{"product_id":"legacy-america-a-portrait-of-the-american-railway-a-portrait-of-the-american-railway-9780998190594","title":"Legacy America: A Portrait of the American Railway: A portrait of the American Railway","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this coffee-table companion book to the documentary film of the same name, artist and author Holt Webb tells the story of the American Steam engine through his camera lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contains one hundred pages of creative color and black-and-white photography captured during the filming of the 2025 documentary Legacy America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the film's opening monologue: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may have seen these icons before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe you saw them in a picture book or even a movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese machines of yesterday were controlled by one simple element: Steam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am in awe at the detail of what goes into making these living, breathing monsters work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat once began as train tenders full of coal is now replaced by computers with circuits smaller than the eye can see. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pioneers who built these machines figured out how to venture across the American frontier to get us the food we eat and the cargo we needed to build the infrastructure of our nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time, these steam-powered machines allowed us to travel long distances in comfort. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the American Steam engine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Holt Webb, and I'm a photographer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin me as we venture across the American frontier, uncovering the people, places, and stories that built this great nation and brought us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ... is our Legacy America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998190594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Holt Webb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634787385525,"sku":"9780998190594","price":38.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0a9bbc10-e8d8-4631-bd59-d4965444d968.jpg?v=1756788922","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/legacy-america-a-portrait-of-the-american-railway-a-portrait-of-the-american-railway-9780998190594","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}