36 Miles of Trouble
36 Miles of Trouble

Author: Victor Morse

Publisher:

Published: 2015-03-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781939767028

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The story of the ill-fated West River Railroad of southern Vermont (1880-1936), originally serialized in the Brattleboro Daily Reformer.

Hiking through History New England
Hiking through History New England

Author: Johnny Molloy

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1493014412

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Whether you're a curious tourist or a local history buff, this guide contains all the tools you'll need to explore New England's history on your hikes. Each of the 40 featured hikes comes with helpful maps and directions, as well as a carefully researched impression of the trail, and a comprehensive guide to the area's natural and human history.

Steamboats on the Western Rivers
Steamboats on the Western Rivers

Author: Louis C. Hunter

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 721

ISBN-13: 0486157784

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Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development — from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.

Along the Valley Line
Along the Valley Line

Author: Max R. Miller

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2017-08-15

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0819577383

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The Connecticut Valley Railroad once carried both passengers and freight along the west bank of the Connecticut River between Hartford and Old Saybrook. Completed in 1871, today the railroad is known throughout New England for the nostalgic steam-powered excursion trains that run on a portion of the line between Essex and Chester. Until now the history of this popular tourist attraction has been the stuff of local lore and legend. This book, written by railroad historian and former vice president and director of Valley Railroad, Max R. Miller, provides the first comprehensive history of the Connecticut Valley Railroad through maps, ephemera, and archival photographs of the trains, bridges, and scenery surrounding the line. Offering tales of train wrecks, ghost sightings, booms and busts, Along the Valley Line will be treasured by railroad enthusiasts and historians alike.

A Patriot's History of the United States
A Patriot's History of the United States

Author: Larry Schweikart

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-11-25

Total Pages: 1009

ISBN-13: 1595231153

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Revised and updated, this 15th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller salutes America’s true and proud history. Fifteen years ago, Professors Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen set out to correct the doctrinaire biases that had distorted the way America’s past is taught – and they succeeded. A Patriot’s History of the United States is the definitive objective history of our country, presented honestly and fairly. Schweikart and Allen don’t ignore America’s mistakes through the years. Instead, they put them back in the proper perspective, celebrating the strengths of the men and women who cleared the wilderness, abolished slavery, and rid the world of fascism and communism. Now in this revised fifteenth-anniversary edition, a new generation of readers will learn the truth about America’s discovery, founding, and advancement, from Columbus’s voyage to Trump’s promise to “Make America Great Again."

History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Author: John F. Stover

Publisher: Purdue University Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9781557530660

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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B & O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service.