| Steam to the Summit |  | Author: Peter Dow Bachelder
Publisher: The Breakwater Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0966483111
EAN: 9780966483116
ASIN: 0966483111
Publication Date: April 2005
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Product Description
Steam to the Summit chronicles the history of the Green Mountain Railway, a cog railroad that during the 1880s operated between Eagle Lake and the summit of Cadillac Mountain, within Maine's Acadia National Park. The intriguing tale is set during the era when Bar Harbor, Maine, was rapidly emerging as a national travel destination and bold visionaries were aggressively searching for ways to capitalize on the growing throngs of enthusiastic visitors. Although ultimately doomed by a lack of sustainable interest, the curious attraction enabled thousands to marvel at the grandeurs of Mount Desert Island in a fashion most could otherwise have only imagined. It also brought the region a substantial measure of public awareness that has helped ensure its ongoing existence as a preeminent resort community. The book is liberally illustrated with some 90 vintage images that vividly bring to life the railroad's unusual, often controversial tale and depict many of the people involved with its relatively brief existence. The little-known story is liberally documented with more than 200 endnotes and supported by an extensive bibliography. Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., calls it " . . . thoroughly readable and well researched . . ."
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Steam to the Summit August 27, 2010
E.Austin
I was very excited to find this wonderful book. I am a National Park Service employee at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, where the Green Mtn.cog rail train originated and operated before the National Park acquired the property where this wonderful piece of history began.
I only wished that the National Park Service had been supportive of this cog railway and keep it in operation like the one on top of Mt. Washinton in New Hampshire.
Thank you for offering this wonderful book.
Sincerely,
Everett M. Austin
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