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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This blend of authoritative historic overview and human interest stories recounts one of the most important eras in American history This educational activity book introduces young readers to the Industrial Revolution through the people, places, and inventions of the time, from the incredibly wealthy Rockefellers and Carnegies and the dingy and dangerous factories of the day to the creation of new forms of transportation and communication. By recounting...
Author
Series
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"An important contribution to railroad technological history. The book's strength is the author's mastery of the mechanical details." -- Mark Reutter, editor, Railroad History The diesel locomotive sent shock waves through rigid corporate cultures and staid government regulators. For some, the new technology promised to be a source of enormous profits; for others, the railroad industry seemed a threat to their very livelihoods. Evolution of the American...
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