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Books by
Lucius Beebe

Here is a complete directory of books written by Lucius Beebe. Many were co-written with Charles Clegg. 

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Beebe wrote seminal books on railroad history, Café Society in New York City, the history of Virginia City, Nevada and even books of his original poetry. 

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He also lent his name and pen to the introductions and forwards of several books by other authors. Those are also included below. 

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Most of his books are now out of print, but available for purchase in abundance online on the secondary book market. Links to independent booksellers who carry Beebe's books are included for your convenience*.

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Directs you to a free online version of the book, when applicable. If no digital version is available you'll be directed to where you can find the book at the nearest library.

Directs you to independent booksellers and merchants who are selling the selected book on the secondary market.*

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Poetry

1921

Fallen Stars

A collection of Beebe's poetry, published while he was a student at Yale. 

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Poetry

1927

Edwin Arlington Robinson & the Arthurian Legend

A monograph on the famous poet who was also a mentor to Beebe. 

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History

1935

Boston & the
Boston Legend

Boston lore gets the Beebe treatment in this tome. Beebe's first "book" in the conventional sense.

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Trains

1941

Trains in Transition

Beebe wistfully chronicles the train's journey from steam engine to the newer diesel-powered engines.

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Café Society

1946

The Stork Club
Bar Book

A cocktail recipe book for the legendary Stork Club nightclub of NYC. 

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History

1949

U.S. West: The
Saga of Wells Fargo 

A long and thorough history of Wells Fargo and it's role in shaping the wild west.

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History

1951

Cable Car Carnival 

The history of San Francisco's iconic cable cars. 

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History

1955

The American West

Beebe & Clegg branch out from their beloved Virginia City, NV to tell the history of the American Wild West.

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Trains

1958

Narrow-Gauge
in the Rockies

A look at the nimble narrow gauge railroads in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado.

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Trains

1961

Mr. Pullman’s
Elegant Palace Car

Subtitle: "The Railway Carriage that Established a New Dimension of Luxury and Entered the National Lexicon as a Symbol of Splendor".

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Trains

1962

When Beauty
Rode the Rails

Subtitle: "An Album of Railroad Yesterdays".

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Trains

1964

Great Railroad Photographs, U.S.A.

Just as the title says, a collection of great American railroad photographs. 

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History

1966

The Big Spenders

A look at some of the wealthiest people in America and their lavish spending.

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Poetry

1924

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Corydon

Beebe's second book was another collection of his own poetry.

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Poetry

1928

Aspects of the Poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson

A brief study on the American poet who wrote "Richard Corey" and other cornerstones of the genre.

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Trains

1938

High Iron

Beebe's first book (of many) on trains. It's credited as launching the adult train book genre.

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Café Society

1943

Snoot if You Must

A rolling romp into the New York City nightlife scene and beyond. 

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Trains

1947

Mixed Train Daily

A book of short line railroads. Beebe's first of many collaborations with

Charles Clegg.

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Trains

1949

Virginia & Truckee

The history of the "Queen of the Shortlines": the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 

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History

1952

Hear the Train Blow

Subtitle: "A Pictorial Epic of America in the Railroad Age".

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Trains

1957

Steamcars to the Comstock

An in-depth look at the trains that ran to Virginia City, NV, including the Virginia & Truckee and the Carson & Colorado.

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Trains

1959

Mansions on Rails

A look at the folklore of the American private railcar, from the owner of two such

luxury vehicles.

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Trains

1962

Rio Grande

Subtitle: "Mainline of

the Rockies".

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Trains

1963

The Central Pacific & the Southern Pacific Railroads

With photographs by Richard Steinheimer.

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Trains

1965

Two Trains to Remember

A privately published, slim limited edition volume on The New England Limited and The Air Line Limited rail lines.

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The Best of Everything

1962

The Provocative Pen of Lucius Beebe, Esq.

A collection of Beebe's most memorable writings for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. Published posthumously. 

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Poetry

1925

Francois Villon

A monograph on France's most famous 15th Century poet. 

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Poetry

1931

A Bibliography of the Works of Edwin Arlington Robinson

Just as the title implies, this is a slim reference volume of the poet's body of work.

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Trains

1940

Highliners

Subtitle: "A Railroad Album".

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Trains

1945

Highball

Subtitle:

"A Pageant of Trains"

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Humor

1948

Dreadful California

Subtitle: "Being a true and scandalous account of the barbarous civilization, licentious morals, crude manners and depravities, inclement climate and niggling resources, together with various other offensive and calamitous details of life in the Golden State."

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History

1950

Legends of the Comstock Lode

A spirited look at the history and lore of the famous mining boomtown of Virginia City, NV. 

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History

1954

Comstock Commotion

The history of the famous Territorial Enterprise newspaper of Virginia City, NV. It's where Mark Twain got his start reporting in 1862 and Beebe & Clegg had just re-started the paper in 1952.

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Trains

1957

The Age of Steam

Subtitle: "A Classic Album of American Railroading".

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History

1960

San Francisco’s Golden Era

Subtitle: "A Picture Story

of San Francisco

Before the Fire."

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Trains

1962

Twentieth Century

Subtitle: "The Greatest

Train in the World".

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Trains

1963

The Overland Limited

"A tribute to the Chicago-San Francisco train, filled with anecdotes about the great and famous passengers." - Amazon

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Trains

1965

(Vol. 1)

1966

(Vol. II)

The Trains We Rode

With Charles Clegg.

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The Best of Everything

1967

The Lucius Beebe Reader

Beebe's best articles spanning his career, as selected by Charles Clegg and friend Duncan Emrich. 

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May We Also Suggest...

"Introduction by Lucius Beebe"

A look at the books which Beebe penned the forward.

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Publications

A look at the newspapers, magazines and journals for which Beebe wrote articles.

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A look at articles about Lucius Beebe, who was in the news as much as he wrote the news.

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Articles By 
Lucius Beebe

Beebe wrote over 35 books in his career spanning 4 decades. He also wrote countless articles for dozens of publications.

 

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Articles About 
Lucius Beebe

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