Title: A most magnificent machine : America adopts the railroad, 1825-1862 /
Authors: Miner, H. Craig.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Railroads United States History; Railroads Social aspects United States History
Contents: Introduction : treading on enchanted ground -- Baltimore looks West -- The vast machinery -- Network -- Default -- Riding the rails -- The soulless corporation -- Scalded by the steam -- The near West -- Southern strategy -- The prairie and the river -- Panic -- We fly by night -- Mr. Whitney's dream -- Pacific or bust -- Conclusion : adapting to the machine.