MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010026138
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008 100701s2010 ksua b s001 0 eng
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050 00 $aHE2751$b.M56 2010
082 00 $a385.0973/09034$222
100 1 $aMiner, H. Craig.
245 12 $aA most magnificent machine :$bAmerica adopts the railroad, 1825-1862 /$cCraig Miner.
260 $aLawrence :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$cc2010.
300 $axvi, 325 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : 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.
520 $aTraces 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.
650 0 $aRailroads$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aRailroads$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.