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Transit : The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region by Jim Kershner and Staff of HistoryLink (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHistorylink
ISBN-101933245557
ISBN-139781933245553
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038680331
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTransit : the Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region
Publication Year2019
SubjectPublic Transportation, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa)
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTransportation, History
AuthorJim Kershner, Staff of Historylink
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-050398
ReviewsKershner both smoothly summarizes earlier scholarship and updates it by using original research to carry this story into the present day. Transit tells a complicated story clearly and offers numerous points of departure for future research.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
SynopsisEver since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, and momentous turning points. A complete rail transit system crisscrossed the region during the trolley days, only to be dismantled by 1941. After seventy years of turmoil--and traffic congestion--a new system, Sound Transit, arose in its place. The story is not just about trolleys, trains, and buses--it is also about the making and breaking of mayors and the way that Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett developed from the 1880s to today.
LC Classification NumberHE4487.P84K47 2019
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- Aug 07, 2024
A must have for transportation enthusiasts
I have always been interested in buses and trains, and always wanted to know more about their history in my state. This book starts at the very beginning and goes through all of the decades. It is well written and delivers all the facts. It has wonderful pictures and maps to help readers understand where things happened and how different trains and buses looked. (Like how some of the current trolley bus routes of today were based on street cars of the 1900's) I can't recommend this book enough for rail and bus fans!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
