Patrick IrelanReseñas
Autor de Central standard : a time, a place, a family
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His father worked for the CB&Q and the Rock Island as a telegrapher/station agent and six of the essays (Western Union, The CB&Q, Thirteen Men, Great Plains, Tramps, and The Rock Island) concern specific details of railroad work and life. The author uses seventeen of the remaining eighteen essays to introduce the reader to other aspects of Midwestern life (farming, school, travel, etc.) and to some of the memorable aunts, uncles, and grandparents with whom he shared that time and place. In the final essay the author describes his trip through Nebraska in 2001 with his sister “to find the towns and, if possible, the CB&Q depots where she and my parents had lived in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s.”
It is easy to understand why The University of Iowa Press chose to publish this book. The book is well written and the author paints excellent word pictures. Even though my main reason for purchasing the book was for the accounts of railroad life I found all of the chapters to be of interest and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Midwestern history. See Common Knowledge for an example of the writing style. (Text Length - 157 pages, Total Length - 161 pages. Includes index)