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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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "Originally published in hardcover by Farrar and Rinhart, Inc., 1942"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780816698936 |