The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology by Grant, H. Roger

The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313330797)

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The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology by Grant, H. Roger

The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology

$57.00
The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology by Grant, H. Roger

The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology

$57.00
Format: Hardcover
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Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an old technology, they continue to be an essential means of transporting both good and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series tells the life story of all aspects of railroad technology--everything from the structure of the track to communications to what powers the locomotive.

Author: H. Roger Grant
ISBN-10: 0313330794
ISBN-13: 9780313330797
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.34w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2006 pg. 323
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 721
By H. Roger Grant
By H. Roger Grant
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H. Roger Grant is professor of history at Clemson University. He is a specialist in American transportation history. Some of his recent books include histories of the Erie Lackawanna, Chicago & North Western and Wabash railroads and he is completing a book-length study of the Georgia & Florida Railroad.

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