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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760303762
ISBN-139780760303764
eBay Product ID (ePID)294646
Product Key Features
Book TitleCaboose
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailroads / General, Railroads / Pictorial
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTransportation
AuthorMike Schafer
Book SeriesEnthusiast Color Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-004052
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal625.2/2
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe author of the acclaimed Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford mysteries returns with a bittersweet love story, set at Christmas during the dangerous opening days of World War INa delightful holiday gift in the tradition of the award-winning television series "Downton Abbey.", All styles, all vintages and all colors of the unique little cars that bring up the rear! For more than 100 years, the caboose has been a part of the railroad scene. Mike Schafer offers this full-color gallery filled with caboose history and development, plus interior and exterior design details, and discussion of the life of a railroad conductor who lives in cabooses. Tells of the ultimate demise of the caboose and its uses after retiring from the tracks., For over one hundred years caboose was an integral feature of the American freight train.. Caboose is a full color gallery showing cabooses of all styles, vintages, and colors. The book concentrates on the long history and folklore of the caboose and its ultimate demise. Covers exterior design as well as interior decoration. Includes discussion of the life of the railroad crews who lived and worked in cabooses. Cover-to-cover nostalgia.