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Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers (Ohio) | 
 enlarge | Author: Herbert H., Jr. Harwood
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 893889
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0253341639
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780253341631
ASIN: 0253341639
Publication Date: December 2002
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Good exposition of these publicity-shy builders. March 2, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading this very creditable biography I donated it to the local public library.
I recall many rather cryptic remarks made by my grandmother years ago during Sunday trips to Cleveland about the Public Square and the Terminal Tower. She remembered the Mall project and other aspects of Cleveland that were obscure even in the fifties. These rather hazy recollections have now been re-examined inder the considerable light that Mr. Harwood has brought to the Van Sweringen brothers who were averse to publicity, even though they figured so much in the development of Cleveland in the 20th century. And their reach went far beyond that--these facts were not widely known. Excellent source.
The Book I wanted to write March 22, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I grew up on the border of Cleveland Heights/Shaker Heights off Fairmount Blvd.A gradeschool classmate was Bernie Bernet. As a boy I rode my bicycle over to Shaker Blvd. to watch the Rapids go by. AtCWRU a colleague was Ian Haberman and my fellow members of NORM are Tolman and Wayne Hayes. I walked the East Cleveland Rapid line when it still stood empty. I was making notes for this history in about 1950. Except for the buying and selling of the various railroads, this book is a part of my life. I know every inch of it and except for a very few very tiny slips (in the maps mostly)it is a masterpiece. And the very book itself, without the contents, is a first class production.
An excellent read. September 7, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read a lot of books on train history. Once I started this one I could not put it down. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in railroad history during the glory days.
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