Author Name: Vance, James E.
Title: The North American Railroad: Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: VG with Gift Inscription.
Edition: Second Printing
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr 1996
ISBN Number: 0801845734
Seller ID: 0023224
"Vance offers a sweeping account of where and why rail lines were built in various regions and at differnt times across the continent. He tells why the United States and Canada developed distinctive forms of rail technology--surprisingly different from those of Britain, where railroading originated. And he explains how these developements convey with particular clarity the continent's unique historical geography"
Keywords: RAILROADS NORTH AMERICA TRANSPORTATION HISTORY
Price = 15.00 USD
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