{"product_id":"next-stop-on-grandpas-road-history-architecture-of-nc-st-l-railway-depots-terminals-hardcover","title":"Next Stop on Grandpa's Road: History \u0026 Architecture of NC\u0026St.L Railway Depots \u0026 Terminals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry L. Coats\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eH. C. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eRobert Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Nashville, Chattanooga \u0026amp; St. Louis Railway spanned 112 years. Its infancy sprang from an era when railroading replaced foot, horseback, the wagon, and the flatboat as the primary means of transporting goods. Its demise ushered in the era of Sputnik and the first space explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was an allure to the depots of the Nashville, Chattanooga \u0026amp; St. Louis Railway. A station on the NC\u0026amp;St.L was a busy, noisy, and fascinating place. People and trains would come and go as baggage, mail, and freight moved back-and-forth between platforms and trains. Travelers hurried to make their way to their departing trains or to make connections between trains on which they had just arrived and those going on to farther destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOver 325 pages; 600+ photographs, illustration, and drawings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn in-depth history of the NC\u0026amp;St.L Railway from 1845 to 1957\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOf interest to railroaders seeking information of railroad stations as well as historians looking for photos of local architecture in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistory of the NC\u0026amp;St.L through the perils of war from the War Between the States through the Great War and WWII. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed analysis of the architecture of the stations and terminals of the NC\u0026amp;St.L \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation on signaling, telegraphy, and the roles of the employees aboard the trains and at the stations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocuments the struggles of the Civil Rights movement as it related to American railroads \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457542504701,"sku":"9780578134307","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/jLZByUyLW49780578134307.webp?v=1777238168","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/next-stop-on-grandpas-road-history-architecture-of-nc-st-l-railway-depots-terminals-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}