Railroads and steamships : important developments in American transportation / Suzanne J. Murdico.
by Murdico, Suzanne J.
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BookSeries: America's industrial society in the nineteenth century: Publisher: New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, c2004Edition: 1st ed.Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0823940241.Subject(s): Railroads -- History | Steamboats -- History | Transportation -- HistoryDDC classification: 385/.0973/09034
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Summary: 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.
A growing need for transportation -- The Iron Horse and the Clermont -- Railroads: joining east and west -- Steamships: gateway to the world.
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| 385 DIN Bull wagon : | 385 MIL The transcontinental railroad / | 385 MIL The transcontinental railroad / | 385 MUR Railroads and steamships : | 385 WAR Railroads : | 385.09 HOL The golden age of railroads / | 385.09 RES Transportation in today's world. |
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.
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 0.5 73038
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