The Recollections of a locomotive engineer [microform] / by Edwin Price, [ca. 1882].

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The Recollections of a locomotive engineer [microform] / by Edwin Price, [ca. 1882].

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Microfilm copy of Edwin Price's autobiography, spanning his career from 1851 to 1882. The book recalls daily activities, accidents, railroad construction, and other railroad employees on numerous lines in the South and Midwest. Also discusses Civil War in Ohio, meeting James A. Garfield and John Morgan, and 1877 strike of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7534953

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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