H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of 25 books, including Visionary Railroader (IUP, 2008). Grant has written company histories of the Chicago & North Western, the Chicago Great Western, the Erie Lackawanna, the Georgia & Florida, and the Wabash railroads. He lives in Central, South Carolina.
Don L. Hofsommer is Professor of History at St. Cloud State University and president of the Lexington Group. He is author of Katy Northwest (IUP, 1999) and Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005). A native of Iowa, he now resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
16 كتب إلكترونية بواسطة H. Roger Grant
H. Roger Grant: Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road
Among the grand antebellum plans to build railroads to interconnect the vast American republic, perhaps none was more ambitious than the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston. The route was intended to …
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H. Roger Grant: Electric Interurbans and the American People
"A well-written social history of the shortest-lived major US transportation mode" from the railway historian and author of A Mighty Fine Road (Choice).One of the most intriguing yet neglec …
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H. Roger Grant: Transportation and the American People
This "outstanding contribution to transportation history" chronicles the evolution of American mobility from stagecoaches to buses and airplanes (Choice).Transportation is the unsung hero o …
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H. Roger Grant: ‘Follow the Flag’
‘Follow the Flag’ offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, a once vital interregional carrier. The corporate saga of the Wabash involved the efforts of strong-willed and …
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Grant H. Roger Grant: Railroad
Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater …
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H. Roger Grant: "Follow the Flag"
"Follow the Flag" offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, a once vital interregional carrier. The corporate saga of the Wabash involved the efforts of strong- …
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H. Roger Grant: John W. Barriger III
In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and ‘doctor of sick railroads.’ After graduating from the Massach …
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H. Roger Grant: John W. Barriger III
In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and ‘doctor of sick railroads.’ After graduating from the Massach …
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H. Roger Grant: Railroads and the American People
“[A] wealth of vignettes and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations . . . Does a fine job of humanizing the iron horse” (The Wall Street Journal). In this socia …
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H. Roger Grant: Mighty Fine Road
"Grant has once again hit a home run . . . a detailed but readable history of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, a major Midwestern railroad." -Carlos A. Schwantes, St. Louis Mercantile …
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H. Roger Grant: Transportation and the American People
Transportation is the unsung hero in America’s story. Stagecoaches, waterways, canals, railways, busses, and airplanes revolutionized much more than just the way people got around; they transformed t …
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H. Roger Grant: Railroaders without Borders
For over 25 years, the creatively led Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) has rejuvenated a series of down-and-out and even defunct railroads. Launched in 1987 by Henry Posner III, this investment …
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H. Roger Grant: A Mighty Fine Road
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad’s history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a le …
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H. Roger Grant: John W. Barriger III
"Readers will find in his biography an extraordinary tale of the travails of twentieth-century railroading through the career of this one man." -The Annals of Iowa After graduating from the …
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H. Roger Grant: The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience
Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of …
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H. Roger Grant: Sunset Cluster
Discover the Sunset Cluster—railroads that were doomed to fail? The first two decades of the 20th century were the twilight of the Railroad Age. Major routes had long been established, and local serv …
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