{"product_id":"railroads-and-the-american-people-9780253023797","title":"Railroads and the American People","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant explores the railroad's \"golden age\" of 1830-1930. To capture the essence of the nation's railroad experience, Grant looks at four fundamental topics--trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America--illustrating each topic with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life. Finally, Grant reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads preserved in word, stone, paint, and memory. \u003ci\u003eRailroads and the American People\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling paean to American railroading by one of its finest historians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Roger Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253023797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of more than 30 books, including \u003ci\u003eElectric Interurbans and the American People \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2016), \u003ci\u003eRailroaders without Borders: A History of the Railroad Development Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Louisville, Cincinnati \u0026amp; Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40797506175091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3288f110-b2b9-489e-8e93-44e0f2911b49.jpg?v=1682001810","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/railroads-and-the-american-people-9780253023797","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}