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Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys (Images of Rail), Wick, Harrison Book
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
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- ISBN
- 9780738565873
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0738565873
ISBN-13
9780738565873
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72719062
Product Key Features
Book Title
Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Railroads / History, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Railroads / Pictorial, United States / General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Photography, History
Book Series
Images of Rail Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
0.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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Title: New book on Wyoming Valley Trolleys by local author Author: Staff Writer Publisher: Back Mountain Community News Date: August 2009 Harrison Wick will have a book signing and presentation for his new book, Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys, at the book fair fundraiser for the NEPA Genealogy Society on Friday, August 28 th at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys is part of the Images of Rail series by Arcadia Publishing, and the book is available now at local retailers, including Barnes & Noble, and online. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys offers many rare Wyoming Valley photographs from the 1880's to 1950 of streetcars, and images of businesses, churches, homes, railroads, roads, and buildings along the trolley lines from the collections of rail enthusiasts including photographers Edward S. Miller and the late Michael J. Lavelle, Sr. Electric trolley service in the Wyoming Valley, which replaced horse drawn streetcars, began in 1888, and lasted for more than 60 years. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys chronicles the electric trolley system, and the communities of the Wyoming Valley. The trolleys were a clean, efficient, and easy way to get around. Trolley lines went through Ashley, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Hanover, Kingston, Miners Mills, Nanticoke, West Nanticoke, Parsons, Pittston, West Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, Wyoming, West Wyoming, and Wilkes-Barre. Harrison Wick, the author of Pennsylvania's Back Mountain, which chronicles the communities of Kingston Township, Trucksville, Shavertown, Dallas, Lehman, and Harvey's Lake. He is the Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Harrison Wick earned his undergraduate degree in history from Washington College, and graduate degrees in history and library science from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. For three years, he was the Archivist at Misericordia University. Harrison Wick serves on the Back Mountain Historical Association steering committee, which sponsors local history presentations at Misericordia University in Dallas.
Synopsis
The Wyoming Valley is nestled among the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County with the scenic Susquehanna River meandering through it. Best known for its rich deposits of anthracite coal, the Wyoming Valley was first colonized by Connecticut settlers in 1769. Electric trolleys served many urban centers in Pennsylvania. Trolley service in the Wyoming Valley started in 1888 and lasted for more than 60 years. Trolley lines went through the boroughs and townships of Ashley, Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Hanover, Kingston, Larksville, Miners Mills, Nanticoke, Parsons, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wilkes-Barre, and Wyoming. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys features rare photographs dating from the 1890s to 1950 documenting the trolley system and the communities of the Wyoming Valley., The Wyoming Valley is nestled among the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County with the scenic Susquehanna River meandering through it. Best known for its rich deposits of anthracite coal, the Wyoming Valley was first Colonized by Connecticut settlers in 1769. Electric trolleys served many urban centers in Pennsylvania. Trolley service in the Wyoming Valley started in 1888 and lasted for more than 60 years. Trolley lines went through the boroughs and townships of Ashley, Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Hanover, Kingston, Larksville, Miners Mills, Nanticoke, Parsons, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wilkes-Barre, and Wyoming. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys features rare photographs dating from the 1890s to 1950 documenting the trolley system and the communities of the Wyoming Valley. Harrison Wick, author of Pennsylvania's Back Mountain, is the special collections librarian and university archivist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and serves on the Back Mountain Historical Association steering committee. He is a graduate of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and he earned graduate degrees in history and library science from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The Images of Rail series celebrates the history of rail, trolley, streetcar, and subway transportation across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the people, places, and events that helped revolutionize transportation and commerce in 19th-and 20th-century America. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. Book jacket.
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