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Ten Turtles to Tucumcari: A Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
Garrett, Klink, Smith, Toby
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Description for Ten Turtles to Tucumcari: A Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
Paperback. From its founding in 1929, Railway Express Agency dominated the transportation industry until the 1960s. This history of REA coincides with the career of Klink Garrett, who began as a temporary employee in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1934 and retired in 1973 as a senior executive and member of REA's board of directors. Num Pages: 186 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826330796
SKU
V9780826330796
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Garrett, Klink, Smith, Toby
Toby Smith, an award-winning journalist and author of seven books, is a longtime resident of Albuquerque.
Reviews for Ten Turtles to Tucumcari: A Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
Before there was Federal Express or UPS there was REA, the Railway Express Agency. Even though it pioneered the techniques employed by today's shippers, it succumbed to the same forces that devastated the US railroad industry following World War II.... [Klink] Garrett does more than simply reminisce about his long and varied career. [He and Toby Smith] provide a detailed ... Read more