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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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Railroads, History, Railroads, united states, historyPlaces
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A most magnificent machine: America adopts the railroad, 1825-1862
2010, University Press of Kansas
in English
0700617558 9780700617555
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Table of Contents
Introduction : treading on enchanted ground
Baltimore looks West
The vast machinery
Network
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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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