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Murdico, Suzanne J.

Railroads and steamships : important developments in American transportation / Suzanne J. Murdico. - 1st ed. - New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, c2004. - 32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - America's industrial society in the 19th century . - America's industrial society in the nineteenth century. .

Includes index.

A growing need for transportation -- The Iron Horse and the Clermont -- Railroads: joining east and west -- Steamships: gateway to the world.

Booklist, April 2004 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2004

Explains how industrialization prompted the need for long-distance transportation in nineteenth-century America, and looks at the development of the steam locomotive, cross-country railroads, and the steamship.

7.2 5-8 Follett Library Resources



0823940241

2002155514


Railroads--History.
Steamboats--History.
Transportation--History.

HE2751 / .M87 2004

385/.0973/09034

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