{"product_id":"rails-around-the-thumb-hardcover-2","title":"Rails Around the Thumb - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. J. Gaffney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin P. Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover how important railroads once were to Michigan's Thumb region in this wonderful collection of images. Although the area is best known for its agrarian roots, the railroad operations were involved in so much more, from light industries that fed the auto industry to shipments of fish from Saginaw Bay into eastern markets. Return to a time when everyone knew the route of the \"Polly-Ann,\" local citizens identified the time of day by the sound of a train whistle, and the arrival of a train crew nearly doubled a town's population. Many of the images in this book have never been seen before, or, if so, only in a family's living room, soon to be returned to grandpa's trunk in the attic. These images surfaced to introduce future generations to what railroading in the Thumb once was. In an age when many of \u003cbr\u003ethese railroad lines have disappeared, it can be hard to believe how many once crisscrossed this area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47393600504057,"sku":"9781531662240","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Wnp6cDVTbUJlOUZkVlM1ZXpIS3ZBQT09_013dedbe-059a-4e1a-9f6c-97abdfc50f2b.webp?v=1770249071","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rails-around-the-thumb-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}