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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.9385
EAN num: 9780393065923
ISBN number: 0393065928
Label: W.W. Norton & Co.
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Page Count: 224
Printing Date: November 17, 2008
Publishing house: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Jim Shaughnessy is a revered name among railway photographers. This collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features photographs taken between 1946 and 1988, with an emphasis on the American railroad culture of the fifties and sixties. Jeff Brouws - a railway authority and photo historian - has contributed a biographical essay that traces Shaughnessy's beginnings photographing steam locomotives in Troy, New York, to his documentation of the dramatic steam-to-diesel transition, with an emphasis on the northeastern United States and Canada, where the concentration of railway action and often deep snow resulted in beautiful and unusual images.Not just a compendium of photographs of locomotives, this book covers the whole railroad world - the sheds, tunnels, viaducts, station yards and more. It is a wonderful document of what is arguably railroading's most compelling era.
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I have a confession to make: I am a railroad fan. I can't seem to resist a book, practically any book, about railroads. Thus, when I saw this one I was a bit more than just receptive to its message. However, I was not prepared for the absolutely stunning images provided by award winning train photographer Jim Shaughnessy and the informative, in-depth text by Jeff Brouws that places the images in biographical and historical context.
This is the very first monograph devoted exclusively to Shaughnessy and his wanderings from 1946 and 1988 documenting the dramatic steam-to-diesel transition in the U.S. There are 170 incomparable images of trains, workers, depots, roundhouses and shops that comprise the entirety of the American railroad landscape during this historically tumultuous period in the railroad industry. I do not exaggerate when I say these images are virtually worthy of being framed and hung on the wall.
This will appeal to both railroad enthusiasts and readers that appreciate really wonderful photographs along with text from an award winning writer about an era that is gone but surely not forgotten.
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Having a copy of 'a passion for trains' by the same author, i had no hesitation in buying another one of Jeff Brouws books. I wasnt at all disapointed as the content and reproduction are of the same high standard.
It was also refreshing to have an 'eastern' vision of what i would call North Americas finest railroading period, that of late steam to early diesel. Mr Shaughnessy shows that his work is up there with the very best of the American artists (as thats what they are) when it comes to composition, balance, lighting and human interest. He has also mastered the difficult craft of night lighting and shows the magic of the B&W medium to the maximum. Buy this book (along with 'a passion for trains). You will cherish them. And to Mr Brouws - Great job, i eagerly await books on Kistler, and Kindig, before too long.
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