{"product_id":"louisiana-and-arkansas-railway-james-r-fair-9780875802190","title":"Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Louisiana \u0026amp; Arkansas Railway, known as \"The Better Way,\" ran its first trains at the turn of the century and expanded over the years to connect New Orleans to Dallas. Well-maintained and enduringly profitable, this regional railroad succeeded because of the tenacity of three men who consecutively oversaw all aspects of operations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the L\u0026amp;A is largely a collective biography of William Edenborn, William Buchanan, and Harvey Couch--the men who built and extended the line by shrewd acquisitions. These successful businessmen combined wisdom, foresight, and propensity for hard word--traits they had first demonstrated in other careers--with their longtime love for trains. Each applied remarkable talents for industry and commerce toward the development of the L\u0026amp;A to mold it into a model regional railroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this first history of the L\u0026amp;A, Fair traces the line's development from the early boom days of railroading to its dissolution in the modern era of takeovers. Although for much of its existence the L\u0026amp;A operated under the control of a parent company, the KCS, it long maintained independence. The eventual takeover by the superline in 1992 finally dissolved the L\u0026amp;A entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James R. Fair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0875802192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875802190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.07h x 8.51w x 0.66d","brand":"James R. Fair","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926720348415,"sku":"9780875802190","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_997d3fb1-17eb-4377-a12c-bd67cf0d217e.jpg?v=1681084631","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/louisiana-and-arkansas-railway-james-r-fair-9780875802190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}