The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890 |
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| Author:
| Taylor, George Rogers
Neu, Irene D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07114-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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The emergence of railroads during the Civil War, their expansion westward, the adoption of uniform rail gauges, and the first key consolidations in the industry.Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to ......
The emergence of railroads during the Civil War, their expansion westward, the adoption of uniform rail gauges, and the first key consolidations in the industry.Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to ......