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Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
by Robert C. Reed
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0764301365
- ISBN 13
- 9780764301360
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About This Item
Schiffer, 1997. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 1997 Schiffer History Book recent printing softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. American railroad history is filled with accounts of misadventure. Steam boilers blew up. Bridges collapsed under the weight of heavy engines. Locomotives crashed head-on because of signal failures. Passenger cars derailed, often with dire results. Lightly built wooden coaches splintered on impact, and the debris often ignited from the coals in the iron stoves used for heating. In the mid-nineteenth century American railroading was burgeoning--a growth too fast for safe operations. Despite the grim statistics of 19th and early 20th century train wrecks that resulted, one cannot help but find the photographs and public prints of the day interesting. When you pick up this wonderous book, you will have a hard time putting it down.
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- The Anthropologists Closet
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226
- Title
- Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
- Author
- Robert C. Reed
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0764301365
- ISBN 13
- 9780764301360
- Publisher
- Schiffer
- Place of Publication
- Atglen, Pa
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Galloping Goose, Train Wrecks, Railroad Safety, Trains, Railroads, American Railroad History,
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