Between the Ocean and The Lakes: The Story of Erie
by Mott, Edward Harold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: John S. Collins, Publisher, 1901 Book. Very Good +. Buckram. First Edition. 4to. xii, 524 pp, facsimile, The Reason For It; List of b&w Illustrations; 21 Chapters; Fighting Its Way, 1832-1850; The Building of iIt, 1832-1851; The Turning of Its Wheels, 1841-1898; Under the Legislative Probe; Addenda; Index. First Edition, 1901. "The history of Erie is indirectly the history of the railroads of the country; and as the prosecution of work of building and finishing the Erie between the ocean and the lakes, and the early operations upon it, were fraught with stirring and exciting incident without precedent here or elsewhere; involved so muc of personal sacrifice, and enlisted in it the effors of men so prominent socially and financially; brought into the commercial life of the country so much that was new and of universal benefit; evolved so many ideas in the science of railroading that became the basis of the future great development of that science. Hence, it is not alone the history of a railroad. It is a history of men, and measures, and methods that for two generations were potent in social, financial, and commercial affairs of this country and Euripe." from The Reason For It. In Mylor protector. Inked name on prelim. Light wear to bottom edge spine with only the faintest additional external wear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and gilt text block edges..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004848
- Title
- Between the Ocean and The Lakes: The Story of Erie
- Author
- Mott, Edward Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John S. Collins, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION U.S. HISTORY RAILROADS THE ERIE SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- 4to
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