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Tag Archives: transportation
Book Review: All Aboard
All Aboard: The Wonderful World Of Disney Trains, by Dana Amendola In reading this book I was made aware of something that I had not noticed or thought of before but which in retrospect seems obvious, and that is the … Continue reading
Book Review: Europe By Eurail 2020
Europe By Eurail 2020: Touring Europe By Train, by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski, revised by Darren Price This is precisely the sort of book I most appreciate when it comes to travel. As a somewhat well-traveled person myself, I seldom need encouragement … Continue reading
Book Review: Great Railway Journeys Of Europe
Great Railway Journeys Of Europe, by Insight Guides As I have mentioned elsewhere, this book is one of the several books I picked up from my local library in order to help serve as a resource when it comes to … Continue reading
Book Review: Night Trains
Night Trains: The Rise And Fall Of The Sleeper, by Andrew Martin This book does not really live up to its title very well. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as the book is entertaining and personal, but sometimes … Continue reading
Book Review: Moveable Feasts
Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome To The 21st Century, The Incredible Journeys Of The Food We Eat, by Sarah Murray It may be said fairly that the author is perhaps the exact opposite in her views to that of the … Continue reading
Book Review: The Great Railroad Revolution
The Great Railroad Revolution: The History Of Trains In America, by Christian Wolmar There is a great danger when historians of a given subject, like the history of rail transportation in the United States take off their historian hat and … Continue reading
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Tagged logistics, politics, railroads, transportation, travel
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Book Review: Punk, Rotten & Nasty
Punk, Rotten & Nasty: The Saga Of The Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, by Paul Michael Clock It is rather striking that a short-lived railroad that performed a notable task of civic-mindedness should have been saddled with such a terrible … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged Oregon, railroads, transportation, travel
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Book Review: The Devil’s Mercedes
The Devil’s Mercedes: The Bizarre And Disturbing Adventures Of Hitler’s Limousine In America, by Robert Klara This book manages to tell a compelling story about two cars and their contrasting fate in North America, and seeks to tell a larger … Continue reading
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Tagged transportation, World War II
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Book Review: Transportation: Then And Now
Transportation: Then And Now, by Robin Nelson It is hard to tell exactly how much work went into this particular book. It is a very basic book that is aimed at children who are just learning how to read nonfiction … Continue reading
Book Review: The King’s Best Highway
The King’s Best Highway: The Lost History Of The Boston Post Road, The Road That Made America, by Eric Jaffe This book is a bit of a bait and switch. For one, this book did not exactly make America, as … Continue reading
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Tagged politics, transportation, travel
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