The American heritage history of railroads in America /
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : Distribution by McGraw-Hill, [1975]Description: 320 p. : ill. ; 31 cmISBN:- 007032526X (McGrawHill) :
- 9780070325265 (McGrawHill)
- 0070325278 (de luxe)
- 9780070325272 (de luxe)
- American heritage.
- 385/.0973
- HE2751 .J38
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]) and index.
A new breed of horse -- On to the western waters -- The first railroad war -- The race to promontory -- Building a new nation -- The age of bare knuckles -- The romantic image -- Down brakes! -- Boomers, hoggers, and brass-pounders -- Turrets, towers, and rain sheds -- Great days for the passenger element -- They went everywhere -- Days of the dinosaur -- The long haul -- Days of reckoning. -- Epilogue: Two railroads.
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