Dining Car Line to the Pacific: An Illustrated History of the Np Railway's "Famously Good" Food, With 150 Authentic Recipes [Hardcover]

William A. McKenzie (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1990

For as long as the Northern Pacific operated as a transcontinental railroad, it ran the nation's best dining car service. Using sources ranging from railroad records of the 1860s to personal stories furnished by former waiters and stewards of the 1960s, McKenzie deftly weaves a fascinating history that is fully illustrated and richly detailed.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 164 pages
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pr (April 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873512537
• ISBN-13: 978-0873512534
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,265,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A reading jewel !, February 27, 2003

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This review is from: Dining Car Line to the Pacific: An Illustrated History of the Np Railway's "Famously Good" Food, With 150 Authentic Recipes (Hardcover)

William McKenzie is a former Northern Pacific Railway employee who has created this delightful narrative of the NP's dining car history, complete with numerous priceless photographs of gorgeous dining cars created by the Pullman Company and furnished with the finest of mahogany, crystal, Irish linens, etc. This is not a dry recitation of historical facts; the author has a gift for story-telling. A wonderful bonus to this historical jewel is a list of 150 NP recipes personally tested and modified for the reader by the author's wife. There is also a modest list of drinks and cocktails which the author assures the reader "Have not been tested"! This book will appeal to far more than the typical railfan; all those who enjoy good writing, especially of historical Americana, will find this a delightful discovery.