New England's "little giant" is perhaps most remarkable for managing to order a streamline passenger fleet in the midst of two national crises -- the Great Depression and World War II. This illustrated history explains how the company's management, under the direction of Howard Palmer, saved the company from the financial damage created by J.P. Morgan's collusion with the New Haven's previous management. The engaging text is complemented by a selection of archival photographs depicting the locomotives and rolling stock, ...
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New England's "little giant" is perhaps most remarkable for managing to order a streamline passenger fleet in the midst of two national crises -- the Great Depression and World War II. This illustrated history explains how the company's management, under the direction of Howard Palmer, saved the company from the financial damage created by J.P. Morgan's collusion with the New Haven's previous management. The engaging text is complemented by a selection of archival photographs depicting the locomotives and rolling stock, along with fascinating and previously unpublished design drawings that depict Palmer's unfulfilled dreams for the New Haven Railroad in the postwar years.
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Very Fine. No Jacket (as issued) 10 x 10 x 1. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). TLC Publishing, Lynchburg, VA 2000. Signed by Author on Title page with Presentation notation, with date. First Edition. 1st Printing. 160 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Size: 10 x 10 x 1. Signed Automotive/Transportation: Railroads 6078L.
