When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails, II: The Rapid Railway and Detroit-Port Huron by Rail - Ship - Bus [Signed by the Authors]

Schramm, Jack E. and William H. Henning

ISBN 10: 0916374750 / ISBN 13: 9780916374754

Published by Interurban Press, Glendale, CA, 1986

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4to.223 (1) pp, illus. First Printing, Summer 1986. Not Price Clipped. Signed by the Authors on Title Page. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 8.75" x 11.25". Black Leatherette with gilt lettering to spine. "This volume examines the variety of transportation systems in and around Detroit in the early 1900s. This book covers the Rapid Railway, the DUR takeover, bankruptcy, city and freight operations, St. Clair River boats (steam boating, Detroit River car ferries, shipping on the St. Claire River), the St. Clair River Tunnel, railway post offices, and the growth of the buses." Size: Quarto.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails, II: The Rapid Railway and Detroit-Port Huron by Rail - Ship - Bus [Signed by the Authors]
• Publisher: Interurban Press, Glendale, CA
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0916374750
• ISBN 13: 9780916374754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • TRANSPORTATION

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Synopsis

Vol. 2 in this fascinating series examining the variety of transportation systems in and around Detroit in the early 1900s. This book covers the Rapid Railway, the DUR takeover, bankruptcy, city and freight operations, St. Clair River boats (steam boating, Detroit River car ferries, shipping on the St. Claire River), the St. Clair River Tunnel, railway post offices, and the growth of the buses. Includes rosters, maps, and chronology. Illustrated throughout with black and white pages. 224 pages with index.