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Electric Indiana
In the early twentieth century, an epic battle was waged across America between the interurban railway and the automobile, two technologies that arose at roughly the same time in …
Railroad Nation: The Art of Selling America, 1825-1925
From passenger tickets, wall calendars, and advertising posters to train orders and bills of lading, railroads have left a colorful paper trail across America. In Railroad Nation, …
Crossroads of a Continent
Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest …
Radical Heritage
Historian Carlos A. Schwantes studies the forces that shaped the history of the labor movement on either side of the forty-ninth parallel and the reason for the eventual demise of …
Long Day's Journey
In Long Day’s Journey Carlos Schwantes gathers historical photographs, advertisements, posters, and contemporary accounts to recreate one of the most colorful periods in the …
The West the Railroads Made
Named an "Outstanding Title" in University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2009America's Railroad Age was little more than a decade old when Ralph Waldo …
In Mountain Shadows
Idaho is now seen as one of the most intriguing and attractive states in the Union. Any view of the Gem State is likely to be broadened and deepened by this superbly written …
Experiences in a Promised Land
The Pacific Northwest, like many other regions of the United States, has been touted as the Promised Land. As early as the 1830s, “Oregon fever” brought missionaries, promoters, …
The Pacific Northwest
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. This edition contains significant …
Radical Heritage
Historian Carlos A. Schwantes studies the forces that shaped the history of the labor movement on either side of the forty-ninth parallel and the reason for the eventual demise of …
Hard Traveling
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes is a professor of history, and the director of the Institute for Pacific Northwest Study at the University of Idaho. His many books include "In Mountain …
Going Places
It seems difficult even to imagine the modern West without reference to its planes, trains, and automobiles. Freeways define modern Los Angeles, as Route 66 still recalls the …