Title:
The great railroad revolution : the history of trains in America / Christian Wolmar.
Author:
Wolmar, Christian, author.
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, 2013.
Call Number:
HE2751 .W73 2013
Abstract:
Looks at the railroad's impact on American society in the nineteenth century, from its ability to move goods and people great distances to its role in making the United States a world power.
ISBN:
9781610393478
Physical Description:
xxix, 397 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
The railroads win out -- A passionate affair -- The railroads take hold -- The battle lines -- Harnessing the elephant -- Railroads to everywhere -- Getting better all the time -- The end of the affair -- All kinds of train -- The roots of decline -- A narrow escape -- Renaissance without passengers.
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