The Golden Age of Railroads #93 Landmark w Author Letter HB/DJ

Random House, 1960. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 8x5x1. Ernest Richardson. Vintage Landmark Hardback Cloth cover Book with Dust Jacket and Author Letter is in Very Good Plus to Excellent with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Book is unread. Book includes the "Dear Young Reader" letter from the author that was provided to members of the "Young Readers of America" club. Letter is in Mint condition with a trifold. Outside cloth covers are very nice. Dust Jacket shows some minor soiling and edge chipping with one edge chip of about 1" and is now covered by a new clear mylar cover. A very nice book! Random House Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. The Golden Age of Railroads Landmark book #93. The great achievement of American railroads was that they helped build the United States into a world power in less than a hundred years. In The Golden Age of Railroads Stewart Holbrook tells the fascinating and inspiring story of the important part played in the development of the United States by the railroads. This is a less common title in this wonderful series.