Edward Hungerford: 8 books

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Modern Railroad. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Edward Hungerford,...

Edward Hungerford was an American journalist and author. His main interest was the railroad, about which he wrote many books and articles. He travelled extensively by rail and was a specialist in organizing railroad exhibitions. Here Hungerford tells the story of Louis Sherry who was an important American restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier during the Gilded Age.

This early work by Edward Hungerford was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'With the Doughboy in France' is a history of the American forces in France during World War One. It especially focusses on the work of the Red Cross and their...

Time travel to the early 1900s with this charming and useful travelogue, which was "designed to be of some real help to the vacation seeker who turns his way or his thoughts toward that part of New England touching the Atlantic Ocean ..." All Along the Shore includes broadly informative sketches of Boston,...

Book of anecdotes related to Red Cross work in France in the First World War, showing what American ingenuity was capable of when united for a common cause. (Goodreads)

THE RAILROADS AND THEIR BEGINNINGS Two Great Groups of Railroads; East to West, and North to South—Some of the Giant Roads—Canals—Development of the Country’s Natural Resources—Railroad Projects—Locomotives Imported—First Locomotive of American Manufacture—Opposition of Canal-owners to...

There are more things forbidden in Boston than in Berlin—and that is saying much. You may be a citizen of a republic, but when you come to the old Bay State town you suddenly realize that you are being ruled. At each park entrance is posted a code of rules and regulations that would take a quarter...

Johnny Drummer is a brilliant trial attorney and Vietnam vet living in Houston. On the outside, Johnny appears successful. But on the inside, Johnny is wrestling with discontent. After deciding it is time to follow his heart, Johnny develops a new plan for his life and leaves for Peru. Soon...