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BL
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990879
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b745249
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| Main Entry
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Sandler, Martin W.
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| Title & Author
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Riding the rails in the USA : : trains in American life /\ Martin W. Sandler.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Transportation in America
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (63 pages) :: illustrations (some color), map
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| ISBN
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0195132289
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: 0198030339
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: 1280603216
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: 142374201X
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: 6610603219
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: 9780195132281
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: 9780198030331
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: 9781280603211
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: 9781423742012
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: 9786610603213
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0195132289
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
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| Contents
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The coming of the rails -- Linking the nation -- The train in the West -- The train comes of age -- Working on the railroad -- New trains for modern times.
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| Abstract
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Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters.
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| Subject
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Railroads-- United States-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Railroads-- History.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Transportation-- Railroads Trains.
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Railroads.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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385/.0973
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| LC Classification
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HE2751.S26 2003eb
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