KAL01305 Historic North American Locomotives Softcover
This museum-quality book traces the development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s to the present. The collection presents 100 locomotives that are rarely shown together in the same book.
Features include:
• Striking detailed and colored photographs created through painterly techniques.
• Landscape formatted page spreads for optimal viewing.
• A wide variety of historical and modern era locomotives, from the 1805 Trevithick to the high-speed 2013 GE Genesis.
Author Ken Boyd is a prolific photographer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives. Using a variety of camera techniques, including High Dynamic Range photography, Boyd's compelling locomotive images evoke a beautiful fine art quality and aesthetic not seen in other books covering this topic. Boyd resides in Birmingham, Alabama.
