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Hardcover. This volume reexamines the events and personalities in the 1894 strike when the American Railway Union took action against the Pullman Palace Car Company. It also looks at related proceedings in the Chicago trial courts, and the decision which set important standards for labour injunctions. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; KNXB2; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609536
ISBN
9780700609536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.76

Paperback. This volume reexamines the events and personalities in the 1894 strike when the American Railway Union took action against the Pullman Palace Car Company. It also looks at related proceedings in the Chicago trial courts, and the decision which set important standards for labour injunctions. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; KNXB2; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609543
ISBN
9780700609543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. Amy G. Richter follows women travelers onto trains and considers the consequences of their presence. White men and women domesticated the railroad for themselves and paved the way for a racially segregated and class-stratified public space that freed women from the home yet preserved the railroad as a masculine domain. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855911
ISBN
9780807855911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809330430
ISBN
9780809330430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; AMV; KNGV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935812
ISBN
9780813935812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816526048
ISBN
9780816526048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
643
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821411063
ISBN
9780821411063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.42

Paperback. How the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company contributed to the development of Southwest tourism. Num Pages: 175 pages, 31 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJC; KNGT; KNSG; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826336583
ISBN
9780826336583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to adopt a uniform width for track. This title shows how the consolidation of smaller railroads and the growth of capitalism worked to unify the railroad industry. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNGT; TBX; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5906 x 3895 x 407. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071140
ISBN
9780252071140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.13

Hardcover. Part of a two-volume set first published in 1962/63, this book offers a history of the railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, as well as the sites and personalities encountered along the routes. This volume covers the varied and spectacular geography of Southern Nevada and Eastern California. Num Pages: 496 pages, 500 b&w photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGT; WGF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874171945
ISBN
9780874171945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.16
€ 65.26

Paperback. A survey of the railroad and stage stations of Elko County in Nevada, along with other historic sites. The author offers a history of each site he lists, along with period and contemporary photographs, directions for locating the sites, and an assessment of their present condition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HBTB; KNG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874174991
ISBN
9780874174991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.81

Hardcover. Covers roads connected with the lumber industry and the construction of electric power plants, and Southern Pacific branch lines. This book is illustrated with over 300 photographs and route maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 309 b/w photos, 57 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 220 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177015
ISBN
9780874177015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.16
€ 65.26

Hardback. In This Great National Object, Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor - the unparalleled experts on the subject - recount the story of the canals, with particular emphasis on the experiences of the engineers, contractors, and labourers who built the inland waterways between 1824 and 1889. Num Pages: 432 pages, 74 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 916. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773538931
ISBN
9780773538931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.49

Paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640836
ISBN
9780816640836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 274 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644292
ISBN
9780816644292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 117 halftones, 5 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644599
ISBN
9780816644599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649068
ISBN
9780816649068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. This volume follows the history of the B&O from its conception in the early 19th century by Baltimore city planners who hoped to win Western trade from New York with a more efficient transport system than the Erie Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557530660
ISBN
9781557530660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536853
ISBN
9781557536853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, this book moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNGT; RPT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926681
ISBN
9780813926681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.35

Paperback. Deals with the development of British and United States marine science, including the effects of changing climate on marine life; and with nineteenth-century sailing-ship seafarers and tier essentially non-depredatory relationship with the sea creatures they encountered. Editor(s): Fisher, Stephen. Series: Exeter Maritime Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 15 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: KNGS; PDX; PSPM; RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893930
ISBN
9780859893930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.49

Hardback. This book examines how the principal British maritime industries - shipping, shipbuilding and ports - adapted, or failed to adapt, to a changing world in the period 1918 to 1990, and discusses their reactions to the opportunities seemingly offered by offshore oil and gas from the mid-1960s. Series: Exeter maritime studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 frontispiece, 2 maps, 8 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897280
ISBN
9780859897280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801469
ISBN
9780875801469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Hardback. "Follow the Flag" offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, a once vital inter-regional carrier. The corporate saga of the Wabash involved the efforts of strong-willed and creative leaders, and this book provides more than a traditional business history. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBT; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803289
ISBN
9780875803289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.46

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