The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890
Edition: Pap/Map edition
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: February 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780252071140
Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest; Railroads; Transportation; Railroads - History; United States - General; Transportation / Railroads / History; History; Railroad gauges; United States
First sentence: The American economy, already expanding rapidly before the Civil War, continued growing with almost explosive force during the following decades.