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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788051603321

Autore

Burns Grant <1947->

Titolo

The railroad in American fiction : an annotated bibliography / / Grant Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

1-4766-0698-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

813.009356

Soggetti

American fiction

Railroad stories

Railroads in literature

Railroad travel in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Bibliography; Appendix: Publications by Decade; Title Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This annotated bibliography lists and discusses works from the 1840s to the 21st century. It provides entries on 956 fiction works. An introduction discusses the history of railroad fiction and common themes such as strikes, innovations, hoboes and rail heroes. An appendix organizes entries by decade of publication, and the work is indexed by subject and title"--Provided by publisher.