Blood, iron, & gold
Subtitle: how the railroads transformed the world
By: Christian Wolmar
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781586488345
Other titles: Blood, iron, and gold
Description: In this beautifully illustrated book, renowned transportation journalist Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious pioneers who developed the railways that would dominate the globe.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Atlantic Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-359) 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.