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Historical atlas of the North American railroad / Derek Hayes.
" ... the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780520266162
- ISBN: 0520266161
- Physical Description: 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 33 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-217) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The railroad map -- Origins -- Local lines -- Extending outward -- Toward a network -- Pacific dreams -- A railroad war -- A network West -- The first transcontinental -- The race West -- Years of glory -- More transcontinentals -- The end of monopoly -- Defending the nation -- A thousand glorious tomorrows. |
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| Genre: | History. Maps. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 385.0973 HAY (Text) | 000122779 | Nonfiction | Available | - |