The Bus We Loved: London's Affair with the Routemaster | 
 enlarge | Author: Travis Elborough
Publisher: Granta UK
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Sales Rank: 1488761
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1862077940
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9781862077942
ASIN: 1862077940
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
In terms of postcards, books, films, and cheap souvenirs, and in the eyes of the world, the Routemaster represents the city just as much as Big Ben. It was the last bus to be have conductors as well as drivers, the last bus to ring familiar shouts that are at least a century old—Fares please, Full up inside but room on top, Next stop the British Museum! It was the last bus, in other words, to be a proper bus. In this fond history, Travis Elborough tells the story of the routemaster’s invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it.
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Prove of particular interest to British residents and fans. September 23, 2006
Fans of British and London history in general and London transportation in particular will relish THE BUS WE LOVED: LONDON'S AFFAIR WITH THE ROUTEMASTER. The Routemaster is a shadow of its former self, today - but it's become no less revered the rarer it's become. It's a symbol to London, it's appeared in many a film about the city, and it here receives a history following its invention, evolution, and eventual fall in glory as a transit choice. This could be the story of any urban transit system - but will prove of particular interest to British residents and fans.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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