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The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America
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The captivating story of how trains shaped American history
“Wolmar’s sweeping history of railroads in America is rich in drama.” —The New Yorker
The United States was made by the railroads. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort, more than two hundred thousand miles of railroad track and a series of magisterial stations covered the United States by the early 1900s. Trains united far-flung parts of the country, boosted economic development, facilitated everything from transpo...
“Wolmar’s sweeping history of railroads in America is rich in drama.” —The New Yorker
The United States was made by the railroads. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort, more than two hundred thousand miles of railroad track and a series of magisterial stations covered the United States by the early 1900s. Trains united far-flung parts of the country, boosted economic development, facilitated everything from transpo...
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