Hubbard freeman h (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This is a fantastic first-edition copy of Railroad Avenue: Great Stories and Legends of American Railroading by Freeman H. Hubbard, published by Whittlesey House in 1945. A must-read for any train enthusiast or history buff, this book compiles true stories, legends, and historical facts from the golden age of American railroads. Book Features: • Narrative Type: Nonfiction anthology of anecdotes, history, and folklore. • Pages: 374 pages. • Illustrations: Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and vintage prints. • Topics Covered: Includes tales of famous figures like Casey Jones, Kate Shelley, and Jesse James, plus chapters on major railroading events, train robberies, railroad slang, and wartime travel. …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Original wraps show minor wear, tear, chipping. Pages tanned.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (cats, juvenile fiction, animals, railroads ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. First Printing, General shelfwear to the cover and page edges. Some tanning to the pages and page edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Second printing [stated]. x, 374 pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Songs, Poems, and Ditties, Vocabulary of Railroad Lingo. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Corners bumped and rubbed. This contains some information on Canadian railways. Freeman H. Hubbard (21 April 1894 ? August 1981) was an American writer known for his articles and books about railroads. He was editor of Railroad Magazine for 42 years, from 1930 until its demise in 1979, with seven years away while he worked as a freelance writer from 1946 to 1953. (The magazine was named Railroad Man's Magazine in 1930, when Hubbard succeeded editor William Edward Hayes, being renamed Railroad Stories in 1932 and, finally, Railroad Magazine in 1937.) . He wrote widely about railroad history, legend and lore, including famous personalities such as Casey Jones, John Henry, Jesse James and Kate Shelley. He was Secretary of the American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists. Derived from a Kirkus review: From rhymes, stories, dogger biographical and historical backgrounds, this compiles railroad legend and truth with color and interest. Insofar as research can prove, here are the facts of the about Jones, Jesse James, John Henry, etc. the histories and personalities of famous engines; the bravery and heroism of railroad men in disasters, floods, storms, wrecks, train robberies, railroad insignia of inspirational and publicity origin; human interest tales of dogs, childbirth, wartime travel, etc. A must for the switch-happy gentry that is good railroad material.…