Isbn: 9780960529636 - go_pullman-life_and_times (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Rochester Chapter National Railway Historical Society, Rochester, 1995. 230 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fascinating pictorial history of George Pullman and his Pullman Co. Covers every aspect -- his family background, his life, development of the Pullman cars, use on emigrant trains, use in Europe, Mexico, and South America, the Strike of 1984, streamliners, transcontinental trains, Pullman porters and conductors, Haynes's Palace Studio Cars and private varnish. Illustrated on every page with black and white photos, advertisements, and ephemera that bring the history to life. With schematic diagrams, maps, and bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages. …