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Legal name: Hofsommer, Donovan Lowell
Birthdate: 1938-04-10
Gender: male
Education: University of Northern Iowa (BA)
University of Northern Iowa (MA)
Oklahoma State University (PhD)
Occupations: historian
teacher
professor
Organizations: St. Cloud State University
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lexington Group for Transportation History (president)
Lea College
Wayland College
Southern Pacific Transportation Company (show all 18)
Burlington Northern, Inc.
University of Montana
Augustana College
Iowa National Guard
Organization of American Historians
Western History Association
Railway and Locomotive Historical Association
National Railway Historical Association
State Historical Society of Iowa
Texas Historical Society
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Delta Kappa
Awards and honors: Muriel H. Wright Heritage Endowment Award, Oklahoma Historical Society
Excellence in Teaching Award, St. Cloud State University
Short biography: [excerpt from Encyclopedia.com listing]
Don L. Hofsommer is an Iowa-born writer and educator who has a fascination for railroads of the United States. The author of numerous books on the old railroad lines, he has done extensive research on the history of the railroads, both in the United States and Canada.
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
Places of residence: Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
Callender, Iowa, USA
Associated Place (for map): Iowa, USA

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ulmannc 268 reviews

Katy Northwest the Story of a Branch Line Railroad by Donovan L. Hofsommer

this is a VERY WORDY book. It could have been written in 1/2 the words that were used. I mostly skimmed it. It was interesting to see how bad the physical plant was of the Katy. It's surprising the line lasted as long as it did.

Jul 26, 2016