{"product_id":"off-the-main-lines-a-photographic-odyssey-paperback","title":"Off the Main Lines: A Photographic Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon L. Hofsommer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this visually stunning and comprehensive photographic essay, railroad historian and photographer Donovan L. Hofsommer records the end of branchline passenger service, the demise of electric railroads, the transition from steam to diesel power, as well as the end of common carrier freight service on the Colorado narrow gauge. \u003ci\u003eOff the Main Lines\u003c\/i\u003e carries readers along out-of-the-way railways in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, and South Dakota to see the changes that occurred on these lines from the 1940s to the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonovan L. Hofsommer is Professor of History at St. Cloud State University and president of the Lexington Group. He is author of \u003ci\u003eSteel Trails of Hawkeyeland\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2005) and (with H. Roger Grant) of \u003ci\u003eIowa's Railroads: An Album\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754074964256,"sku":"9780253008329","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/23da54d410858bf94d5d87b1be56f742.webp?v=1780032881","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/off-the-main-lines-a-photographic-odyssey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}