Zephyr
Tracking a Dream Across America
by Henry Kisor
ISBN: 081291984X
ISBN-13: 9780812919844
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
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A personal journey into the heart of America along our nation's most storied transcontinental rail route.
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Zephyr:: Tracking a Dream Across America
Henry Kisor
Crown. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Zephyr: : Tracking a Dream Across America
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Crown. Used - Good. Ex-library; some wear and library markings. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD ( more information) Offered by Wonder Book (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
: Times Books. Very Good/Good. 1994. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. 081291984x Ex-Library . ( more information) Offered by bookstore brengelman (United States)
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Henry Kisor
Crown. Hardcover. As New Dust jacket slightly worn. Book has been read and shows minimal signs of wear.. ( more information) Offered by The Book Odyssey (United States)
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Henry Kisor
Crown, 1994-02-22. Books. Very Good. Very Good/ Has some Writing inside the front cover ( more information) Offered by Rhinoplus (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times Books. Hardcover. 1994. 3rd Printing. 8vo . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. The author travels on the transcontinental train, the California Zephyr . ( more information) Offered by Chris Hartmann, Bookseller (United States)
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Zephyr, Tracking a dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times, 1994. Top and bottom of spine are a little bumped. Dust jacket bumped also.. ISBN: 081291984X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Railroads, US Travel. ( more information) Offered by Looking for Books? (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
NY: Times Books, 1994. 1st printing. Fine/Fine. ix, 338 p., photos, map on endpapers, index, 8vo; ( more information) Offered by Barbarossa Books Ltd. (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
Times Books, 1994. Near-new condition - NO price clippings. Small remainder mark on top. Stated First Edition. Map endpapers. Illustrated with photos and maps. 338 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Kisor came to the attention of a wider public with his first book, the unusual and acclaimed "What's That Pig Outdoors? A Memoir of Deafness" (1990). Here, as Kisor pays tribute to the pleasures of long-distance train travel, we learn even more about the challenges of deafness for a man as curious and word-driven as Kisor. As he rides the "California Zephyr" from Chicago to Oakland, Kisor overcomes his difficulties in speaking with people and gets to know the hardworking and pragmatic crew, and observes his fellow travelers with lively, generous, and bemused attention. A history buff, Kisor mixes vivid anecdotes from the glorious heyday of America's railroads with musings on the changes time has brought not only to the industry, but to the varied landscapes trains traverse. He reminds us that railroading is dangerous and demanding work and relates some hair-raising tales about "trains-from-hell," but he also describes, with great levity, the amorous antics of the tanked-up denizens of the notorious lower-level lounge. One of the things Kisor likes best about train travel is how time slows down. He achieves the same effect with his charming and candid prose, that same delightful suspension of the everyday.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Ginny6 Books (United States)
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NY: Times books/random House, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. ( more information) Offered by Gian Luigi Fine Books Inc. (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream across America
Kisor, Henry
NY: Times Books, 1994. 2nd printing. clear dampstain at the bottom of first 3 pages otherwise nice clean copy in fine dust jacket. The eighteen cars of the California Zephyr crisscross the country but the resourcefulness of its crews in emergencies or simply keeping the train running is a story in itself ( more information) Offered by Lorrin Wong, Bookseller (United States)
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Zephyr : Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
Crown. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Clipped dust jacket price corner. Now in a protective mylar cover. You will like it! ; 1.25 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 338 pages . ( more information) Offered by UPRIGHTS (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking A Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
NY:: Times Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket; A bright fine copy in fine dust jacket. Modest rem line top 1994. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover. 338 p.; "California Zephyr" -- America's most exhilarating Transcontinental Train. B&W illus. + map lining papers . ( more information) Offered by Caterwaul Books (United States)
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zephyr - tracking a dream across america
kisor, henry
Hard Cover. Random House 1994. All books in VG or better condition. ( more information) Offered by Sixth Chamber Used Books (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Times Books, 1994, 1994. Hb. VG/VG. 338pp. Index, Illus. Owner's name 1/2 title pages, wear boards, DJ: wear extremities, rubbing.. Hb. VG/VG. ( more information) Offered by Priceless Books (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times Books/Random House, 1994. Review copy, with Random House's string starting at "2". Cloth & Boards; (Hardback), Large 8vo.,338pp. Photo illustrated. No names or other markings. Publisher's promotional material laid-in, including glossy photo of the author.Fine in Fine, unclipped d/j.. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by Shamrock Books (United States)
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Zephyr : Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
Times Books. Like New Unread Book/Like New Dj. 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. 081291984X . ( more information) Offered by Blue Mountain Books (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking A Dream Across America
Henry Kisor
Times Books, NY, 1994. Hardcover. Railroad; Trains; Through the eyes of the author we participate in all the events that make a train trip magical. Meet the men and women who ride the rails from the West to East. (338 Pgs.). DJ & Book Near Mint ( more information) Offered by 2ndHandBooks.com (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times Books, 1994. Gold paper covered boards, red cloth spine, Dust Jacket protected by Mylar. Author, a journalist for the Chicago-Sun-Times, researching the history of railroads and its past, recants amazing and wonderous stories and tales he has heard from passengers aboard the California Zephyr, one of the best trains in the Amtrak System on a two day trip beginning in Chicago and ending in San Francisco. Coupled with his descriptions of the evolution of the dining car and the history of the train depot to the intricacies of scheduling, one will not only acquire a great deal of knowledge about the past and present condition of American passenger railroads but enjoy an excellent read about American heritage. First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
KISOR, Henry
NY: Times Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 081291984X . Second printing. Fine in a very near fine, price clipped dust jacket. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times Books, 1994. Hardcover First Edition, Second printing Fine in Fine DJ Hardcover copy with dj in fine/fine condition; nice looking maps printed across rear of covers and ffeps detailing the route of the train in the story ( more information) Offered by Wellington Square Bookshop (United States)
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Zephyr : Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Time Books, 1994. Fore-edges lightly foxed. Pages have a wave to them. Jacket has minor wear. 338 pages including acknowledgements and index. Illustrated with b&w photographs. An account of the author's trip by train across America and the people and places he encountered.. ISBN: 081291984X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RAILROAD TRAVEL UNITED STATES DESCRIPTION 1940 GENERAL. ( more information) Offered by Dickinson Books (United States)
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ZEPHYR: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Times Books/Random House, 1994. "Whether dashing through the Plains, creeping over the rockies, hurtling across the Great Basin, or threading the Sierra Nevada, the 'California Zephyr' is an earthbound cruise ship bearing five hundred souls, each with a story to tell. Within its eighteen cars one hears tales of trysts in showers and sleepers, of charming serendipities in dining cars, of smuggling drugs and pets (including an elusive boa constrictor), and of a small child's tragic death on the tracks. The 'California Zephyr' remains America's most exhilirating transcontinental train, traversing breathaking mountain scenery and retracing the route of countless westering pioneers. Veteran journalist Henry Kisor climbs aboard this train and introduces us to the men and women who ride the rails--some out of restlessness, some as a hobby, some seeking love or friendship as they open new frontiers in their deeper selves. Through Kisor's eyes, we participate in all the events that make a train trip magical. Heading westward with him at our side, ZEPHYR becomes more than just a leisure trip; it also becomes a personal journey into the heart of America. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. ISBN: 081291984X. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 64mo - up to 3" tall. RAILROAD TRAVEL UNITED STATES DESCRIPTION 1940 GENERAL. ( more information) Offered by Joe Staats, Bookseller (United States)
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Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
Kisor, Henry
New York: Times Books, 1994. Text is clean and tight. Maroon cloth with silver detailing over yellow papered boards. Dust jacket is lightly soiled & has some creasing on the ends of the spine.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.5". ( more information) Offered by Beal Street Books (United States)
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