Minneapolis and the age of railways /

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Don L. Hofsommer presents Minneapolis from the 1860s into the 1950s, when railroads served as a unique link between city and countryside. Illustrated with more than 200 period photographs and maps, this comprehensive book reflects a time when the locomotive dominated the landscape and set the tempo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : [Bristol] : University of Minnesota Press ; [University Presses Marketing, distributor], ©2005.
Subjects:
Railroads > Minnesota > Minneapolis > History.
Chemins de fer > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Railroads
Minneapolis (Minn.) > History.
Minnesota > Minneapolis
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Don L. Hofsommer presents Minneapolis from the 1860s into the 1950s, when railroads served as a unique link between city and countryside. Illustrated with more than 200 period photographs and maps, this comprehensive book reflects a time when the locomotive dominated the landscape and set the tempo for the nation: the age of railways.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816696857
0816696853
129994700X
9781299947009

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