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Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotationsx$26.69
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Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations is an authoritative compendium of quotations about railways from 1608 to the present day. More than 3,400 entries are drawn from over 1,300 writers and speakers and a wide range of original sources both British and American -- Acts of Parliament, poetry, songs, journals, advertisements, obituaries, novels, histories, plays, films, office memoranda, speeches, newspapers, television and radio broadcasts, and private documents and conversations. Here Andrew Dow records remarkable, memorable words -- from the well-known to the abstruse, from the commonplace to the vital. The selected quotations are arranged by subject matter and searchable by speaker, subject, and keyword. Dow's Dictionary will inform and captivate railway enthusiasts along with readers interested in railway architecture, engineering, geography, and history.
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More than 3,400 entries from over 1,300 writers and speakers and diverse British and American sources
By A14OJS0VWMOSWO on 2006-07-09
Dow's Dictionary Of Railway Quotations is a gigantic compendium of quotations about railways from 1608 to the present day. Presenting more than 3,400 entries from over 1,300 writers and speakers and diverse British and American sources, from Acts of Parliament to poetry, songs, and journals, to obituaries, novels, histories, plays, films, radio broadcasts, private conversations, and much more, each selected quote vividly conveys a lasting impression that trains have had on human culture and the psyche, as well as basic economics and transportation. Organized according to subject, with an index for quick and easy lookup, Dow's Dictionary Of Railway Quotations is especially recommended for railroad buffs, and also for railroad-related publications, even railroad-themed personal blogs and online journals. My heart is warm with friends I make, / And better friends I'll not be knowing; / Yet there isn't a train that I wouldn't take, / No matter where it's going. -Edna St Vincent Millay, Travel, 1921.
Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations
By A2W5TSDFDH0Q1J on 2006-07-13
It's difficult to imagine the research involved in finding the thousands of items contained in this most entertaining book.
It fills a void in the railway literature that wasn't even known to exist.
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