Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1983
Language: English
Seller: Jeffrey Formby Antiques, Moreton in Marsh, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 24 pages, illus., 1983. A booklet produced by the Smithsonian Institution explaining the history and reasons for adopting Standard Railway Time in North America on 18 November 1883. Standard Time quickly became the convention for timekeeping in North America and is still in use today. A good copy, card covers.