RAILWAYS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST 150 YEARS

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MAN IN MOTION
This is one volume in a series of
comprehensive pictorial histories
published by Peebles Press to
chronicle the progress of modern
man in motion. Pictures tell__
stories and each of these volumes
contains 400-650 pictures, many
heretofore unpublished„ that -
graphically- illustrate the evolu-
tion of man's successful attempts
to extend his horizons by
-Increasing his mobility. There
is of course, much romantic
notkon attached to each subject
in this series. All is, not tech-
nology nor was mobility alone
the primayy object of those
people involved in the begin-
nings and then the development
of the several means of transport
our sophisticated society -now,
accepts as a natural part of life-.
Think, for a moment, of the
subjects: Flight; Ships; Railways;
Motoring. -
Even if you are a thorough
technocrat, you must still admit
to some small, undefined excite-
ment as you contemplate your
own particular field of interest.
For instance, Motoring—Mr. Rolls
and Mr. Royce are pictured at the
inception of their highly regarded
product. The standard of quality
for British nobility for decades,
how could these two foresee the
day when any commoner could
rent a Rolls Royce by the day
in London (courtesy of Avis).
Ships — there is much to be said
for man's feeble attempts to
conquer the sea. But whereas
commerce and war alone used
to occupy the high places in
ocean-going activities, isn't it
comforting to know that luxury
cruising is now the main efforts
of most modern ships. Holland
America, flagged from the
Netherlands who used to have
the greatest commercial fleet
in history (17th century), now
will run you around the Carib-
bean for ten days just for the
sake of the cruise itself. Rail-
ways built empires — our own
western states were tied together
by the great passenger lines of
yesteryear. Nowadays trains are
commuter handicaps, subjects
of ridicule. But don't forget the
majesty of the early days. With-
out railways we would still be.

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