Workin' on the Railroad
Subtitle: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780806135250
Subjects: United States - General; Transportation; History: American; United States - State & Local - General; United States; Railroads - History; History; 19th century; Anecdotes; Railroads
First sentence: SEVERAL YEARS AGO a weekly magazine that dotes on quaint and picturesque detail made a conscientious effort to pin down the origins of Santa Claus-not Nicholas of Myra, the Christian saint, but Jolly Old St. Nick, the Santa Claus of commerce, the bearded New Amsterdam burgher who works in department stores at Christmas time.