More Transportation Books
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All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important ingredient of railway history for more than a century—from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets and foods purchased from platform vendors.$40.00ISBN: 9780760360712Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: Motorbooks - November 13th, 2018The Harley-Davidson Story: Tales from the Archives is a fascinating, visually driven overview of the motor company's rich story, created in cooperation with the Harley-Davidson Museum.
The story of Harley-Davidson is a classic American tale of spirit, invention, and the right idea at the right time.$35.00ISBN: 9781781317471Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: White Lion Publishing - November 15th, 2018From the great cathedral-like railways stations of the steam age to obscure lines built through spectacular landscapes to open up countries before the advent of motorised road transport, this book is a celebration of our lost railway heritage and the lines that can no longer be travelled.$28.00ISBN: 9781610398657Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: PublicAffairs - November 13th, 2018The country's leading transport expert describes how the driverless vehicle revolution will transform highways, cities, workplaces and laws not just here, but across the globe.$55.00ISBN: 9781851499151Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: Acc Art Books - November 30th, 2018- This beautifully illustrated book captures the history, the legends and the unique style of the most famous train on earth: The Orient Express - With never-before-seen archival material - With a preface by Sir Kenneth Branagh "The Orient Express, in the collective imagination, embodies the golden age of travel. The fabrics, the silverware, the woodwork; their evocative fragrance...
$60.00ISBN: 9783899559576Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Gestalten - October 31st, 2018Ride Out shines a light on the classic and most inspiring riding landscapes, from never-ending meandering mountain passes to routes along the Mediterranean Sea. A motorcycle rider is always on the hunt-- for the perfect curve, the perfect scenery, the perfect flow. Pack light, take your friends on a spontaneous day trip, or prepare for the long haul around the world.
$24.95ISBN: 9781944424947Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: Cato Institute - October 7th, 2018American transportation has undergone many technological revolutions: from sailing ships to steam ships; from canals to railroads; from steam to Diesels; from horse cars to electric streetcars; from passenger trains and urban rail transit to airplanes and automobiles.
$29.95ISBN: 9780228100904Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Firefly Books - September 25th, 2018Trace the evolution of the supercar through the technology that drives it.
$18.95ISBN: 9781501732638Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Three Hills - October 15th, 2018On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed below.
$29.99ISBN: 9781627005081Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Kalmbach Books - August 17th, 2018Historic North American Locomotives traces the historic development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s through today. Considered a photographic book with the look and feel of fine art, 100 locomotives are profiled using descriptive text and richly detailed and colored photographic imagery. A well-researched introduction provides the reader with a historical perspective.
$24.95ISBN: 9781588346292Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Smithsonian Books - September 25th, 2018The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future.
