Hear that train whistle blow!
Subtitle: how the railroad changed the world
By: Milton Meltzer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Landmark books
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9780375815638
Subjects: Railroads -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature; Railroads -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Railroads -- History -- Juvenile literature; Railroads -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature; Railroads -- History; Railroads -- Social aspects
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: How the railroad changed the world
Description: Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.