This volume features the whistle stops, rail stations, and train depots that once represented important civic missions and gathering places in cities and towns. The color and b&w photographs and text by Mitchell (historian, writer, and photographer) tell about the station in American life, the earliest stations, the great terminals, and the decay, decline, reuse, restoration and revival of the buildings. Oversize: 9x12.5<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author:
Alexander D. Mitchell IV is a historian, writer, and photographer specializing primarily in railroads and transportation history. His articles and photos have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers over the years, including Trains, and Railfan & Railroad. He is also the author of Washington, D.C. Then and Now. Born and raised in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, he now resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
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- PublisherCourage Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0762412607
- ISBN 13 9780762412600
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages80