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A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862

A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862 - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Craig MinerPublish date:2010-10-14Pages:354
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700617555ISBN-10:700617558UPC:9780700617555Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Social History, Economic HistoryBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.28 x 6.34 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCEC52V387

A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862

Winner: George W. and Constance M. Hilton Book Award

Just as the railroad transformed America's economic landscape, it profoundly transfigured its citizens as well. But while there have been many histories of railroads, few have examined the subject as a social and cultural phenomenon. Informed especially by rich research in the nation's newspaper archives, Craig Miner now traces the growth of...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700617555ISBN-10:700617558UPC:9780700617555Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Social History, Economic HistoryBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.28 x 6.34 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCEC52V387
Publisher: University Press of Kansas

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Craig Miner

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