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(Steamboat owner) Hurd, John Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- ) Effie Afton (Steamboat) Liability for railroad accidents United States Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Railroad bridges United States Shipwrecks Law and legislation United States Trials Illinois ChicagoFilter By Authors
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(Steamboat owner) Hurd, John Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- ) Effie Afton (Steamboat) Liability for railroad accidents United States Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Railroad bridges United States Shipwrecks Law and legislation United States Trials Illinois ChicagoFilter By Authors
McGinty, Brian.McGinty, Brian.
Summary: Before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln successfully argued a trial pitting railroad vs. steamboat. In the course of this untold story, listeners follow the creation of a transnational railroad while witnessing the future president's ascension to the national stage.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015