Great American railway journeys : historical companion to the BBC series /
by Portillo, Michael.
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BookPublisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 2017Description: 256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781471151514 (hbk.) :; 1471151514 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 917.3049 PORSubject(s): Portillo, Michael, 1953- -- Travel -- United States | Railroad travel -- United States | United States -- Description and travel | Travel and Tourism | Travel and TourismSummary: First Great Britain, then Old Europe were discovered by Michael Portillo across several seasons of fascinating TV, all with the help of train fanatic George Bradshaw, and the wonderful guide books he wrote over a century ago. Michael now undertakes an epic trip from New York and Boston on the American East coast right down to the Deep South of Atlanta and New Orleans, and then on to Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico, and ultimately finishing in San Francisco. 'Great American Railway Journeys' continues Portillo's involving blend of social history cum travelogue in the New World.
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TV tie-in.
Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First Great Britain, then Old Europe were discovered by Michael Portillo across several seasons of fascinating TV, all with the help of train fanatic George Bradshaw, and the wonderful guide books he wrote over a century ago. Michael now undertakes an epic trip from New York and Boston on the American East coast right down to the Deep South of Atlanta and New Orleans, and then on to Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico, and ultimately finishing in San Francisco. 'Great American Railway Journeys' continues Portillo's involving blend of social history cum travelogue in the New World.
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