The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America

by Christian Wolmar

Book Overview

America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line--the first American railroad--in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610391799
• ISBN13: 9781610391795
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"