The Fishing Line
A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Seiten
2018
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61186-300-0 (ISBN)
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61186-300-0 (ISBN)
Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history, tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century.
With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad - nicknamed “The Fishing Line” for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas - was organized in the mid–nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region’s tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company.
Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.
With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad - nicknamed “The Fishing Line” for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas - was organized in the mid–nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region’s tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company.
Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.
Graydon M. Meints has published a number of acclaimed railroad histories, including Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies, Michigan Railroad Lines, and Railroads for Michigan. He is a winner of a Historical Society of Michigan State History Award.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | East Lansing, MI |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 177 x 251 mm |
| Gewicht | 540 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61186-300-7 / 1611863007 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61186-300-0 / 9781611863000 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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