{"product_id":"rails-to-the-north-star-a-minnesota-railroad-atlas","title":"Rails to the North Star: A Minnesota Railroad Atlas","description":"The sought-after standard reference on Minnesota railroad history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, Richard S. Prosser prepared \u003ci\u003eRails to the North Star\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book that traced the routes of Minnesota’s railways. From the first land grants for the construction of railroads in Minnesota in 1857, to the height of the street railways of the 1920s, to the consolidation of railroad companies in the 1960s, the volume captures all facets of Minnesota’s railroad development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch has changed since then, but rail lines still traverse Minnesota’s landscape. Featuring a section of redrafted full-color maps, \u003ci\u003eRails to the North Star\u003c\/i\u003e is a primary resource on the history of railroads in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eBy:  \u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-declarative\" data-action=\"a-popover\" data-a-popover='{\"name\":\"contributor-info-B001JSBYL6\",\"position\":\"triggerBottom\",\"allowLinkDefault\":\"true\"}'\u003eRichard S. Prosser \u003ca class=\"a-popover-trigger a-declarative\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-popover\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eDon L. Hofsommer \u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Foreword)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e Univ Of Minnesota Press; Reprint edition (January 2, 2008)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 978-0816652679\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback, 296 pages, 8.5 x 0.8 x 11 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard S. Prosser (1930–2005) was a railroad enthusiast who grew up near the Milwaukee Road in south Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon L. Hofsommer is professor of history at St. Cloud State University. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis and the Age of Railways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tootin’ Louie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hook \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Northern Railway\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41284373807284,"sku":"3549","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/6261\/8702\/products\/rails_grande_e0f7a6da-9af4-497a-875c-0947915a9e17.jpg?v=1645992139","url":"https:\/\/mnhs-shop-test.myshopify.com\/products\/rails-to-the-north-star-a-minnesota-railroad-atlas","provider":"mnhs_shop_test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}