Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest

by Carlos A. Schwantes

Book Overview

Remembering the trains that ran by his boyhood home, Carlos Schwantes says, "Never once did it occur to me to ponder whether we lived on the right or wrong side of the tracks. I only felt fortunate to have a front-row seat." Out of his lifelong fascination, blended with a historian's insight, he has fashioned a pathbreaking photohistory that shows the impact of the railroads on everyday life in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The desert expanses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295975350
• ISBN13: 9780295975351
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.9" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Visually stunning!

One of my favorite railroad history books, filled with information and numerous prints in color and black and white. The reproduction posters and advertising media is some of the best I've seen for a regional book. It is a great book to sit down with for an hour or a day, easy to read bits or chapters. Good historical information, well written.