Iowa Route A History of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway

Name: Iowa Route A History of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Price: 54.0 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780253014672

ISBN-10: 0253014670

ISBN-13: 9780253014672

Edition: 2015

Authors: Don L. Hofsommer

List price: $97.95

This item qualifies for FREE shipping.

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $69.89

Marketplace

3 new & used from $54.00

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway was an important part of the commercial life of the upper Midwest during the age of railways. Don L. Hofsommer uses the BC&N as the vehicle for his investigation of the birth, evolution, and disappearance of an important regional carrier, offering an inside look at the struggles of a small railway to stay relevant while railroad empires were being built. More than a bit player, the BC&N might have become even more important had plans gone forward to utilize its rails in a campaign to reach the Pacific. The struggle of the Cedar Rapids road and its corporate ancestors to place Minneapolis-St. Paul and St. Louis in competition with Chicago via a…

Book details

List price: $97.95
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/9/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.98" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English