"[This] book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries."
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[This] book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries.
R. B. Clay
The Railroad That Never Was tells the story of a railroad projected across southern Pennsylvania in the 1880s to challenge the power of the existing Pennsylvania Railroad. Planned and financed by a cabal of industrialists centered around William H. Vanderbilt, the project produced right of way, grading, bridges, and, surprisingly, some tunnels. Though the railroad was never completed, some of the tunnels survived to be incorporated into the Pennsylvania Turnpike in its original form. This notable tale from the robber baron period of 19th-century American history, engagingly told by Harwood (The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, 2008), a rail historian with extensive railroad management experience, will have wide appeal. The book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty, and general audiences. — Choice
archivist, Pennsylvania State Railroad Museum - Kurt Bell
"An important story that deserves its rightful place in every railroad historian's library."
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The Railroad That Never Was tells the story of a railroad projected across southern Pennsylvania in the 1880s to challenge the power of the existing Pennsylvania Railroad. Planned and financed by a cabal of industrialists centered around William H. Vanderbilt, the project produced right of way, grading, bridges, and, surprisingly, some tunnels. Though the railroad was never completed, some of the tunnels survived to be incorporated into the Pennsylvania Turnpike in its original form. This notable tale from the robber baron period of 19th-century American history, engagingly told by Harwood (The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, 2008), a rail historian with extensive railroad management experience, will have wide appeal. The book is factual, well referenced, and well illustrated with vintage photos. It is an excellent acquisition for academic libraries with programs in history and business administration, and will also be valuable for public libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty, and general audiences. — Choice
Pennsylvania State University - John Spychalski
"A superb piece of scholarship."
