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109 reviews
Tennessee Williams

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2004

The Glorious Bird's iconic melodrama
This is probably the most famous piece of literature from the US that I hadn'd read yet, until now. Nor watched as a play or movie. And still I seemed to know everything about it. Having just read Gore Vidal's memoirs, where he calls TW the 'glorious bird', I was motivated to finally get acquainted with the streetcar. What fun. It is Gone with the Wind updated for the 20th century. It is the ...

BROOKLYN STREETCARS (Images of Rail)
Branford Electric Railway Asso

Arcadia Publishing, 2008

In the summer of 1854, the Brooklyn City Railroad opened four separate streetcar lines. The lines were introduced here several years before they were brought to larger cities, such as Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia, demonstrating the city?s modernization and ingenuity. From its first introduction, Brooklyn had one of the nation?s largest urban transit systems. With the advent of streetcars, the population in Brooklyn grew from about 139,000 ...

Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos (Ausa)

26 reviews
Kenny Wayne Fields

Naval Institute Press, 2008

Excellent Story!
I was also shot down in Laos, very close to the spot the author had his experience. My back-seater and I (flying an Air Force F-4E, in 1970) were luckier and were rescued after just one night in the jungle. This book is an "easy read" and I personally related to much of what he experienced. This is one of the few books I've read that I had to keep reading till I was finished. I'd like to think ...

Streetwise New Orleans Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of New Orleans, Louisiana - Folding pocket size ...

8 reviews
Michael Brown

Streetwise Maps, 2007

A great buy and a great planner!
I ordered this map from Amazon, sight unseen, but based on reviews. As a reviewer myself, I know the value of these reviews. However, when this dinky little map fell out of the envelope, I was so disappointed--UNTIL I actually sat down with the map and [...] and planned out the trip. Let me describe the map and try to show you how compact is the size and the information. It is 16 inches long ...

Maybelle the Cable Car

6 reviews
Virginia Lee Burton

Houghton Mifflin, 1997

Cable Car nostalgia for Kids!
One of my favorite books one I was a kid, and enjoyable for grown-ups, as well. Some wonderful art illustrating the workings of a cable car, San Francisco scenery, hilly hills with loads of cable car track, and a sweet story giving a simplified history of the train with a cable, and some contemporary settings(contemporary for when this book was originally released)chronicling the rise and ...

Streetwise Seattle Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Seattle, Washington - Folding pocket size travel ...

6 reviews
Streetwise Maps

Streetwise Maps, 2008

So Glad I Bought This Map!!!!
I recently purchased this map for my vacation to Seattle. This was the best map ever!!! It's nicely laminated and thin, so I was able to just throw it in my purse and not worry about it getting ruined. The map is clearly labeled, and even lets you know which streets are one way, and where the freeway exits are. We used this bad boy the entire trip, and highly recommend it for anyone that will ...

Until They Bring the Streetcars Back

38 reviews
Stanley Gordon West

Lexington-Marshall Publishing, 1997

St. Paulite, Mn
This was such a dynamic read that I literally could not put it down. Having been raised in the setting of the story initially had me hooked, but the mystery of Gretch the wretch, and the solution to her unfamoble family horror had me turning the pages before I was done reading them. Cal is a hero in the same vein as Atticus Finch, someone who sticks up for rights of the unpopular and different. ...

Streetwise Prague Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Prague, Czech Republic - Folding pocket size ...

12 reviews
Streetwise Maps

Streetwise Maps, 2007

Great for 'streetwalking'
There are maps with even more detail, but this map is an essential. Lightweight, laminated (waterproof), pocket-sized, and with almost all the detail that most visitors need. Fully-opened, it is still small, unobtrusive, and easy to use. A handy gazeteer lists many streets and monuments, with map grid locations. There are some very tiny streets/alleys that are hard to make out, but that is true ...

Williams' Glass Menagerie and Streetcar Named Desire (Cliffs Notes

2 reviews
James L. Roberts

Cliffs Notes, 1965

The Glass Menagerie was a well written play.
Some people did not think much of the play, but I thought it was an excellent play. The charecter laura in the play is a crippled girl who feels that she is unable to do anything because she is crippled. Laura keeps a glass menagerie and is very attached to it because she feels they are like her, fragile and transparent. One of the glass charecters resembles her because it is different from ...

When Europa Rode the Bull

45 reviews
Barbara Berot

Streetcar Books, 2004

Nicely done!
A friend of mine gave me this book because my fiancee is a member of the St. Andrews' Society in Philadelphia and she thought the setting would be of interest to him. I picked up "When Europa Rode the Bull" walking out the door to take a plane to San Francisco. I'm glad I did. This is a big book--more than 600 pages but a real "page turner," making its length irrelevant. I became quickly ...

The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Vol. 1: Battle of Angels / The Glass Menagerie / A Streetcar Named Desire

1 review
Tennessee Williams

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1990

Some of Williams Best
I love all three plays. William's characters are driven by enthrolling energy and emotion. Also, the power stuggles of the characters adds a lot to the play. He relies heavily on the stereotypes of Southern people, but does not overdo it. All the plays leave the reader with a bundle of emotions on their hand

Lies & Liberation: The Rape of Europa

12 reviews
Barbara Berot

Streetcar Books, 2007

The Saga continues-----only better than Europa Rode the Bull
Oh my, Barbara Berot has made me such a fan! What a web she has woven with her first two novels. A lot of subtext in both. I rarely read novels as I'm into history, politics, biographies and autobios. I can not wait for the third book. I understand she is working on that now. Such a fabulous love story!!!!!!! We should all have an Andrew! LJ

A Streetcar Named Expire (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries)

6 reviews
Mary Daheim

Avon, 2001

A mystery, straight up with humor!
Judith Flynn is not James Bond when it comes to solving mysteries because Bond himself was never this real nor this funny! Toss her cousin, Renie Jones into the mix and you have a pair of the zaniest, middle aged sleuths this side of....uhhhhh....well, any Agatha Christie characters. This was my first experience at reading a Mary Daheim book but, certainly not my last. It was a riotious read ...

When Blanche Met Brando: The Scandalous Story of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

9 reviews
Sam Staggs

St. Martin's Griffin, 2006

Still think about it sometimes
Having been in love with Tennessee Williams works, particularly a Streetcar Named Desire, this book was a thrill to read. A man who has obviously done his research covers every nuance of the play and film. I am now proud to know how everything was produced, the stories behind everyone from the costumer to the producer to actors, and continue to recognize them in other films. He gives you a ...

Portland's Streetcars (OR) (Images of Rail)
Richard Thompson

Arcadia Publishing, 2006

Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the city?s neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and across the Willamette River. The technological prowess of the growing ?Rose City? was reflected in the largest horsecar in the Northwest, the second steepest cable car grade in the nation, the ...

Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston, 1870-1900

3 reviews
Sam Bass Warner

Harvard University Press, 2004

The History of Dorchester, Roxbury and West Roxbury
All ye people of the Parkways! Read all about the history of suburban Boston. It's all good! This is a scholarly study of the history of Roxbury, Dorchester, and West Roxbury (which includes Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Mattapan, and Hyde Park.) Have you ever wondered why Washington Street in Roslindale looks the way it does? Why one street has mansions and the next has turn of the century ...

Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul

6 reviews
John W. Diers, Aaron Isaacs

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2007

Creative layout , maps and text to match
Unlike many streetcar histories that assume that the reader already has a familiarity with at least the geography or operation of the traction company being presented, the authors of this book combine a creative layout and numerous maps with a discussion of all aspects of Minneapolis/St. Paul streetcar operations that can be easily grasped by non-Twin Citians. The maps are the best that I have ...

Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)

1 review
Craig R. Semsel

Indiana University Press, 2008

Covers some obscure topics, light on technical detail
I have read about streetcar and interurban systems for several years and have been interested in them since I was a kid. This book is unique in its coverage of the Ohio companies (plus others) that manufactured rolling stock and components for street railways and interurbans. It is very well written and produced. However, it is written for more of a general audience and does not have a lot of ...

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