114 pages, cloth with dust jacket, 80+ photos and illustrations, 9.25x6.5". "The Frankfort and Cincinnati was born in the latter half of the 19th century amid the frenzy of railroad construction throughout the land. The intense competition, the governmentl regulations, labor strife, economic depressions, and two world wars that influenced American railroads are reflected here in the story of the forty-mile-long enterprise. "The fact that it overcame several disappointing earlier attempts at organization, five private owners, a takover (and abandonment) by a major railroad - and still continued to operate for nearly a century - was the result of frugal management and America's affinity for bourbon whiskey. "Here's an intimate telling of a fascinating facet of Kentucky and railroad history that has never been addressed in such detail. One of the fabled "Ghost Railroads of Kentucky", the F&C's roots were deep in the speculative development of Kentucky's rail network. "Ken Hixson's exhaustive research and folksy telling - with plenty of photos and maps - bring to life what could have otherwise been just one more corporate history of a company few care about." Author Hixson, small businessman and UK graduate (history), lives in Lexington, KY.