| View Larger Image | Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland: Iowa's Railroad Experience (Railroads Past and Present) | Hardcoverby Dr. Donovan L. Hofsommer (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Indiana University Press | | Page Count: | 376 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 08, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 837,065th |
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Product Description
In the time of jet airplanes and interstate highways, the Internet and e-commerce, it is difficult to comprehend and appreciate the impact that railroads had on Iowa’s landscape—in terms not just of transportation service and economic development, but of political, social, and cultural linkage as well. Railroads helped to define the character of America, and that certainly was the case in Iowa. Pioneer lines penetrated the interior from established Mississippi River communities during the state’s early railroad era, and later opened up huge tracts for agricultural opportunity as well as urban development. A wide-ranging survey of Iowa’s railroad experience, Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland offers a snapshot of a fascinating and critically important element in the state’s history, and emphasizes the tight symbiotic relationship between Iowa and its railways. Packed with more than 250 photographs, this is a thorough and engaging book. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Great Look at Hawkeye Land by Richard Steffen (Iowa)  5 Stars
July 25, 2005
Though I have yet to complete Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland by Don Hofsommer, he certainly has me hooked. I couldn't imagine how he was going to organize the task of Iowa's railroad heritage, but so far he has done an excellent and interesting job. The illustrations he has included are top notch. Anyone with an interest in railroads in Iowa or the Heartland of America should consider this a must.
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Analyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, which traversed the state from Ackley to Zearing...
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