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Travel by Pullman: A Century of Service (soft cover)

Author Name    Joe Welsh and Bill Howes

Title   Travel by Pullman: A Century of Service (soft cover)

Book Condition   NEW CONDITION BOOK

Publisher    Andover Junction Publications 2007

ISBN Number    0760332002 / 9780760332009

Seller ID   ajp009

For over a century, The Pullman Company was known as a moving hotel in which you could eat a complete dinner in a quiet restaurant, enjoy an after-dinner cognac in a lounge before retiring for the evening between crisp linens, and as you slept valet services were performed on your wardrobe under the discerning eye of a porter whose primary duty was to provide impeccable yet unobtrusive service.

Since 1867 Pullman's history was fraught with triumphs and tragedies, from the early crude 'shelf' beds, to the classic prewar heavyweight era, to the postwar streamlined cars;
it's all here in one book for the first time.

More then 200 photographs and illustration bring this historical trip to life, showing car interiors and exteriors views of the trains upon which they operated.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 8-17;
Beginnings and Prosperity 1867-1900, pp. 18-35;
Pullmans to Everywhere 1900-1935, pp. 36-59;
The Early Streamliner Era 1936-1945, pp. 60-83;
In Pullman Safety and Comfort, pp. 84-103;
Postwar Streamliners 1946-1968, pp. 104-147;
Where are they now?, pp. 148-155;
Index, pg. 156.

Andover Junction Publications, soft cover, 156 pages, 10 x 10 x .75 in., color and b&w photographs and illustrations.

Price = 10.95 USD

 


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