An edition of Going Places (2003)

Going Places

Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West

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An edition of Going Places (2003)

Going Places

Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West

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"Going Places looks at the three major ways in which transportation has shaped the great Western landscape. There are the transformations brought about by a railroad right-of-way, highway corridors, waterways, and airports; and the larger impacts of transportation on the landscape, such as the development that followed the iron rails westward.

Finally, Schwantes considers how travelers experience the passing landscape as framed by the windows of automobiles, passenger trains, and jetliners, and what that may mean. He examines the various interconnections between railroad, highway, aviation, and waterways history, and between society and modes of transportation. This narrative travels the length and breadth of a vast space, with anecdotes and telling details that bring the story to life.

Nearly 100 carefully selected photographs add to the reader's enjoyment."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
419

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Going Places: Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West
March 2003, Indiana University Press
Hardcover in English

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Book Details


First Sentence

"Rutted streaks of red and brown defined the side roads."

Classifications

Library of Congress
HE210.S34 2003, HE210 .S34 2003

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
419
Dimensions
10.2 x 7.1 x 1.2 inches
Weight
2.5 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9859259M
Internet Archive
goingplacestrans0000schw
ISBN 10
0253342023
ISBN 13
9780253342027
LCCN
2002006857
OCLC/WorldCat
49727701
Library Thing
7828371
Goodreads
1348511

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