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The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads by Stover, John
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- Good
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- Binding
- Paperback
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- ISBN
- 0415921406
- Subject Area
- Transportation, History
- Publication Name
- Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Subject
- Railroads / History, General
- Series
- Routledge Atlases of American History Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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With 50 full-color original maps, and a keen and perceptive text, the preeminent historian of US railways has created an illustrated atlas that will delight general history readers and railroad fans alike. From the construction of the first US railroads in the 1830s to the advent of Amtrak, this outstanding work explores the revolutionary geographical expansion and rapid acceleration of American life made possible by the people who built, operated and rode the US railway systems. The Routledge Historical Atlas of American Railroads traverses some of the most exciting thoroughfares in our history and culture, and offers a unique view of young America. Anyone interested in the people and events that shaped the US, general readers, students and all railroad fans will make this a new standard work. Also inlcludes 50 color maps.
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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415921406
ISBN-13
9780415921404
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1077559
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Railroads / History, General
Series
Routledge Atlases of American History Ser.
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
99-027356
Lc Classification Number
G1201.P3 S8 1999
Table of Content
Foreword Time and Distance-Travel in 1800 American Railroads in the Early 1800 Some Problems Solved A Broken Skein of Lines The Travels of Abe Lincoln, 1849 and 1861 Major Developments in the 1850s Western Commercial Traffic Changes Directions The Speed of Travel in 1860 Gauge Differences in 1860 Railroads in the Civil War Federal Land Grants for Railroads Railroads to the Pacific Postwar Construction Troubles in the 1870s A Decade of Record Railroad Building God's Time Became Vanderbilt's Time The Grange and the Railroads The 1890s Major Rail Combinations in the 1900s 1916:A Record Year Competition for the Railroad Streamliners in the 1930s Another War Won American Railroads in 1950 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad New York Central Railroad Erie Railroad Southern Railway Louisville and Nashville Railroad Illinois Central Railroad Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Seaborad Air Line Railroad Chesapeake & Ohio Norfolk & Western Union Pacific Southern Pacific Santa Fe Northern Pacific Great Northern Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Chicago & North Western Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Missouri Pacific Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Missouri, Kansas & Texas Denver & Rio Grande Western New York, Chicago & St. Louis Midcentury Problems Amtrak and Conrail,Courtesy of Uncle Sam The Staggers Rail Act of 1980s Railroads in the 1990s CHRONOLOGY FURTHER READING INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
385/.0973/022
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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- 25 Jan, 2008
excellent- could have been double the length
- 20 Oct, 2009
The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroad