I have several CB&Q issued books, one of which is 'youth' oriented that have
'from' or 'courtesy of' CB&Q on cover and CB&Q Passenger Dept on title page.
Mine are from 1900-1940 era. Had not seen this one before though - tks for
sharing! We need to research who some of these authors were - conventional
authors earning a few bucks on the side, writers for hire and/or CB&Q staffers,
etc?
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: dmoore@rrmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:53:10 +0000
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Publicity 1889 Style
I have a copy of Charlie and Tot's Trip Over the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy R.R. published in 1889 and written by Alva J. Beatty. It is
ostensibly the journal of 8 year old "Charlie" who is traveling with his
younger sister "Tot" to visit their uncle in Denver. Their excursion
takes them via Kansas City and on to Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland, Salt Lake and finally Denver via the Royal Gorge Route. Most
of "Charlie's" writing sounds like it was ghosted by the Chambers of
Commerce along the route.
The book itself is covered with a maroon velveteen material and pages
measure approx. 12"x16" in a horizontal format. Every other page is
filled with advertising from businesses throughout the "Q's" territory.
Was wondering if anyone else had seen this or similar books used as a
means of promoting the railroad?
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