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Smoke Over Steamtown
Dennis Livesey
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Description for Smoke Over Steamtown
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 131 colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 310 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Through Dennis A. Livesey's camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA for over 100 years and helped build a nation. In 131 photographs of Steamtown—a heritage railroad—see the billowing smoke and the flashing steel rods that turn enormous spoked wheels, hear the scream of the whistle, and listen as veteran railroaders share their stories and wisdom. Find out what it means to be in charge of the handbrake on a 400-passenger train as it begins a downhill descent. This book goes beyond train hardware and history, sharing ... Read more
Through Dennis A. Livesey's camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA for over 100 years and helped build a nation. In 131 photographs of Steamtown—a heritage railroad—see the billowing smoke and the flashing steel rods that turn enormous spoked wheels, hear the scream of the whistle, and listen as veteran railroaders share their stories and wisdom. Find out what it means to be in charge of the handbrake on a 400-passenger train as it begins a downhill descent. This book goes beyond train hardware and history, sharing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764351273
SKU
V9780764351273
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99-14
About Dennis Livesey
Dennis A. Livesey has been a New Yorker for nearly his entire life. A graduate of NYU, he had a career in cinematography. In his free time, his still camera is used to capture the beauty and excitement of railroading.
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