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UNINA9910824173803321 |
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Autore |
Lamb J. Parker |
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Titolo |
Railroads of Meridian / / J. Parker Lamb, with contributions by David H. Bridges and David S. Price |
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-77258-1 |
9786613683359 |
0-253-00596-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 162 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Collana |
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Railroads past and present |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BridgesDavid H |
PriceDavid S |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Railroads - Mississippi - Meridian - History |
Mississippi History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Antebellum beginnings -- A new start -- A new century -- Entrepreneur extraordinaire -- Roller-coaster ride -- A tumultuous decade -- Coming of age -- Postwar metamorphosis -- More changes -- Another renaissance -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This generously illustrated narrative follows the evolution of dozens of separate railroads in the Meridian, Mississippi, area from the destruction of the town's rail facilities in the 1850's through the current era of large-scale consolidation. Presently, there are only seven mega-size rail systems in the United States, three of which serve Meridian, making it an important junction on one of the nation's four major transcontinental routes. The recent creation of a nationally prominent high-speed freight line between Meridian and Shreveport, the ""Meridian Speedway,"" has allowed the Union |
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