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Railroads triumphant : the growth, rejection, and rebirth of a vital American force / Albro Martin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.Description: xiv, 428 p. : ill. plates., maps.; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195038533
  • 9780195038538
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Railroads triumphant.DDC classification:
  • 385/.0973
LOC classification:
  • HE 2751 M379r 1992
Online resources: Also issued online.
Contents:
Nerves of copper, arteries of iron-- Anaion 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-- Carryling the people's burden to market-- From mercantile nation to industrial giant-- From entrepreneurs to managers: The founding years-- Entrepreneurs to manages: acrross the broad Missouri-- News Jobs todo, new people to do them-- Lawyers, bankers, and Real Railroad men-- It's all politics-- Enterprise Triumphant.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HE 2751 M379r 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000076254

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nerves of copper, arteries of iron-- Anaion 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-- Carryling the people's burden to market-- From mercantile nation to industrial giant-- From entrepreneurs to managers: The founding years-- Entrepreneurs to manages: acrross the broad Missouri-- News Jobs todo, new people to do them-- Lawyers, bankers, and Real Railroad men-- It's all politics-- Enterprise Triumphant.

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