American railroads in the nineteenth century /
Offers an analysis of the role that railroads played in the nineteenth century, their contribution to the technology of the era, and the key figures responsible for their integration into American society.
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| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900.
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Table of Contents:
- Historical overview
- The technology of railroads
- Railroads in the Civil War
- The Transcontinental railroads
- Merger, monopoly, and regulation
- Railroads and the American economy
- Biographies: The personalities behind the American railroads
- Primary documents related to the American railroads.