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Book Sketches and Statistics of Cincinnati in 1851

Download or read book Sketches and Statistics of Cincinnati in 1851 written by Charles Cist and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Railroad Journal

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Book Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer

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Book Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112047793085 and Others

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Book Niles  National Register

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Book Niles  Weekly Register

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Book The Encyclopaedia Americana

Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Americana written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclop  dia Britannica

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Book Railway Locomotives and Cars

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Book A Most Magnificent Machine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Craig Miner
  • Publisher : University Press of Kansas
  • Release : 2010-10-14
  • ISBN : 0700617558
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book A Most Magnificent Machine written by Craig Miner and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the railroad transformed America's economic landscape, it profoundly transfigured its citizens as well. But while there have been many histories of railroads, few have examined the subject as a social and cultural phenomenon. Informed especially by rich research in the nation's newspaper archives, Craig Miner now traces the growth of railroads from their origins in the 1820s to the onset of the Civil War. In this first social history of the early railroads, Miner reveals how ordinary Americans experienced this innovation at the grass roots, from boosters' dreams of get-rich schemes to naysayers' fears of soulless corporations. Drawing on an amazing 400,000 articles from 185 newspapers-plus more than 3,000 books and pamphlets from the era-he documents the initial burst of enthusiasm accompanying early railroading as it took shape in various settings across the country. Miner examines the cultural, economic, and political aspects of this broad and complicated topic while remaining rooted in the local interests of communities. He takes readers back to the days of the Mauch Chunk Railway, a tourist sensation of the mid-1820s, navigates the mixed reactions to trains as Baltimore's city fathers envisioned tracks to the Ohio River, shows how Pennsylvanians wrestled with the efficacy of railroads versus canals, and describes the intense rivalry of cities competing for trade as old transportation patterns were replaced by the new rail technology. Miner samples individual railroads to compare progress across the industry, showing how it became a quintessentially American business-and how the Panic of 1837 significantly slowed the railways as a major engine of growth for many years. He also explores the impact of railroads on different regions, even disproving the backwardness of the South by citing the Central of Georgia as one of the best-managed and most profitable lines in the country. Through this panoramic work, readers will discover just how the benefits of what became the country's first big business triumphed over cultural concerns, though not without considerable controversy along the way. By identifying citizens' hopes and fears sparked by the railroads, A Most Magnificent Machine takes readers down the tracks of progress as it opens a new window on antebellum America.

Book The Railway Library

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Book The Railroads of Ohio

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Book Engineering News and American Railway Journal

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Book Manual of the Railroads of the United States for

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Book Stoddart s Encyclopaedia Americana

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