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Travel back in time to 1922 and celebrate the accomplishments of the Rock Island Railway. This is a complete reprint of the original magazine.
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Rock Island Wrecks Author: John H. Nelson (Editor), Circulation Publishing and Marketing LLC Publisher: C.P.M. Circulation Publishing and Marketing; (August 2001)
This book chronicles the wrecks that occurred from 1911 to 1959 in the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad lines. (Transportation)
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As the rail barons who transformed Florida pushed their lines southward, they also created a string of resort hotels to attract wealthy northerners with an appetite for balmy climates and luxurious accommodations. Susan Braden tells the story of the magnificent pleasure palaces created by Plant and Flagler and the impact of their conspicuous scale and opulence on the Florida wilderness.
Braden traces the enterprises that brought Plant and Flagler to Florida and then examines each of their hotels, describing the architecture, how they physically functioned, and what they offered their guests in the way of recreation and leisure. From the Spanish Renaissance of St. Augustine's Ponce de Leon, to Georgian Revival in Palm Beach's Royal Poinciana, to the Islamic Revival of the Tampa Bay Hotel and the Alpine ambience of the nearby Belleview, her individual profiles of each hotel show how the builders mixed recognizable style with physical and functional independence, and then capped both with an aura of blatant luxury on a scale previously unknown in Florida. The hotels' creators, by catering to the newly realized needs and demands of their affluent patrons, brought civilization to the frontier and established the legacy of tropical fantasy and escape that endures in Florida to this day.
Braden's research draws upon architectural plans and archival resources, as well as memoirs and accounts written by Gilded Age visitors and employees, to re-create the experience of Florida's winter resorts. Floor plans and abundant illustrations--many never before published--make this book a richly visual documentation that will appeal to architectural historians, preservationists, and general readers curious about Florida's pioneering tradition of exotic escape and the resplendent structures in which it was born.
When the East Tennessee and Virginia Railway line was completed in 1858, dignitaries gathered in celebration as the final spike was hammered into the last tie in Greene County. Opening new doors of growth and economic development in the area, the railroad that proved such a peacetime boon would become a point of conflict only three years later.
When the Civil War began, the line became a vital link in transporting Confederate troops and supplies from the deeper South into Virginia. The railroad was vulnerable, however; and East Tennesseans had voted more than two to one against secession.
With so many hostile Unionists in the region, Confederate authorities were understandably worried about the rail lines and how to protect them. Inevitably the stage was set and on a cold Friday night, November 8, 1861, the Unionists proceeded with plans to burn the key railroad bridges of East Tennessee. However, the promised Federal invasion did not come.
From the ?Prelude to Conspiracy? and a bold plan approved by President Abraham Lincoln, through the tragedy described in the ?Aftermath,? all of the people involved and all of the events are covered in detail.
Written by a nationally known author of historical novels, this thoroughly researched, easy-to-read narrative tells the incredible true story of insurrection gone wrong.
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In April 1862, Union soldiers hijacked a Western & Atlantic Railroad train powered by a locomotive named the General. The Confederates gave chase in several engines, including the Texas. Two films and numerous books have been dedicated to this event, but this 8 1/2 x 11 softbound book is the first pictorial history of the incident.
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The U.S. Calvary, the Winchester rifle, and Sam Colt's pistol may have won the West, but it was the Harvey Girls who civilized it. True pioneers, these 100,000 women left homes and families back East for adventure and the chance to earn some money along the Santa Fe Railroad. As waitresses in Fred Harvey's chain of high-quality restaurants, the Harvey Girls made the Santa Fe very popular, and left a mark on the Wild West. This 101-page book includes black & white photography is 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 and softcover.
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From the 1880's to the 1950's the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's resteraunts along the Santa Fe Railway. At a time when there were no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque, they cam as waitresses but many stayed and settled, founded the struggling cattle and mining towns that dotted the region. Interviews, historical research and photographs help recreate the Harvery Girl experience.
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