The railroad : the life story of a technology / H. Roger Grant.
The railroad : the life story of a technology / H. Roger Grant.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N385.0973/35
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Timeline -- 1. Gestation, 1800-1860 -- 2. Youth, 1860-1880 -- 3. Maturity, 1880-1940 -- 4. Old age, 1940-1970 -- 5. Rebirth, 1970-present -- App. Steam locomotive types.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
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Connecticut
Date Published
2005.
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"Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an "old" technology, they continue to...
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The railroad : the life story of a technology / H. Roger Grant.
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Greenwood technographies, 1549-7321.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N385.0973/35
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74VKdlq4Koed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdlq4Koed
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ISBN
0313330794 (alk. paper)
9780313330797 (alk. paper)
DDC
385.0973
MMS ID
991020109139702626
