Verlag:
University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis
Harry BedwellÕs The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men-men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. Boomers were the glory of railroading and Bedwell reveals the behind-the-scenes...
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Harry BedwellÕs The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men-men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. Boomers were the glory of railroading and Bedwell reveals the behind-the-scenes battles that were fought to keep the trains running. This edition also includes a glossary of railroad slang and a bibliography of Bedwells work
"Originally published in hardcover by Farrar and Rinhart, Inc., 1942"--T.p. verso
"Publications by or about Harry Bedwell": p. 327-332 -- Includes bibliographical references
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Contents; Introduction; The Boomer: A Story of the Rails; Postscript: About the War; Glossary of Railroad Terms and Slang; B; C; D; E; G; H; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Publications by or about Harry Bedwell;
