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The boomer : a story of the rails /
Harry Bedwells The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men-men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. Boomers were the glory of railroading and Bedwell reveals the behind-the-scenes battles that were fought to keep the trains runnin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Harry Bedwells The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men-men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. Boomers were the glory of railroading and Bedwell reveals the behind-the-scenes battles that were fought to keep the trains running. This edition also includes a glossary of railroad slang and a bibliography of Bedwells work. |
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| Notas: | "Originally published in hardcover by Farrar and Rinhart, Inc., 1942"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 332 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | "Publications by or about Harry Bedwell": pages 327-332 Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780816698936 0816698937 0816649057 9780816649051 |