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The West the Railroads Made
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
The West the Railroads Made
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
America's Railroad Age was little more than a decade old when Ralph Waldo Emerson uttered these prophetic words. Railroads exercised a remarkable hold on the imagination. The railroad was not merely transportation; it was a technology that promised to transform the world. This title offers a look at what the iron road created.
200 illus., 135 in color
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 11, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780295987699 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 20 mm · 1.18 kg |
Language | English |
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