Overhaul - by Richard Flint & Shirley Cushing Flint (Paperback)

About the Book

In Overhaul, historians Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint present the largely forgotten story of Albuquerque's locomotive repair shops, which were the driving force behind the city's economy for more than seventy years.

Book Synopsis

In Overhaul, historians Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint present the largely forgotten story of Albuquerque's locomotive repair shops, which were the driving force behind the city's economy for more than seventy years.

Review Quotes

A comprehensive history of the shops.--David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal

A welcome addition to railroading lore.--Denver Westerners Roundup

The importance of the Albuquerque shops to the evolution of the city has long been known, and many authors have mentioned it in passing. However, in this dedicated history, the Flints have taken the story from beginning to end in a carefully researched yet highly readable book. This is a must-have for Albuquerqueans, historians, and railroad buffs.--John Taylor, author of Bloody Valverde: A Civil War Battle on the Rio Grande, February 21, 1862

This impressive work by two of New Mexico's outstanding scholars is thoroughly researched and elegantly written. Overhaul addresses a long-neglected and crucial piece of Albuquerque industrial and cultural history.--Rick Hendricks, coauthor of Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico

About the Author

Richard Flint is the author of No Settlement, No Conquest: A History of the Coronado Entrada, the coauthor of A Most Splendid Company: The Coronado Expedition in Global Perspective, and the coeditor of The Coronado Expedition: From the Distance of 460 Years (all from UNM Press).

ShirleyCushingFlintistheauthorofNoMereShadows: FacesofWidowhoodinEarlyColonialMexico, thecoauthorofAMostSplendidCompany: TheCoronadoExpeditioninGlobalPerspective, andthecoeditorofTheCoronadoExpedition: FromtheDistanceof460Years(allfromUNMPress).