A Journey into Florida Railroad History (Florida History and Culture)
Turner, Mr. Gregg M.
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From Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover in very good, lightly worn dust jacket. Clean pages. First edition. Corners a little bumped. Seller Inventory # ware526mm00004
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Title: A Journey into Florida Railroad History (...
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
About this title
A little-known yet fascinating chapter of Florida history
"An outstanding work."--Seth Bramson, author of Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway
"A thorough and engaging look at Florida's railroad history, especially the formative pre-1900 decades."--Larry Goolsby, author of Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Service: The Postwar Years
It is safe to say that without railroads, Florida wouldn't be what it is today. Railroads connected the state's important cities and towns, conquered the peninsula's vast and seemingly impenetrable interior, ushered in untold numbers of settlers and tourists, and conveyed to market--faster than any previous means of transportation--the myriad products of Florida's mines, forests, factories, farms, and groves.
Gregg Turner traces the long, slow development of Florida railroads, from the first tentative lines in the 1830s, through the boom of the 1880s, to the maturity of the railroad system in the 1920s. At the end of that decade nearly 6,000 miles of labyrinthine track covered the state. Turner also examines the decline of the industry, as the automobile rose to prominence in American culture and lines were abandoned or sold for hiking trails and green spaces.
Meticulously researched and richly illustrated--including many never-before-published images--A Journey into Florida Railroad History is a comprehensive, authoritative history of the subject. Written by one of the nation's foremost authorities on Florida railroads, it explores all the key players and companies, and every significant period of development. This engaging and lively story will be savored and enjoyed by generations to come.
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