Author: Roy M. BatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Interurban Railways of Allen County, Indiana
Author: Roy M. BatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Electric Interurban Railways in America
Author: George Woodman HiltonPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740142
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation
Street and Interurban Railroads
Author: Brent CassanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Electric Interurbans and the American People
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253023203
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
“A well-written social history of the shortest-lived major US transportation mode” from the railway historian and author of A Mighty Fine Road (Choice). One of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of American transportation history, electric interurban railroads were designed to assist shoppers, salesmen, farmers, commuters, and pleasure-seekers alike with short distance travel. At a time when most roads were unpaved and horse and buggy travel were costly and difficult, these streetcar-like electric cars were essential to economic growth. But why did interurban fever strike so suddenly and extensively in the Midwest and other areas? Why did thousands of people withdraw their savings to get onto what they believed to be a “gravy train?” How did officials of competing steam railroads respond to these challenges to their operations? H. Roger Grant explores the rise and fall of this fleeting form of transportation that started in the early 1900s and was defunct just 30 years later. Perfect for railfans, Electric Interurbans and the American People is a comprehensive contribution for those who love the flanged wheel. “With this book, the subject no longer has footnote status. In fact, Grant’s work deserves a place alongside some of the other landmark surveys of the subject . . . Here, Grant moves beyond the receiverships, the rickety track, and all that fascinating rolling stock. He shows us why the whole darned thing mattered.” —Railroad History “H. Roger Grant has produced a fine social history of America’s electric interurbans, exploring the relationship between people and those railway enterprises. The book fills a void, is eminently readable, and richly illustrated.” —Don L. Hofsommer, author of Off the Main Lines
The Amish
Author: Steven M. NoltPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421419564
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork and collaborative research, The Amish: A Concise Introduction is a compact but richly detailed portrait of Amish life. In fewer than 150 pages, readers will come away with a clear understanding of the complexities of these simple people.
Proceedings
Author: Indiana. State Board of Tax CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxation
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities
Author: Moodys Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities. Government, State and Municipal Supplement
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government securities
Languages : en
Pages : 2348
Book Description
The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Author: Bert Joseph GriswoldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allen County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Author: