Making tracks:
by Pindell, Terry
Published by : Grove Weindenfield (New York) Physical details: 399 pages ISBN:0-8021-1279-X. ISSN:978080211| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 917.304927 Pin (Browse shelf) | Available | Memorial | 62360 |
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Includes Index
Introduction -- The Montrealer and the Silver Star -- Part 1. Winter West. Passages: the Lake Shore Limited ; Conquering a continent: the California Zephyr ; Jackalopes and golden spikes: the California Zephyr ; Roots and driftwood: the Coast Starlight ; Soap: the Sunset Limited ; Spirit of New Orleans: the City of New Orleans ; God, country, and freedom: the Broadway Limited -- Part 2. Spring heartland. Old habits die hard: the Crescent ; Life and death on the love train: the Eagle ; Desperadoes: the Cardinal -- Part 3. Summer west. Taming the trail: the Southwest Chief ; They call the wind Maria: the Desert Wind ; Quest for the West: the Pioneer ; California dreamin': the Coast Starlight South ; Of mice and men: the Coast Starlight North ; Northwest passage: the Empire Builder ; Way East: the Empire Builder, the Broadway Limited, the Bankers -- Epilogue: the Capital Limited.
The author's journey over America's thirty thousand miles of rail passenger lines; part history and part travelogue, his chronicle gives a fresh portrait of America.