J. Edgar Thomson: The Georgia Rail Road Years, 1833 - 1845

by F Lewis Smith

Book Overview

In his early twenties Edgar Thomson moved from Philadelphia to Georgia to become the Chief Engineer of the newly-formed Georgia Rail Road. Thomson was in complete control of the building of the railroad from Augusta to Terminus, soon to be Atlanta. Ninety-five percent of this book is fact, with the other five percent added to connect the dots. Thomson could have amassed a fortune to match his famous cronies, but he was not a greedy man; he was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944193928
• ISBN13: 9781944193928
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Frank Lewis Smith
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"