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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780312187118
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312187114
ISBN-13
9780312187118
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103764
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dining by Rail : the History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Food, Lodging & Transportation / Rail Travel, Railroads / History, Regional & Ethnic / American / General, History
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Cooking
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-003353
Reviews
"...mouthwatering...A sumptuous social history, complete with recipes."-- Entertainment Weekly "A wonderful book of interesting information and great food."--Merle Ellis, Host of "Cookin' USA," The Nashville Network "Readers...may find this book fulfilling their wildest dreams...invaluable...For authentic American [cuisine] presented without campiness or apology, this is the source."-- Publishers Weekly "[A] loving look at dining cars, first-class meals, and the vanished romance of rail travel."--Beverly Bundy, Staff Writer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram "...unique, practical and highly informative...Besides 150 priceless photographs, the book contains...simple and easy-to-follow recipes."-- The Virginia Quarterly Review "...an entertaining and scholarly book...eloquent."--John P. Hankey, Chief Curator, B&O Railroad Museum "...fascinating...If you're a rail enthusiast who loves to cook, you'll be delighted."-- The Milwaukee Journal, "...mouthwatering...A sumptuous social history, complete with recipes." -- Entertainment Weekly "A wonderful book of interesting information and great food." -- Merle Ellis, Host of "Cookin' USA," The Nashville Network "Readers...may find this book fulfilling their wildest dreams...invaluable...For authentic American [cuisine] presented without campiness or apology, this is the source." -- Publishers Weekly "[A] loving look at dining cars, first-class meals, and the vanished romance of rail travel." -- Beverly Bundy, Staff Writer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram "...unique, practical and highly informative...Besides 150 priceless photographs, the book contains...simple and easy-to-follow recipes." -- The Virginia Quarterly Review "...an entertaining and scholarly book...eloquent." -- John P. Hankey, Chief Curator, B&O Railroad Museum "...fascinating...If you're a rail enthusiast who loves to cook, you'll be delighted." -- The Milwaukee Journal, Readers...may find this book fulfilling their wildest dreams...invaluable...For authentic American [cuisine] presented without campiness or apology, this is the source., "...mouthwatering...A sumptuous social history, complete with recipes."--Entertainment Weekly "A wonderful book of interesting information and great food."--Merle Ellis, Host of "Cookin' USA," The Nashville Network "Readers...may find this book fulfilling their wildest dreams...invaluable...For authentic American [cuisine] presented without campiness or apology, this is the source."--Publishers Weekly "[A] loving look at dining cars, first-class meals, and the vanished romance of rail travel."--Beverly Bundy, Staff Writer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram "...unique, practical and highly informative...Besides 150 priceless photographs, the book contains...simple and easy-to-follow recipes."--The Virginia Quarterly Review "...an entertaining and scholarly book...eloquent."--John P. Hankey, Chief Curator, B&O Railroad Museum "...fascinating...If you're a rail enthusiast who loves to cook, you'll be delighted."--The Milwaukee Journal, ...unique, practical and highly informative...Besides 150 priceless photographs, the book contains...simple and easy-to-follow recipes.
Edition Description
Reprint,Revised edition
Synopsis
Dining by Rail is James D. Porterfield's book of history and recipes from America's golden age of railroad cuisine. Porterfield is a devotee of railroad history and a gourmet cook, and while preparing this book he sorted through 7,500 railroad recipes. Full of authentic menus and classic recipes like Lobster Newburg, deviled eggs and blanc mange, Dining by Rail is the book for anyone who has ever dreamed of returning to the days of glamorous travel.
LC Classification Number
TX715.P848 1998
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- 09 Dec, 2020
“Dining By Rail”...a history of the American railroad dining/catering service.
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- 13 Mar, 2025
Excellent in all aspects! Clean, nice b...
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- 21 Jun, 2017
Love this book
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- 27 Aug, 2020
Yes very interesting.
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- 24 Dec, 2016
Everything you wanted to know about dining cars
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