Don L Hofsommer

Biographic Data

ID1080256
NAMEDon L Hofsommer
GIVEN NAMESDon L
FAMILY NAMEHofsommer
SIGNATUREHOFSOMMER D L
AFFILIATIONSSt. Cloud State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1980
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
H-INDEX1

  • The Railroad and the State: War, Politics, and Technology in Nine-teenth-Century America

    Don L Hofsommer, Robert G AngevineARTICLEThe Arkansas Historical Quarterly2006

  • The Tootin' Louie: A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

    Brad Bowers, Don L HofsommerARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly2006

    Journal Article The Tootin' Louie: A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Get access The Tootin' Louie: A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway. By Hofsommer Don L.. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005. xvi + 374 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, appendix, notes, index. $74.95, cloth; $39.95, paper.) Brad Bowers Brad Bowers Utah State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schol…

  • St. Louis Southwestern Railway's Campaign against Malaria in Arkansas and Texas

    Don L HofsommerARTICLEThe Arkansas Historical Quarterly2003

    LONG BEFORE THE ERA OF RAILROAD EXPANSION ENDED, carriers had established development and improvement programs to boost productivity in the areas they served. In this, St. Louis Southwestern (SSW or Cotton Belt), which ran through eastern and southern Arkansas on its way from St. Louis to Texas, was typical. Cotton Belt instituted its own agricultural and industrial department, owned and operated demonstration farms and demonstration forests, iss…

  • The Life & Legend of E. H. Harriman

    Don L Hofsommer, Maury KleinARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly2001

    Journal Article The Life & Legend of E. H. Harriman Get access The Life & Legend of E. H. Harriman. By Klein Maury. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. xvi + 521 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, index. $34.95.) Don L. Hofsommer Don L. Hofsommer St. Cloud State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 1, Spring 2001, Pages 106–107, https://d…

  • The North American Railroad: Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography

    Don L Hofsommer, James E VanceARTICLEJournal of American History1996Cited by: 1

    Journal Article The North American Railroad: Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography. By James E. Vance Jr. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. xviii, 348 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-80184573-4.) Get access Don L. Hofsommer Don L. Hofsommer Saint Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 3, December 1996, Pages 1020–1021, ht…

  • Railroad Signatures across the Pacific Northwest

    Don L Hofsommer, Carlos A SchwantesARTICLEJournal of American History1995

    Journal Article Railroad Signatures across the Pacific Northwest. By Carlos A. Schwantes. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1993. 359 pp. $50.00, ISBN 0-295-97210-6.) Get access Don L. Hofsommer Don L. Hofsommer St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Page 1771, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081780 Publ…

  • The Quanah Route: A History of the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway

    Roy V Scott, Don L HofsommerARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1992

    Journal Article The Quanah Route: A History of the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway Get access The Quanah Route: A History of the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway. By Hofsommer Don L.. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1991. xiv + 215 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $42.50.) Roy V. Scott Roy V. Scott Mississippi State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western…

  • The Great Northern Railway: A History

    Daniel E Turbeville, Ralph W Hidy et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1989

    Journal Article The Great Northern Railway: A History. By Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, and Roy V. Scott, with Don L. Hofsommer. (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1988. xvi + 360 pp. $49.95.) Get access Daniel E. Turbeville Daniel E. Turbeville Eastern Oregon State College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 1, June 1989, Pages 263–264, https://doi.org/10.23…

  • The Great Northern Railway: A History

    James A Ward, Ralph W Hidy et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1989

  • The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

    John F Stover, Don L HofsommerARTICLETechnology and Culture1988

  • The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

    Larry Schweikart, Don L HofsommerARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1987

    Journal Article The Southern Pacific, 1901–1985 Get access The Southern Pacific, 1901–1985. By Hofsommer Don L.. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1986. xviii + 373 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $44.50.) Larry Schweikart Larry Schweikart University of Dayton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 4, October 1987, Pages 467–468, ht…

  • Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age

    Don L Hofsommer, John Lauritz LarsonARTICLETechnology and Culture1985

  • The Denver and Rio Grande Project, 1870-1901: A History of the First Thirty Years of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad

    Don L Hofsommer, O Meredith WilsonARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1984

    Journal Article The Denver and Rio Grande Project, 1870–1901: A History of the First Thirty Years of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Get access The Denver and Rio Grande Project, 1870–1901: A History of the First Thirty Years of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. By Wilson O. Meredith. (Salt Lake City: Howe Brothers, 1982. xv + 125 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendix, bibliography, index. $18.95, cloth; $9.95, paper.) Don L. Hofsommer Don L. Ho…

  • The Electric Railway Era in Northwest Washington, 1890-1930

    John F Due, Daniel E Turbeville et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1980