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Alabama Railroads by Wayne Cline MDV
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- Condition
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- “Very good condition. Appears to be unread.”
- ISBN
- 9780817361679
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817361677
ISBN-13
9780817361679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27063412189
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Alabama Railroads
Language
English
Subject
United States / State & Local / General, Railroads / History
Publication Year
2024
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Transportation, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
29 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Thanks should be given to Cline by all railroad historians for this book. The reader will discover that Alabama has an important place in the development of America's railroad system." --John W. Corns, President, Birmingham Railroad Heritage, "Cline's profusely illustrated Alabama Railroads fills an important gap in southern railway history. His survey of Alabama's railroad development will long serve as the standard work on the subject. It is an engaging read, full of southern entrepreneurs in pursuit of profits, their successes and failures in building major railways in the state and many minor ones as well, and an engaging tale of the birth of Birmingham's iron and steel industry." --James A. Ward, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Dewey Decimal
385/.09761
Table Of Content
List of Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Tuscumbia Trio Chapter 2. Pioneer Pollard Chapter 3. Land Grants Chapter 4. Minerals and Milner Chapter 5. The Civil War Chapter 6. Aftermath Chapter 7. Radicals and Rascals Chapter 8. L&N to the Rescue Chapter 9. "The Fools Down in Alabama" Chapter 10. The Iron Boom Chapter 11. Maturity Chapter 12. Regulation Chapter 13. Short Lines and Logging Railroads Chapter 14. Alabama Varnish Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
A comprehensive, illustrated history that shows Alabama's important role in the development of the nation's railroad system Alabama Railroads is the first extensive history of the state's railway system, from the chartering of the Tuscumbia Railway Company in January 1830, to the maturity of the system in the latter half of the 20th century, when Amtrak assumed control of the nation's passenger service. Railroads built Alabama. Without them the state's vast natural resources could not have been developed. Scores of Alabama towns, including the city of Birmingham, owe their existence to the railroads. Moreover, Alabama legislators were instrumental in securing passage of momentous land grant legislation that brought the railroad--and settlers--to every section of the American frontier. During the Civil War, the state's rail system was a primary objective of Union raiders, and an Alabama rail connection into Chattanooga proved to be a vital key to victory. After the war, the railroad shaped politics and economic development in the state. Indeed, most of the important events of the first 100 years of Alabama history were influenced in a significant manner by the railroad. Alabama Railroads chronicles these events--from land grant legislation and the strategic importance of Alabama's railroads in the Civil War to the founding of Birmingham and the development of the state's agricultural, mineral, and timber regions. Wayne Cline traces the development of all the major lines as well as the most prominent short lines, from the day in 1832 when the first horse-drawn cars rolled over primitive tracks at Tuscumbia, to the night in 1971 at Sylacauga when the final operating order was issued for one of the 20th century's most famous streamliners. Along the way we meet the varied cast of colorful characters who pioneered the railway system that serves the state today. With more than 100 rare and vintage illustrations from the 19th and early 20th centuries, Alabama Railroads places Alabama's rail heritage in a national context and allows students of southern history as well as railroad enthusiasts to view this Deep South state from an entirely fresh perspective., Alabama Railroads is the first extensive history of the state's railway system, from the chartering of the Tuscumbia Railway Company in January 1830, to the maturity of the system in the latter half of the twentieth century when Amtrak assumed control of the nation's passenger service. Railroads built Alabama. Without them the state's vast natural resources could not have been developed. Wayne Cline traces the development of all the major lines as well as the most prominent short lines, from the day in 1832 when the first horse-drawn cars rolled over primitive tracks at Tuscumbia, to the night in 1971 at Sylacauga when the final operating order was issued for one of the twentieth century's most famous streamliners. With more than 100 rare and vintage illustrations from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Alabama Railroads places Alabama's rail heritage in a national context and allows students of southern history as well as railroad enthusiasts to view this Deep South state from an entirely fresh perspective.
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