The Great Railway Revolution

The Epic Story of the American Railroad

Christian Wolmar (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2013 | Main - print on demand
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-0-85789-036-8 (ISBN)

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The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation.

'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph

In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary pioneers and venal and rapacious railway barons. He also argues that while America has largely disowned this heritage, now is the time to celebrate, reclaim and reinstate it. America was created by its railroads and the massive expansion of trade, industry and freedom of communication that they engendered came to be an integral part of the American dream itself.

Christian Wolmar is Britain's foremost writer and broadcaster on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, Fire and Steam, Blood, Iron and Gold and Engines of War.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2013
Zusatzinfo	2x8pp colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	128 x 196 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-85789-036-0 / 0857890360
ISBN-13	978-0-85789-036-8 / 9780857890368
Zustand	Neuware