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William Wheelwright (1798-1873), steamship and railroad pioneer: Early Yankee enterprise in the development of South America - Hardcover
Amazing story of William Wheelwright, a New Englander who spearheaded efforts to improve transportation and communication across South America. He built Chile's first railroad, its first urban gaslighting system, the first Pacific steamship line, the Valparaiso-Santiago Railroad, Valparaiso's first piped water supply, the first telegraph system in Chile and the Central Argentine Railway. This is a serious, footnoted history published by the Historical Society of Old Newbury to mark the bicentennial of his birth. Illustrated throughout with black and white lithographs, photos, maps. 150 pages.
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- PublisherHistorical Society of Old Newbury
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0966146603
- ISBN 13 9780966146608
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages150
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William Wheelwright (1798-1873), Steamship and Railroad Pioneer: Early Yankee Enterprise in the Development of South America
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ISBN 13: 9780966146608
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William Wheelwright (1798-1873), steamship and railroad pioneer: Early Yankee enterprise in the development of South America
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Historical Society of Old Newbury
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