history of American railroads and American technology. Illustrated and the result of more than a decade of research, it brings to light important new information about the rail industry of 19th-century ...
This photo essay book by John H. White, author of the bestselling "This Man Bernardin", includes newly published photographs that chronicle the last months of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin's life and ministry. Special written remembrances by White and by several of the Cardinal's closest colleagues complement the photos. Monsignor Kenneth Velo's ...
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