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" Railroads triumphant : "
Albro Martin.
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BL
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623494
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Martin, Albro.
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Railroads triumphant : : the growth, rejection, and rebirth of a vital American force /\ Albro Martin.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1992.
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xiv, 428 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0195038533
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: 9780195038538
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Nerves of copper, arteries of iron -- A nation on wheels : the formative years of the American passenger train, 1830-1870 -- Mobile, hard-working, and hard-playing : rail travel and the transformation of American society, 1870-1900 -- The passenger train creates modern America -- The passenger train exalted, 1900-1990 -- The first energy revolution -- Oh, the farmer and the townsman must be friends! -- Carrying the people's burden to market -- From mercantile nation to industrial giant -- From entrepreneurs to managers : the founding years -- New jobs to do, new people to do them -- Lawyers, bankers, and "real" railroad men -- It's all politics! -- Enterprise triumphant.
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This history of rail transportation in America examines the railroad's importance to our country. The railroad was America's first major industry, and it made possible or promoted the growth of all other industries, among them coal, steel, flour milling, and commercial farming. It established such major cities as Chicago, and had a lasting impact on urban design. And it worked hand in hand with the telegraph industry to transform communication. In the author's view, the railroads were the NASA of the 19th century, attracting the finest minds in finance, engineering, and law.
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Railroads-- United States-- History.
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HE2751.M35 1992
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