North American Railroad Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography

Name: North American Railroad Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography
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ISBN: 9780801845734

ISBN-10: 0801845734

ISBN-13: 9780801845734

Edition: 1995

Authors: James E. Vance

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The Baltimore and Ohio. The New York Central. The Canadian Northern. The Union Pacific. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe. The names of the great North American railroads are part of a remarkable story of technological achievement and economic progress. They evoke the romance and optimism of decades of westward expansion--and they recall the railroad's inescapable ties to the continent's geography. A uniquely North American rail technologyIn The North American Railroad, James Vance offers a sweeping account of how the railways transformed the continent. He challenges the commonly held belief that a single rail technology spread from Britain to the rest of the world. Instead, he argues,…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 8.62" wide x 11.26" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.750