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A Journey into Florida Railroad History

A Journey into Florida Railroad History

by Gregg M. Turner
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/09/2008

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It is safe to say that without railroads, Florida wouldn't be what it is today. Railroads connected the state's important cities and towns, conquered the peninsula's vast and seemingly impenetrable interior, ushered in untold numbers of settlers and tourists, and conveyed to market--faster than any previous means of transportation--the myriad products of Florida's mines, forests, factories, farms, and groves.

Gregg Turner traces the long, slow development of Florida railroads, from the first tentative lines in the 1830s, through the boom of the 1880s, to the maturity of the railroad system in the 1920s. At the end of that decade nearly 6,000 miles of labyrinthine track covered the state. Turner also examines the decline of the industry, as the automobile rose to prominence in American culture and lines were abandoned or sold for hiking trails and green spaces.

Meticulously researched and richly illustrated--including many never-before-published images--A Journey into Florida Railroad History is a comprehensive, authoritative history of the subject. Written by one of the nation's foremost authorities on Florida railroads, it explores all the key players and companies, and every significant period of development. This engaging and lively story will be savored and enjoyed by generations to come.
ISBN:
9780813032337
9780813032337
Category:
Trains & railways: general interest
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-09-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
University Press of Florida
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x29mm
Weight:
0.59kg

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