The Great Railway Revolution by Christian Wolmar - USED

In the 1830s, the United States underwent a second revolution; the opening of the first railroad which would eventually enmesh the vast country in a latticework and unite its far-flung components. With the advance of automobiles and aeroplanes, the historic importance of the railroads was erased. The Great Railway Revolution tells not only of the technological triumph and human tragedy of visionary pioneers and rapacious railway barons–but also recognises how the railroads ultimately supercharged the economic development that fuelled America’s rise to world-power status..

ISBN: 9780857890351