[Rarebooks] fs: The RR line that saved the Capital, 1861

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings Booklovers,

This is great... Your American Civil War customers NEED this. Tell them the 
story: The A&ER Railroad was the vital link between Washington and the North 
as Mr. Lincoln stood in his office, gazing at the heights across the Potomac 
(and expecting to see Confederate artillery plumes at any moment), wondering 
"Why don't they [Northern troops] come? why don't they come? Eventually the 
7th New York DID come, and it was the regiment that saved the capital. And 
it was by this route, via Annapolis, that they came. But that's a whole 
other book. Mean time, here is the most complete history (to date) of the 
completely underappreciated rail link between Annapolis and Washington--"the 
railroad that saved the Union" (Can you tell this is has become personal?) :
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(No. 11056 )  Merriken, John E. ANNAPOLIS AND ELK RIDGE [PAGES 16-25, 61 OF 
THE BULLETIN, VOLUME 38, NUMBER 6 - 1973].
[Philadelphia]: [National Railway Historical Society], 1973. Wrappers, 
Octavo, 63 pages, black and white photographs, illus.. Fine.
      Complete, original issue of this magazine of the National Railway 
Historical Society. Among the articles in this issue is John E. Merriken's 
history of the Annapolis & Elk Ridge Railroad. It was the A&ER Railroad that 
played a key role in the Civil War by delivering the first Union soldiers to 
the defense of Washington in April, 1861. The article includes several 
interesting illustrations. Magazine is staple-bound and shows no significant 
wear....... $50.00
- Photo(s), secure ordering: 
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Thank you for your interest.

Best regards,

Rock
Back Creek Books
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