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Blood, iron, & gold : how the railroads transformed the world

text Blood, iron, & gold : how the railroads transformed the world

Summary

In this beautifully illustrated book, renowned transportation journalist Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious pioneers who developed the railways that would dominate the globe.

Contents
The first railways -- Europe makes a start -- The British influence -- The American way -- Joining up Europe -- Crossing America-- -- --and other continents -- The invasion of the railway -- The railway revolution -- Getting better all the time --... Read more
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Description
xix, 376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher
PublicAffairs 2009

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 385.09 WOL in Adult Non-fiction Available

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