[History Hounds] Lord Ashfield: King of the Detroit Railway with Alexander Jan, Historian

Lord Ashfield was born in England, but by 30 years old he was overseeing the entire street railway system of Detroit. Learn about this oft forgotten and understudied figure in Michigan history, who served in the Spanish-American War and went on to chair London Transport for many decades.

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