The American Railroad Passenger Car: Part 1 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

White Jr., John H.

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ISBN 10: 0801827221 ISBN 13: 9780801827228

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, U.S.A., 1988

Used Condition: Very Good Soft cover

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Previous owners inscriptions: No. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: No jacket. Published: 1988. 1st Edition: No. Pages: 371. Description: Well illustrated in black and white. The definitive book on the American railroad passenger car. With 387 photographs and 385 line drawings, this book explains the methods of construction of wood, iron, steel, and aluminum cars. It traces the evolution of wheels and brakes, dining cars and sleeping compartments. Additional postage outside UK. Seller Inventory # 004810

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Title: The American Railroad Passenger Car: Part 1 ...

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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An authoritative history of the American railroad passenger car, illustrated with nearly eight hundred photographs, engravings, and line drawings, examines interior designs and costs and recreates a lost age of elegance in rail travel

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John H. White, Jr., formerly Curator of Transportation at the Smithsonian Institution, has written eight books and more than one hundred articles on American railroad technology.

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