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
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