Hear that train whistle blow! how the railroad changed the world
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.
Main Author: | Meltzer, Milton, 1915- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Random House,
c2004.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Series: |
Landmark books
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Subjects: |
Series: Landmark books
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