“Here is a carefully researched account of all aspects of railroading—engines, cars, life aboard, perils of the road, stations—with much contemporary flavor [from] this boisterous era.” —Anniston Star
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“A charming and informative examination of the early years of railroads. It is also history of the kind I like best: a study not of great events or momentous trends, but of how people lived.” — Jonathan Yardley, Miami Herald
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“Excellently and extensively illustrated and can be recommended to all interested in trains and southern social history.”—Journal of Southern History
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