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An illustrated history of the "passenger car" revisits rail travel in the nineteenth century to evoke the often humorous experience of traveling by train a century ago.
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A refreshing book explicating the design & technology of the car , rather than the locomotive , from ca. 1830 to 1930. A reprint of the book Mencken (brother of H.L. & author of First Class Passenger ) published in 1957. White ( The American Railroad Passenger Car , the classic & definitive work), acknowledges this as the pioneering history. It displays abundant illustrations from periodicals of the day and patent drawings. Something over half the book comprises accounts by passengers of the time including Baggage-Smashing as an Art and Baggage-Smashers of Omaha (a training manual for airline brutes?). Contains a new introduction by Courtney B.Wilson. An essential book for history of transportation collections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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