Early American Locomotives

by John H. White Jr.

Finest locomotive engravings from early 19th century: historical (1804�1874), main line (after 1870), special, foreign, but mostly American domestic engines. Many types: grasshoppers, camel-backs, Moguls, Forneys, plus some famous ones — the General, Reuben Wells, Pennsylvania, more. Best source for a spectacular engine. 147 plates.

142 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1972

About the author

A specialist in the history of American railroads, John H. White Jr. graduated with a B.A. in history from Miami University, Ohio, in 1958. White joined the staff of the Smithsonian Institution as Assistant Curator for the Division of Transportation, Department of Science and Technology, in the Museum of History and Technology. White later became Associate Curator of the Division, 1961-1966, Curator, 1967-1985, and Senior Historian, 1986-1989. During these years the Division of Transportation was under the Department of Industries, 1969-1977, and the Department of the History of Technology, 1978-1979, in the National Museum of History and Technology; and part of the Department of the History of Science and Technology, National Museum of American History, after 1980. Since 1996 he has been a professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he teaches history of travel and technology.