Just One Restless Rider

This sweeping memoir from the dean of travel historians reflects a lifetimes love of observing and riding trains. The narrative includes reflections on life aboard American and European trains and embraces not only trains themselves but also the view from the car windows as Schwantes ponders the meaning of passing skylines. The recollections are illustrated with a host of the authors own photos; his photographic eye eschews stereotypical shots of locomotives and cars, instead seeking images of trains, stations, and passengers that more fully depict the human journey.