Research Catalog

Title

The railroad : the life story of a technology / H. Roger Grant.

Author

Grant, H. Roger, 1943-

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.

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Details

Description

xvii, 182 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"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 goods and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series provides an accessible overview of the nearly 200 years of the growth and development of this historically significant - and popular - technology."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Greenwood technographies, 1549-7321

Uniform Title

Greenwood technographies.

Subject

• Railroads > United States > History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.

Contents

Timeline -- 1. Gestation, 1800-1860 -- 2. Youth, 1860-1880 -- 3. Maturity, 1880-1940 -- 4. Old age, 1940-1970 -- 5. Rebirth, 1970-present -- App. Steam locomotive types.

ISBN

0313330794 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2004028177

OCLC

• 57143252
• ocm57143252
• SCSB-5192197

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries