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The railroad : the life story of a technology / / H. Roger Grant



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Autore: Grant H. Roger <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The railroad : the life story of a technology / / H. Roger Grant Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2005
London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 182 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 385/.0973
Soggetto topico: Railroads - United States - History
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction; Timeline; 1. Gestation, 1800-I860; 2. Youth, 1860-1880; 3. Maturity, 1880-1940; 4. Old Age, 1940-1970; 5. Rebirth, 1970-Present; Appendix: Steam Locomotive Types; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an old technology, they continue to be an essential means of transporting both good and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century.
Titolo autorizzato: The railroad  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-82-16-00453-0
1-282-41662-6
9786612416620
0-313-01405-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817187603321
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Serie: Greenwood technographies.