The railroad in American fiction

By Grant Burns

Subjects: American fiction, Railroads in literature, American fiction, bibliography, Railroad stories, Railroad travel in literature, Bibliography

Description: "This annotated bibliography lists and discusses works from the 1840s to the 21st century. It provides entries on 956 fiction works. An introduction discusses the history of railroad fiction and common themes such as strikes, innovations, hoboes and rail heroes. An appendix organizes entries by decade of publication, and the work is indexed by subject and title"--Provided by publisher.