Bibliograph

Great American railway journeys, historical companion to the BBC series, foreword by Michael Portillo

Type

Label

Great American railway journeys, historical companion to the BBC series, foreword by Michael Portillo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Great American railway journeys

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

foreword by Michael Portillo

Sub title

historical companion to the BBC series

Summary

Great American Railroad Journeys sees the famous brand of social-history-cum-travelogue venture to the New World. Across multiple programmes and using Appleton's General Guide To The United States & Canada as reference, Michael Portillo now undertakes an epic trip by train from New York and Boston on the East Coast down to the deep south of Atlanta and New Orleans, then on to Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico and ultimately finishing in San Francisco. This illustrated official tie-in covers each journey Portillo makes across North America and captures the colour, beauty and history experienced when journeying through this incredible continent. Packed with new maps, as well as originals from Appleton's General Guide, this book explores the construction of rail routes across the continent in the 1800s, as a new nation was built by the immigrant masses

Target audience

adult

Contributor