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Allies of the Earth Railroads and the Soul of Preservation by Alfred Runte w/DJ
Allies of the Earth Railroads and the Soul of Preservation by Alfred Runte
Allies of the Earth Railroads and the Soul of Preservation
Alfred Runte
Hard Cover dust jacket
195 Pages
Copyright 2006
Contents
Illustrations xi
Preface xv
Prologue: The Earth on Display 1
1The Places We Rode7
2The Legacy of Phoebe Snow 19
3What Europe Is Teaching Still 32
4Dismemberment and Farewell 39
5Vows Made to Rivers 50
6The Debate We Never Had 65
7The Quick Fix 72
8Tunnel Vision 81
9Home Again, and Santa Barbara 88
10Gateway to Wilderness 100
11Designing for Nature 111
12Grand Canyon 127
13Future Imperfect 135
14The Time We Save 141
15Something Real 145
16Power and Obligation 153
17Rethinking Europe 160
Epilogue: The Land Would Ask for Trains 174
Notes 177
For Further Reading 185
Index 189
About the Author 195
What did America lose with the decline of the passenger train? Much more than most of us think. The greatest loss is the alliance between technology and the land, according to public historian Alfred Runte. Once abandoning railroads would have been unthinkable, but we have virtually forgotten the importance of trains for our country and for ourselves. Now the landscape suffers in our mindless rush to get rid of old technology and blindly embrace the new.
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