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This book tells the story of the railroad's arrival and development in Michigan. The author describes the long-awaited and often-troubled advent of the railroad in the state, the building of which shifted from private to public efforts and back again, amid tumultuous social, business, and polit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meints, Graydon M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013]
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
Temas:
Railroads > Michigan > History.
Railroads > Michigan > History > Pictorial works.
Chemins de fer > Michigan > Histoire.
Chemins de fer > Michigan > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Railroads.
Michigan.
History.
Pictorial works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Pioneer Years, 1830-1855
  • The Railroads Come of Age, 1855-1875
  • The Explosive Years, 1875-1897
  • The Golden Years, 1897-1920
  • The Roaring Twenties, the Depression, and World War II, 1920-1945
  • The Waning Years, 1945-1976
  • The Return of the Rails, 1976-2000
  • Afterword.

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