Author: New York Sabbath CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Railroads and the Sabbath
Author: New York Sabbath CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Railroads and the American People
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253006376
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
“[A] wealth of vignettes and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations . . . Does a fine job of humanizing the iron horse” (The Wall Street Journal). In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad’s “golden age,” from 1830 to 1930. He explores four fundamental topics—trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America—illustrating each with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left by train travel, both of luxurious Pullman cars and the grit and grind of coal-powered locals. He discusses the important role railroads played for towns and cities across America, not only for the access they provided to distant places and distant markets but also for the depots that were a focus of community life, and reviews the lasting heritage of the railroads in our culture today. This is “an engaging book of train stories” from one of railroading’s finest historians (Choice). “Highly recommended to train buffs and others in love with early railroading.” —Library Journal “With plenty of detail, Grant brings a bygone era back to life, addressing everything from social and commercial appeal, racial and gender issues, safety concerns, and leaps in technology . . . A work that can appeal to both casual and hardcore enthusiasts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Railroads of the United States; their History and Statistics: comprising the progress and present condition of the various lines with their earnings and expenses, and showing their wonderful power in developing the resources of the country
Author: Henry Martyn FlintPublisher:
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Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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The Sabbath and Rail Roads
Author: Samuel Giles BuckinghamPublisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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The Railroads of the United States
Author: Henry Martyn FlintPublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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The Story of American Railroads
Author: Stewart H. HolbrookPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486799220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.
First Five Years of the Sabbath Reform 1857-62
Author: New York Sabbath CommitteePublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Railroads in the Old South
Author: Aaron W. MarrsPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801898455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Aaron W. Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners’ pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. “The time is right to bring the South into the story of the economic transformation of antebellum America. Aaron Marrs does this with force and grace in Railroads in the Old South.” —John L. Larson, Purdue University “I am hard pressed to think of another volume that better catches the overall effect railroads had on the Old South.” —Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University “Interesting regional history . . . It is a thoughtful and instructive study that examines not only the pervasiveness of transportation but also some of the social, political, and economic consequences associated with the evolution of southern railroads.” —Choice
American Railroad Journal
Author: Henry V. PoorPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375173377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
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