Boston & Maine in the 19th Century
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel
| Author: | Bruce D. Heald Ph.D. | ISBN: | 9781439610664 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | March 14, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bruce D. Heald Ph.D. |
| ISBN: | 9781439610664 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | March 14, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
All the romance of early railroading in northern New England pervades Boston & Maine in the 19th Century. This fascinating journey begins in the 1830s with an 8-mile line that just kept growing. By the end of the century, Boston & Maine was traveling over 2,324 miles of track. This first pictorial history of the Boston & Maine explores the heyday of an enterprising railroad. Using spectacular images, most of which have never before been published, the book takes us along scenic stretches of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
All the romance of early railroading in northern New England pervades Boston & Maine in the 19th Century. This fascinating journey begins in the 1830s with an 8-mile line that just kept growing. By the end of the century, Boston & Maine was traveling over 2,324 miles of track. This first pictorial history of the Boston & Maine explores the heyday of an enterprising railroad. Using spectacular images, most of which have never before been published, the book takes us along scenic stretches of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
