{"product_id":"the-old-iron-road-an-epic-of-rails-roads-and-the-urge-to-go-west-paperback","title":"The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Haward Bain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 2000 David Haward Bain and his family left their home in Vermont and headed west in search of America's past. Spiritually, their journey began on a Kansas trail where the author's grandmother was born in a covered wagon in 1889. Between the Missouri River and the Golden Gate, they retraced the entire route of the first transcontinental railroad and large stretches of the Oregon and California trails, and the equally colorful old Lincoln Highway. Following vanished iron rails and wagon wheel ruts, bumping down backroads and main streets, they discovered the deep, restless, uniquely American spirit of adventure that connects our past to our present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A superb writer and an exacting researcher, Bain conjures up a marvelous sense of coming unstuck in time as he lingers in the ghost towns and battlegrounds, prairies and river ports, trainyards, museums, deserts, and diners that line his cruise west to California. Bain encounters a fascinating cast of characters, both historic and contemporary, as well as memories of his grandparents and the journeys that shaped his own heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing in the tradition of William Least Heat-Moon and Ian Frazier, and with an engaging warmth and a deep grasp of history all his own, Bain has fashioned a quintessentially American journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Haward Bain\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eEmpire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSitting in Darkness: Americans in the Philippines\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e. Bain taught literature and creative writing at Middlebury College for thirty-two years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.98 x 6.06 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 September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759479488800,"sku":"9781496230485","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/618b215b28d9fd5cae7db20d7ab0b781.webp?v=1780153988","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-old-iron-road-an-epic-of-rails-roads-and-the-urge-to-go-west-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}