The West the Railroads Made

by Carlos A. Schwantes and James P. Ronda

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Named an "Outstanding Title" in University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2009 America's Railroad Age was little more than a decade old when Ralph Waldo Emerson uttered these prophetic words: "Railroad iron is a magician's rod in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water." Railroads exercised a remarkable hold on the imagination. The railroad was not merely transportation; it was a technology that promised...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0295987693

ISBN13:9780295987699

Release Date:March 2008

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:2.62 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 8.8" x 10.1"

Related Subjects

Americas Business Business & Investing Development & Growth Economics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Railroads Transportation

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