Background
Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo was born on March 7, 1945 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arnaldo and Frances (Casteen) Schwantes.
( It seems difficult even to imagine the modern West with...)
It seems difficult even to imagine the modern West without reference to its planes, trains, and automobiles. Freeways define modern Los Angeles, as Route 66 still recalls the freedom of the open road. Seattle, long home to Boeing, gave birth to jetliners such as the 707. And once trains with glamorous names like The Sunset Limited and The Great Northern Flyer carried passengers in posh luxury through the grand vistas of the West. "Railways, highways, and skyways link landscapes both ordinary and sublime for tourists in search of scenic splendor," observes Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes. But those same corridors often leaven despair with opportunity for those who dream that the mobility brought by car, train, and plane will help them find better jobs or escape from their pasts. Going Places looks at three major ways in which transportation has shaped the great Western landscape. There are the transformations brought about by a railroad right-of-way, highway corridors, waterways, and airports, and the larger impacts of transportation on the landscape, such as the development that followed the iron rails westward. Finally, Schwantes considers how travelers experience the passing landscape as framed by the windows of automobiles, passenger trains, and jetliners, and what that might mean. He examines the interconnections between railroad, highway, aviation, and waterways, and between society and modes of transportation. This masterful narrative travels the length and breadth of a vast space, with marvelous anecdotes and telling details that bring the story to life. More than 100 carefully selected photographs complement the text.
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( Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the e...)
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. This edition contains significant additional material on early mining in the Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in the early discovery and contact period, the environment of the region, the impact of the Klondike gold rush, and politics since 1945. Recent environmental controversies, such as endangered salmon runs and the spotted owl dispute, have been addressed, as has the effect of the Cold War on the region’s economy. The author has also expanded discussion of the roles of women and minorities and updated statistical information.
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(Remembering the trains that ran by his boyhood home, Carl...)
Remembering the trains that ran by his boyhood home, Carlos Schwantes says, "Never once did it occur to me to ponder whether we lived on the right or wrong side of the tracks. I only felt fortunate to have a front-row seat." Out of his lifelong fascination, blended with a historian's insight, he has fashioned a pathbreaking photohistory that shows the impact of the railroads on everyday life in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The desert expanses were so great and the forests so dense in the Pacific Northwest that until the railroads scrawled their signatures across the land, it was doomed to remain an array of scattered, isolated settlements. But with the arrival of the twin ribbons of steel came enormous and lasting social and economic changes. Farmers in the Palouse had access to eastern markets for their grain; larger quantities of logs and ore arrived at distant mills and smelters; Willamette Valley fruit growers and orchardists found new consumers; Mount Rainier, Glacier National Park, Crater Lake, and Idaho's scenic spots became destinations for eager tourists; cities had links to the East. Railroad Signatures across the Pacific Northwest describes how the railroads fostered settlement, promoted tourism and economic growth, and helped to create the region's character. Carlos Schwantes chronicles the complex and sometimes stormy history of the major railroads--the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, the Union Pacific, and the Milwaukee--and also shows the role of smaller railroads such as the Sumpter Valley and the Idaho and Washington Northern. He includes portraits of the railroad titans--Henry Villard, James J. Hill, and E. H. Harriman--whose egos, ambitions, and competitiveness shaped the railroads that in turn shaped the region. The engaging and authoritative text and illustrations bring to life the experiences of both railroad passengers and workers. The book includes more than 200 photographs, most previously unpublished, that document the trains, towns, people, and landscape of the Northwest. The exuberant posters and brochures that the railroads published in order to lure settlers and tourists to the region are reproduced in color.
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Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo was born on March 7, 1945 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arnaldo and Frances (Casteen) Schwantes.
Bachelor, Andrews University, 1967. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1976.
From instructor to professor Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington, 1969-1985. Professor history University Idaho, Moscow, 1984—2002. St. Louis Mercantile Library. endowed professor transportation studies University Missouri, St. Louis, 2001, since 2002.
Consultant television History Idaho, 1988.
(Remembering the trains that ran by his boyhood home, Carl...)
( Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the e...)
( It seems difficult even to imagine the modern West with...)
( Idaho is now seen as one of the most intriguing and att...)
Member of Missouri History Society, Lexington Society, Mining History Association (member council 1990-1994), Western History Association (pres Pacific Ct br 1999—2000), Am History Association.
Married Mary Alice Dassenko, September 4, 1966. Children: Benjamin, Matthew.