The Railroad Passenger Car: An Illustrated History of the First Hundred Years, with Accounts by Contemporary Passengers
Humankind has a fascination with trains that borders on the obsessive. As the title indicates, Mencken (brother of you know who) surveys the first 100 years of trains, including accounts by contemporary passengers. The text is buttressed with numerous monochrome photos and illustrations of passenger, sleeping, and dining cars that run the gamut from the poshest to the poorest of accommodations. This edition of the 1957 original contains a new introduction by Courtney B. Wilson.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.