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

H. Craig Miner

Hardback (14 Oct 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This first social history of the early railroads reveals how ordinary Americans experienced this innovation at the grass roots, from boosters' dreams of get-rich schemes to naysayers' fears of soulless corporations. Drawing on an amazing 400,000 articles from 185 newspapers-plus more than 3,000 books and pamphlets from the era-it documents the initial burst of enthusiasm accompanying early railroading as it took shape in various settings across the country.

Book information

ISBN:	9780700617555
Publisher:	University Press of Kansas
Imprint:	University Press of Kansas
Pub date:	14 Oct 2010
DEWEY:	385.097309034
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	325
Weight:	456g
Height:	235mm
Width:	161mm
Spine width:	27mm