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The Great Railway Revolution. The Epic Story of the American Railroad.
Christian Wolmar
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Description for The Great Railway Revolution. The Epic Story of the American Railroad.
Hardback. Quite simply, the greatest transport story ever told and the first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2x8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 846.
In the 1830s, The United States underwent a second revolution. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line, the first American railroad, set in motion a process which, by the end of the century, would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines, small-town stations and magisterial termini, built and controlled the biggest corporations in America. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, as the automobile and the aeroplane came to dominate American journey-making, the historic importance of the railroads began to be erased from America's hearts and minds. In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar ... Read more
In the 1830s, The United States underwent a second revolution. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line, the first American railroad, set in motion a process which, by the end of the century, would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines, small-town stations and magisterial termini, built and controlled the biggest corporations in America. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, as the automobile and the aeroplane came to dominate American journey-making, the historic importance of the railroads began to be erased from America's hearts and minds. In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of pages
432
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857890351
SKU
9780857890351
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About Christian Wolmar
Christian Wolmar is Britain's foremost writer and broadcaster on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, Fire and Steam, Blood, Iron and Gold and Engines of War.
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