Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna: Death of an American Railroad

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>]

I'd agree with Mike Dye, that _Men of Erie_ is typical of the books of its
time.  Hungerford's reputation, however, is that he never let mere facts
stand in the way of a good story.

SGL
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From: JonandBevLiles <lilesj_@_erinet.com>
To: erielack <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:26 PM
Subject: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna: Death of an American Railroad


> Hi!
> I just finished reading the subject book (available in paperback from
> Amazon.com for $17.98) and was wondering how many of you have read this
> book.  It was quite an eye-opener.  My only major problem with the
> subject matter was the short shrift given to the DL&W.  It read like an
> Erie RR history with an "Oh, by the way, the Erie merged with the DL&W",
> and then goes on.  This is understandable since the research seems to
> have been mainly done from Cleveland, home of the Erie.  I would have
> liked to have had the same treatment given to the DL&W as was given the
> Erie leading up to the merger.  The author also made a statement early
> in the book that "Men of Erie' was a rather lame book.  I was thinking
> about obtaining a copy of this to read.  Is the author's assement
> accurate?  Your comments are appreciated.
> Jon Liles ELHS #3158
>

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