The American heritage history of railroads in America

Jensen, Oliver Ormerod

ISBN 10: 007032526X ISBN 13: 9780070325265

Publisher: American Heritage Pub. Co. : distribution by McGraw-Hill, 1975

Synopsis

TABLE OF CONTENTS: FORWARD -- 1.) A new breed of horse -- 2.) On to the western waters -- 3.) The first railroad war -- 4.) The race to promontory -- 5.) Building a new nation -- 6.) The age of bare knuckles -- 7.) The romantic image -- 8.) Down brakes! -- 9.) Boomers, hoggers, and brass-pounders -- 10.) Turrets, towers, and rain sheds -- 11.) Great days for the passenger element -- 12.) They went everywhere -- 13.) Days of the dinosaur -- 14.) The long haul -- 15.) Days of reckoning -- EPILOGUE: Two Railroads.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Heritage Pub. Co. : distribution by McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 007032526X
• ISBN 13: 9780070325265
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Number of pages: 320