Minneapolis and the age of railways [[electronic resource] /] / Don L. Hofsommer

• Autore: Hofsommer Donovan L
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minn., : University of Minnesota Press; [Bristol, : University Presses Marketing, distributor], c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 385.0977657909034
• Soggetto topico: Railroads - Minnesota - Minneapolis - History
• Soggetto geografico: Minneapolis (Minn.) History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Steamcars at last -- Late to the party -- Of champagne and panic -- The St. Louis road -- Pulling and hauling -- Optimism and realism -- New players -- Dancing with the giants -- Falling rates and encroachment -- Adrift -- Three cents per mile -- Rumors and reality -- Shifting winds -- The struggling giant -- Mixed blessings -- An uncertain future.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Minneapolis and the Age of Railways, Don L. Hofsommer presents Minneapolis from the 1860's into the 1950's, when railroads served as a unique link between city and countryside. Illustrated with more than 200 period photographs and maps, this remarkable book reflects a time when the locomotive dominated the landscape and set the tempo for the nation-the age of railways.
• Titolo autorizzato: Minneapolis and the age of railways
• ISBN: 0-8166-9685-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784111303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II