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
Main Author: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Bristol] : [University Presses Marketing, distributor], 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Railroads.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
Chemins de fer > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Histoire.
Railroads > Minnesota > Minneapolis > History.
Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Minneapolis (Minn.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
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 (352 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780816696857

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