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Edward Hungerford (author)

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392: 96:. It drew crowds averaging 50,000 a day. "His success in Baltimore became his chief calling card," He created five more transportation pageants during the 1930s including the Rochester Centennial of 1934, the Parade of the Years Pageant in 1936 in Cleveland; and lastly "Railroads on Parade". The railroad display at the fair, which lasted until 1940, presented steam, electric and diesel engines brought from Canada, England and Italy. The attraction drew 2.6 million visitors during its two-year run. 88:, and offered to write a history of the company, which was shortly to reach its centenary. Willard not only took up the suggestion, but also hired Hungerford to be the B&O's centennial director. Hungerford had seen a railroad celebration in England and created an extravagant exhibition at a park outside Baltimore. The " 34:
the son of Charles Anson Hungerford and his wife Cora Sill. His parents operated a grocery store in Watertown until 1892, when they became owners of the Woodruff House, a much larger store, for 13 years. Hungerford was given a job there, running the elevator. He was educated at Watertown High
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After three years in Rochester, he obtained reporting and editing jobs with the Glens Falls Times, the Brooklyn Eagle, New York Evening Sun and the New York Herald. He continued writing, with the railroad industry becoming his main interest. For seven years he was press representative for the
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Hungerford continued to ride the rails, and while traveling in California in spring 1948 he was taken ill with an infection. His condition deteriorated on his train ride back to New York, where he was admitted to a hospital. He died at his home in New York City at the age of 72.
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Hungerford traveled annually more than 75,000 rail miles "just for the fun of it" and he calculated that over the years he had ridden more than 1.5 million miles on rails. He traveled occasionally to Europe and was in Italy in 1928 when he was received by
22:(1875 – July 29, 1948) was an American journalist and author. His main interest was the railroad, about which he wrote many books and articles. He travelled extensively by rail and was a specialist in organizing railroad exhibitions. 421: 51:. However he abandoned his studies in Syracuse, and went to Western New York, where in 1896 he obtained a job as a reporter with the Rochester Herald. 44: 274: 426: 61: 85: 40: 232: 69: 89: 282: 416: 411: 242: 48: 31: 349: 313: 36: 387: 341: 317: 47:. His father wanted him to become an architect and he enrolled in an architecture program at 396: 333: 106: 81: 383: 405: 366: 43:. He was a poor student and much of his childhood he spent watching trains on the 65: 345: 92:" opened on February 28, 1927, including displays and a two-hour play, 353: 337: 210:
Daniel WIllard rides the line: The Story of a Great Railroad man
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Curtis L. Katz Railfan & Railroad magazine November 2003
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The story of the Rome. Watertown and Ogdensburgh railroad
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The Story of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1827-1927
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The Story of Louis Sherry and the business he built
139:The Genesee country & western New York... 8: 320:Wells Fargo, Advancing the American Frontier 215:Wells Fargo: Advancing the American Frontier 269: 267: 265: 263: 261: 259: 121:Hungerford wrote two best selling books, 326:The Mississippi Valley Historical Review 230:During his career, Hungerford wrote for 255: 246:between February 1909 and August 1921. 45:Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad 422:People from Jefferson County, New York 64:. He was also advertising manager for 7: 154:Men of Erie, a story of human effort 134:The American book of church services 393:Works by or about Edward Hungerford 275:"My greatest hobby is the railroad" 14: 200:The story of the Waldorf-Astoria 175:The Run of the Twentieth Century 80:In 1925, Hungerford approached 281:. July 5, 2009. Archived from 62:Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company 16:American journalist and author 1: 190:The Story of Public Utilities 35:School, and was then sent to 170:The romance of a great store 220:Early Railroads of New York 127:With the Doughboy in France 86:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 443: 384:Works by Edward Hungerford 41:Easthampton, Massachusetts 233:The Saturday Evening Post 94:Pageant of The Iron Horse 222:(1932), in the journal 165:A Railroad for Tomorrow 84:, the president of the 70:University of Rochester 30:Hungerford was born in 123:Planning a Trip Abroad 90:Fair of the Iron Horse 427:American male writers 322:by Edward Hungerford" 279:Watertown Daily Times 144:Locomotives on Parade 240:. He also wrote for 76:Railroad exhibitions 314:Greever, William S. 285:on January 13, 2010 160:Railroads on Parade 149:The Modern Railroad 49:Syracuse University 32:Watertown, New York 37:Williston Seminary 388:Project Gutenberg 243:Harper's Magazine 205:Transport for War 20:Edward Hungerford 434: 397:Internet Archive 371: 368:Harpers Magazine 364: 358: 357: 310: 304: 301: 295: 294: 292: 290: 271: 224:New York History 107:Benito Mussolini 442: 441: 437: 436: 435: 433: 432: 431: 402: 401: 380: 375: 374: 365: 361: 338:10.2307/1895557 312: 311: 307: 302: 298: 288: 286: 273: 272: 257: 252: 238:Trains Magazine 119: 102: 78: 57: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 440: 438: 430: 429: 424: 419: 414: 404: 403: 400: 399: 390: 379: 378:External links 376: 373: 372: 359: 305: 296: 254: 253: 251: 248: 228: 227: 217: 212: 207: 202: 197: 192: 187: 182: 177: 172: 167: 162: 157: 151: 146: 141: 136: 118: 115: 101: 98: 82:Daniel Willard 77: 74: 56: 53: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 439: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 409: 407: 398: 394: 391: 389: 385: 382: 381: 377: 370: 369: 363: 360: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 321: 315: 309: 306: 300: 297: 284: 280: 276: 270: 268: 266: 264: 262: 260: 256: 249: 247: 245: 244: 239: 235: 234: 225: 221: 218: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 188: 186: 183: 181: 178: 176: 173: 171: 168: 166: 163: 161: 158: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 131: 130: 128: 124: 116: 114: 110: 108: 99: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 75: 73: 71: 67: 63: 54: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 33: 25: 23: 21: 367: 362: 329: 325: 319: 308: 299: 287:. Retrieved 283:the original 278: 241: 237: 231: 229: 223: 219: 214: 209: 204: 199: 194: 189: 184: 179: 174: 169: 164: 159: 153: 148: 143: 138: 133: 126: 122: 120: 111: 103: 93: 79: 58: 29: 19: 18: 417:1948 deaths 412:1875 births 318:"Review of 66:Wells Fargo 406:Categories 332:(4): 716. 250:References 55:Journalism 26:Early life 346:0161-391X 289:April 11, 316:(1950). 226:, 13(1). 395:at the 354:1895557 352:  344:  156:(1946) 100:Travel 350:JSTOR 117:Works 342:ISSN 291:2012 236:and 125:and 386:at 334:doi 39:in 408:: 348:. 340:. 330:36 328:. 324:. 277:. 258:^ 109:. 72:. 356:. 336:: 293:.

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Watertown, New York
Williston Seminary
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
Syracuse University
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Wells Fargo
University of Rochester
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fair of the Iron Horse
Benito Mussolini
The Saturday Evening Post
Harper's Magazine






"My greatest hobby is the railroad"
the original
Greever, William S.
"Review of Wells Fargo, Advancing the American Frontier by Edward Hungerford"
doi
10.2307/1895557
ISSN
0161-391X
JSTOR
1895557

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