Railroads and the American People (9780253023797)

In this engaging social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant explores the railroad's "golden age" of 1830-1930. To capture the essence of the nation's railroad experience, Grant looks at four fundamental topics-trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America-illustrating each topic with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life. Finally, Grant reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads preserved in word, stone, paint, and memory. Railroads and the American People is a sparkling paean to American railroading by one of its finest historians.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 328 pages
• Dimensions 178 x 254 x 22.86mm | 572g
• Publication date 27 Feb 2017
• Publisher Indiana University Press
• Publication City/Country Bloomington, IN, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• Illustrations note 122 b/w illus.
• ISBN10 0253023793
• ISBN13 9780253023797

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