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A most magnificent machine

America adopts the railroad, 1825-1862

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A most magnificent machine
H. Craig Miner
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An edition of A most magnificent machine (2010)

A most magnificent machine

America adopts the railroad, 1825-1862

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Traces the growth of railroads from their origins in the 1820s to the onset of the Civil War and also examines the cultural, economic, and political aspects.

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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Language
English
Pages
325

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Subjects
Railroads, History, Railroads, united states, history
Places
United States
Times
19th century

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A most magnificent machine: America adopts the railroad, 1825-1862
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Table of Contents

Introduction : treading on enchanted ground
Baltimore looks West
The vast machinery
Network
Default
Riding the rails
The soulless corporation
Scalded by the steam
The near West
Southern strategy
The prairie and the river
Panic
We fly by night
Mr. Whitney's dream
Pacific or bust
Conclusion : adapting to the machine.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
385.0973/09034
Library of Congress
HE2751 .M56 2010, HE2751.M56 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 325 p. :
Number of pages
325

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24991105M
ISBN 10
0700617558
ISBN 13
9780700617555
LCCN
2010026138
OCLC/WorldCat
607980793

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