The Haywire: A Brief History of the Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad

by Hugh A. Hornstein

"The Haywire," a railroad more properly known as the Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad for much of its existence, was one of what Willis Dunbar called the "Little Fellows." In its earliest days it was the product of a New York visionary who saw a bright future for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Builders laid track through gloomy swamps, heavy forests, and treacherous muskegs. During its three-quarters of a century of existence, the railroad...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087013731X
• ISBN13: 9780870137310
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.3"