{"product_id":"john-frank-stevens-9780253010612","title":"John Frank Stevens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers an illuminating look into the life of an accomplished civil engineer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Foust is to be commended for presenting a complete and unbiased account of this extraordinary man's working life.\u003c\/p\u003e * Michigan Railfan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tome is a great read for anyone that seeks to know more of the in-depth facts that surrounded the success of this world acclaimed engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e * Lexington Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClifford Faust has produced an excellent biography that is certainly not hagiography; it is a warts-and-all portrayal. . . . The study is thoroughly researched and Foust used a large body of previously unused family papers . . . Readers of this journal will find the chapters on the work Stevens accomplished for the railroads of particular interest.\u003c\/p\u003e * Railroad History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e1. A Boy of West Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e2. Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e3. The Great Northern\u003cbr\u003e4. The Panama Canal: In\u003cbr\u003e5. The Panama Canal: Out\u003cbr\u003e6. Interlude\u003cbr\u003e7. Railroading in Russia\u003cbr\u003e8. The Final Decades\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400537350487,"sku":"9780253010612","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253010612.jpg?v=1730470924","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-frank-stevens-9780253010612","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}