{"product_id":"the-cable-car-in-america-paperback","title":"The Cable Car in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge W. Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnriched with almost 700 illustrations, this book has long been the definitive study of the American cable car, a widely touted form of urban transportation that operated in 29 cities across the United states. This once-promising technology proved inefficient, however, and cable cars were soon replaced by electric trolley cars. Today, they are only to be found as a tourist attraction traversing the steep hill of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one before or since attempted such a complete history of the cable railway. It ranks very high in the area of U.S. transit history. --John D. White, Curator Emeritus of Transportation History, Smithsonian Institution\u003cbr\u003e\"There was nothing comparable before this book's appearance, and there has been nothing since.\" --Robert M. Vogel, National Museum of American History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge W. Hilton is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of several books on U.S. transportation history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 484\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 11.04 x 8.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131215646855,"sku":"9780804730525","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e459302d2737e6016272b894c3ba0771.webp?v=1732617263","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-cable-car-in-america-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}