The history of the world famous World War II era canteen for service personnel at North Platte, Nebraska, made possible by the Union Pacific Railroad, is once again available in book form. The story of
patriotism at its finest as well as the finest hour for railroading in America.
Limited quantities may be available from:
|
ISBN 978-1-4243-2666-2
Copyright 1986 by South Platte Press P.O. Box 163 David City, NE 68632 Web site: www.southplattepress.com |
Printed by Service Press P.O. Box 606 Henderson, NE 68371 402-723-5861 |
First Printing April 1986 Second Printing August 1986 Third Printing August 1988 Fourth Printing April 1993 Fifth Printing May 1998 Sixth Printing December 2006 |
The booklet from which much of the information in this website was drawn, "North Platte Canteen," by James J. Reisdorff, has recently been updated. Reisdorff currently lives in David City, Nebraska with his wife and co-publisher, Sharon. He is a 1978 graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., with a degree in journalism. Having done freelance newspaper writing for several years, he decided to establish South Platte Press in 1982 as an outlet for publishing railroad history of the Great Plains region. Although not from a railroad family himself, trains have always fascinated Reisdorff. He chose to apply his journalism skills towards making the extensive history of western railroads available to others (while learning more about the subject himself at the same time).
|
|