The Andrews Raid Or The Great Locomotive Chase By Samuel & Beryl Epstein
The Andrews Raid Or The Great Locomotive Chase (Collectible First Edition)
The True Historic Account of the American Civil War’s Most Daring Railway Sabotage
The True Historic Account of the American Civil War’s Most Daring Railway Sabotage
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Andrews Raid Or The Great Locomotive Chase
- Authors: Samuel Epstein and Beryl Epstein
- Publisher: Coward-McCann Inc, New York
- Publication Date: 1956
- ISBN-10: None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. Highly scarce mid-century American military and railway history monograph.
- Binding: Hardcover with original publisher's heavy cloth boards, housed in the original illustrated dust jacket under a protective archive cellophane wrapper.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 253 pages. Enhanced with localized strategic maps, battle lines, and technical steam locomotive schematics.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's heavy cloth boards are clean, firm, and uniform across all edges. The spine is completely straight, robust, tightly bound, and remains structurally undamaged with clear lettering.
- Interior: Superbly preserved and structurally crisp. The text block is completely clean, intact, and unmarked. Free from previous owner names, gift inscriptions, or dealer pencil notations. Shows uniform, natural age-related browning and paper tanning across all pages, entirely consistent with mid-1950s American paper stock and serving as an authentic mark of its vintage provenance.
- Protection: This historical volume has been well maintained and looked after thus far, now beautifully preserved in a professional, removable archival cellophane sleeve.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Condition: The original illustrated dust jacket is complete and unclipped. It exhibits some typical, limited signs of vintage storage-related edge wear, light rubbing, and small surface stress lines along the head and tail of the spine. It is free from large chips or deep tears and presents beautifully behind its protective archival cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1956 by Coward-McCann, The Andrews Raid Or The Great Locomotive Chase is a masterfully executed, historically precise chronicle of one of the most daring behind-the-lines operations of the American Civil War. In April 1862, a union spy named James J. Andrews led a band of undercover soldiers into Confederate territory to hijack a steam locomotive named The General, attempting to sabotage vital railway links and cut off enemy supply chains. Authors Samuel and Beryl Epstein meticulously piece together the chaotic, legendary chase that followed, separating fact from romantic legend. Relying on primary correspondence archives and contradictory veteran testimonies, they rebuild the incredible operational details of the high-speed pursuit. This first edition stands as a vital design archive and a highly prized resource for collectors of rail transport infrastructure and American military history.
Published in 1956 by Coward-McCann, The Andrews Raid Or The Great Locomotive Chase is a masterfully executed, historically precise chronicle of one of the most daring behind-the-lines operations of the American Civil War. In April 1862, a union spy named James J. Andrews led a band of undercover soldiers into Confederate territory to hijack a steam locomotive named The General, attempting to sabotage vital railway links and cut off enemy supply chains. Authors Samuel and Beryl Epstein meticulously piece together the chaotic, legendary chase that followed, separating fact from romantic legend. Relying on primary correspondence archives and contradictory veteran testimonies, they rebuild the incredible operational details of the high-speed pursuit. This first edition stands as a vital design archive and a highly prized resource for collectors of rail transport infrastructure and American military history.
Author Profile: Samuel & Beryl Epstein
Samuel Epstein (1909–2000) and Beryl Epstein (1910–2000) were an exceptionally prominent, prolific husband-and-wife American writing duo who authored over 100 highly acclaimed historical, biographical, and scientific monographs over a half-century career. Celebrated for their exhaustive research methodologies, strict reliance on unvarnished historical accounts, and clear, accessible narrative pacing, their collaborative titles won numerous prestigious literary awards. Their mid-century publications are tightly held within private libraries globally for their deep intellectual integrity, exceptional prose styling, and enduring historical value.
Samuel Epstein (1909–2000) and Beryl Epstein (1910–2000) were an exceptionally prominent, prolific husband-and-wife American writing duo who authored over 100 highly acclaimed historical, biographical, and scientific monographs over a half-century career. Celebrated for their exhaustive research methodologies, strict reliance on unvarnished historical accounts, and clear, accessible narrative pacing, their collaborative titles won numerous prestigious literary awards. Their mid-century publications are tightly held within private libraries globally for their deep intellectual integrity, exceptional prose styling, and enduring historical value.
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