Riding the rails in the USA : trains in American life / Martin W. Sandler.
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TextSeries: Transportation in AmericaPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2003.Description: 63 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 x 27 cmISBN: - 0195132289
- 385/.0973 22
- HE2751 .S26 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
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.
Booklist, September 2003
Catholic Library World, September 2003
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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