The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology

by H. Roger Grant

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313330794
• ISBN13: 9780313330797
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"