The book features insights from David Alff, an English professor at the University at Buffalo, exploring themes in literature and education. It delves into his experiences and perspectives on teaching, offering a unique look at the intersection of academia and literary analysis. Through his expertise, readers gain a deeper understanding of the complexities within English studies and the impact of literature on students' lives.
"David Alff's stylish cultural history of the Northeast Corridor not only illuminates the history and geography of that heavily traveled stretch of railroad between Union Station in Washington, DC, and South Station in Boston-it provides a springboard to contemporary subjects like regional identity, the politics and perils of infrastructure, and the intense diversity of American populations. Paying as much attention to Aberdeen, Trenton, New Rochelle, and Providence as to America's earliest power centers and its current federal and cultural capitals, Alff tells a story of where America has been and where it might-if the rails remain intact-be going"--