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The railroad : the life story of a technology /
Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads ma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Greenwood technographies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Railroads altered the landscape of the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive, railways stretched from coast to coast, enabling people and goods to travel far greater distances than ever before, completely altering our concept of time and space. And while railroads may seem like an old technology, they continue to be an essential means of transporting both good and people, and new technologies are making the railroads an increasingly relevant resource for the 21st century. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series tells the life story of all aspects of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 182 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313014051 9780313014055 1282416626 9781282416628 9786612416620 6612416629 |
| ISSN: | 1549-7321 |