Blood, iron & gold
Subtitle: how the railways transformed the world
By: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: Atlantic
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9781848871717
Subjects: Social aspects; Railroads; Economic aspects; History
Other titles: Blood, iron and gold
Description: This book reveals how the rise of the train stimulating daring feats of engineering, architectural innovation and the rapid movement of people and goods around the world. He shows how cultures were enriched - and destroyed - by the unrelenting construction and how the railways played a vital role in civil conflict, as well as in two world wars.
Notes: Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first railways; title: Europe makes a start; title: The British influence; title: The American way; title: Joining up Europe; title: Crossing America; title: and other continents; title: The invasion of the railway; title: The railway revolution; title: Getting better all the time; title: Changing trains; title: Decline but not fall; title: Railway Renaissance.