num_pages: 398
description: Pathbreaking examination of the impact of railroads on American culture and the built environment. Prof. Stilgoe focuses on how the railroads created metropolitan corridors that not only shaped the landscape but also American attitudes towards industrial might, exploration of the countryside and Nature, and the possibility of an ordered and beautiful future. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as drawings. With extensive notes. 397 pages with index.
language: English
title: Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene
titlecomplete: Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene
genres: Nonfiction, History, Transport, Railways
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Yale University Press