The great railroad revolution
Subtitle: the history of trains in America
By: Christian Wolmar
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9781610391795; 9781610391801
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Transportation; Railroads; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The railways win out; title: A passionate affair; title: The railways take hold; title: The battle lines; title: Harnessing the elephant; title: Railways to everywhere; title: Getting better all the time; title: The end of the affair; title: All kinds of train; title: The roots of decline; title: A narrow escape; title: Renaissance without passengers.