From Horsecars to Steamliners. An Illustrated History of the St. Louis Car Company.
From the publisher: “For nine decades a steady stream of vehicles flowed out the doors of a small factory on the north edge of St..... Read More
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Steamboatin’ on the Cumberland.
Warmly inscribed and signed by the author opposite the title page. “The story of the important part played by the steamboats on the Cumberland during..... Read More
The New Necessity. A Culmination of a Century of Progress in Transportation.
Once an expensive toy, this is story of the automobile, its evolution, and how—during the early 1930s—it was slowly becoming a mandatory article of life..... Read More
The Conestoga Six-Horse Bell Teams of Eastern Pennsylvania.
A study of the origin, history, and accoutrements of the iconic American wagon—the Conestoga wagon. Chapter titles include “Of the Origin of the Conestoga wagon..... Read More
The Conestoga Six-Horse Bell Teams of Eastern Pennsylvania. [Second, Expanded Edition]
A study of the origin, history, and accoutrements of the iconic American wagon—the Conestoga wagon. Chapter titles include “Of the Origin of the Conestoga wagon..... Read More
Special Excursions to the Sea-Shore and Mountains. Season of 1883.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is trying to drum up business in 1883 and here make their appeal to the excursion committees of churches and societies. In... Read More
Report on an Investigation of the Tunnels of the Rapid Transit Railroad in Park Avenue, N. Y.
A deadly dynamite explosion and a tunnel collapse on Park Avenue during the construction of a section New York City’s subway “...impelled the property owners..... Read More
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