THE OLD IRON ROAD: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West
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Language: English
Published by Viking Adult, 2004
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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xii, 434 pgs, endpaper maps, index, references, illustrations. Stated first edition / first printing. Gilt titled spine on blue cloth. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Fine with clean and tight interior. Remainder mark on lower edge. Unclipped DJ is in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The award-winning author of Empire Express describes his and his family's odyssey west as they retraced the entire route of the first transcontinental railroad, offering a fascinating glimpse of the American spirit of adventure, determination, and character that led to its construction, as well as the journeys that shaped both his own heritage and American history.
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- Title
- THE OLD IRON ROAD: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West
- Author
- Bain, David Haward
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670033081
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033089
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Western Americana
The award-winning author of Empire Express describes his and his family's odyssey west as they retraced the entire route of the first transcontinental railroad, offering a fascinating glimpse of the American spirit of adventure, determination, and character that led to its construction, as well as the journeys that shaped both his own heritage and American history. 50,000 first printing.
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About the Author
David Haward Bain is the author of four previous works of nonfiction, including Empire Express and Sitting in Darkness, which received a Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award. His articles and essays have appeared in Smithsonian, American Heritage, Kenyon Review, and Prairie Schooner, and he reviews regularly for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and Newsday. He is a teacher at Middlebury College and the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.
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