Murdico, Suzanne J. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>A growing need for transportation -- The Iron Horse and the Clermont -- Railroads: joining east and west -- Steamships: gateway to the world. 
<br/><br/> Booklist, April 2004  Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2004 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 7.2  5-8  Follett Library Resources 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0823940241 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002155514 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Railroads--History.<br/>Steamboats--History.<br/>Transportation--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE2751  / .M87 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>385/.0973/09034