Riding the rails in the USA: trains in American life
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Main Author: Sandler, Martin W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2003
Series:Transportation in America
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index
The coming of the rails -- Linking the nation -- The train in the West -- The train comes of age -- Working on the railroad -- New trains for modern times
Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (63 pages)
ISBN:0195132289
0198030339
1280603216
142374201X
9780198030331
9781280603211
9781423742012

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