Description: For sale is the two-volume set The American Railroad Passenger Car by John H. White, Jr. published by The John Hopkins University Press in 1988, the third printing of this edition. The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel.An unparalleled record of changes in taste and technologyWith clarity and precision, White explains the methods of construction of wood, iron, steel, and aluminum cars. He traces the evolution of wheels and brakes, dining cars and sleeping compartments. And he follows the revolutions in taste and technology that dramatically altered the appearance of the railroad passenger car over the century and a half that it dominated American travel.An extraordinary resource for railroad hobbyistsDetailed plans and diagrams accompanying the text make it possible for model-builders to reconstruct many famous passenger cars themselves. Appendixes contain biographies of coach builders and designers; numerous tables comparing models, materials, and prices; a chronology of passenger cars; and an annotated bibliography.CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES: Customers outside the United States may purchase this item with eBay's International Shipping Program. After the purchase is completed, I will ship the item to eBay's staging location free of charge to the customer. At that point eBay assumes responsibility for the further shipping of the item and will apply its own shipping charge and customs duties, if any. I do not know what these charges will be.
Price: 49.95 USD
Location: San Jose, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Personalized: No
Level: Intermediate
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 704 Pages
Publication Name: American Railroad Passenger Car
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject: Railroads / History, History
Publication Year: 1985
Item Height: 1.7 in
Features: Reprint
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 99.5 Oz
Author: John H. White Jr.
Subject Area: Transportation, Science
Item Length: 12.5 in
Item Width: 10.4 in
Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Format: Trade Paperback
