Streetcars of America - Couverture souple

Solomon, Brian; Gruber, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747813256 ISBN 13 : 9780747813255

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The handsome multi-colored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalized on stage and screen in classics including Meet Me In St. Louis and A Streetcar Named Desire. Streetcars of America chronicles these vehicles from the earliest animal-drawn carriages to the height of their popularity in the 1920s, when there were more than 1,200 street railways, to the turning of the tide in the mid-twentieth century when congestion and attacks from the automobile industry eventually removed streetcars from most urban landscapes. It also looks at the recent efforts to revive vintage streetcars as hip and environmentally-friendly daily commuter service, as well as tourist attractions, in more than thirty cities including Memphis and Washington, D.C.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Brian Solomon is the author of more than 50 books on railroads. He was editor of Pacific RailNews and has contributed to numerous specialist magazines.

John Gruber is a renowned railroad photographer and is a past President of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, Madison, Wisconsin.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0747813256
• ISBN 13: 9780747813255
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64