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The Tootin’ Louie – A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway. Written by Don L. Hofsommer
Copyright 2005 – Published by University of Minnesota Press. Softcover book – 374 pages. Very good condition. Previous owner’s name and address is written inside the front cover. No other markings.
This book is primarily text with some black & white photos and maps.
The Tootin’ Louie was founded in 1870 to serve a Minneapolis business community threaten by powerful railway interests emerging from Chicago and Milwaukee. Although its goal of providing a direct rail artery to St. Louis proved elusive, the M&StL became a1600-mile road that supplied essential freight and passenger carriage to the Midwest.
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