The November
2019 meeting explored the topic of transportation. A wide range of both fiction and nonfiction
covered such subjects as public transportation planning, sports cars, trains
and railway systems, and space travel.
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| The Trolley Titans |
Carson,
O. E. The Trolley Titans: A Mobile
History of Atlanta. Glendale, CA:
Interurban Press, 1981. 178 pages.
Telling the story of the struggle of two
barons
seeking control of the trolley lines, Carson provides a detailed
history of mass transit in Atlanta from horse-drawn cars during the Civil War
to the 1980s sleek MARTA system. This
history, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and maps, shows the
important role the street railways played in the development of Atlanta.
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| An Atlanta trolley car |
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| Our Auto Trip |
Edsall,
Marian. Our Auto Trip. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1952. Illustrated by Dorothy Grider. From at
least the 1940s through the 1960s, under the imprint of Tip-Top Elf Books, Rand
McNally published a large number of children's books including well known fairy
tales and nursery rhymes. Original
stories included books about pets and animals, siblings and family
relationships, and manners and etiquette.
The Tip-Top Elf books also included many titles about travel and various
forms of transportation including, trains, airplanes, and automobiles (natural
subjects for a publisher best known for their maps and atlases). Our Auto Trip tells the story of a family taking a long
road trip with a surprise destination as the children arrive at their grandparents'
house.
