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Ten Turtles to Tucumcari: A Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
by Klink Garrett w/ Toby Smith/ Publisher: University of New Mexico Press / ISBN:0-826-330495 / Hardcover 2003/ From its founding in 1929, Railway Express Agency dominated the transportation industry until the 1960's. In return for a monoploy on passenger train service within the U.S., the agency was obligated to accept any and all other shipments within the U.S. They handled carloads of cattle, fruits, vegetables and even the racehorse Seabiscuit.
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The Railroad Passenger Car: An Illustrated History of the First Hundreds Years
by August Mencken/ Publisher: John Hopkins University Press / ISBN:0-80-1865417/ Hardcover 2000 /SALE ITEM/
A refreshing look at the design and technology of the railroad passenger car from circa 1830-1930. Over half the book are personal accounts of passengers of the time.
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The Santa Fe Trail
by David Dary/
Publisher: Penguin Books/ ISBN: 0-142000-582/ Paperback 2002/ Tells the story of the Santa Fe Trail, which ran between Missouri and Kansas and New Mexico. From 1610 when the Spanish founded the Santa Fe, to the 1860's when the railroad brought changes, this book gives first hand accounts by Native Americans, trappers, soldiers, men and women.
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Trains: A Photographer's Journey
by graeme Outerbridge/ Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc./ ISBN: 0-810-944812 / Hardcover 2000/SALE ITEM/ A photgraphic journey through the world of railraoding. Outerbridge captures hulking engines, lonely stations, dark tunnels plus workers, signs and signals. 225 full color photos.
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Traveling the Underground Railroad
by Bruce Chadwick / Publisher: Citadel Press / ISBN: 0-806-520930 / Paperback 2000 / A dramatic account of the Underground Railroad, used by as many as 100,000 runaway slaves. This book also serves as a guide to over 100 Underground Railraod sites open to the public in the U.S. and Canada. Photos and Maps
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Wall to Wall: From Beijing to Berlin by Rail
by Mary Morris / Publisher: DoubleDay / ISBN: 0-385-41465-X / used Hardback 1991 / SALE ITEM/ OUT-OF-PRINT / COLLECTIBLE/ Travel across China, Mongolia to Russia on the Trans-Siberian express, then on to Berlin. She was traveling when Chernobyl accident happened
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Wild Women of the Old West
by Glenda Riley and Richard Etulain/ Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing/ ISBN: 1-555-912958 / Paperback 2003/ Wild Women of the Old west presents the sensational lives of 9 notorious women. Baby Doe Tabor, Emily D. West (Morgan), Sadie Orchard and Calamity Jane are a few of the women featured.
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Women War and Work: The Impact of World War I on Women Workers in the United States
by Maurine Weiner Greenwald / Publisher: Comell / ISBN: 0-8019-9733-7 / Paperback 1990 / The impact of WWI on women workers in the United States.
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