Albro Martin

Gebundenes Buch

Railroads Triumphant

The Growth, Rejection, and Rebirth of a Vital American Force

Beschreibung

America was in effect a thin ribbon of land along the Eastern coast until the steam railroad allowed our nation to unfurl across the vast inland territory. Here Albro Martin provides a fascinating history of rail transportation in America, giving readers a real sense of the railroad's importance to our country. 30 halftones.

Autor

Albro Martin is Oglesby Professor of American Heritage, Emeritus, at Bradley University, and was previously Professor of Business History at Harvard University. He is also the author of Enterprise Denied: Origins of the Decline of American Railroads and James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 828g
• ISBN-13: 9780195038538
• ISBN-10: 0195038533
• Artikelnr.: 24959254