Fifty Railways That Changed the Course of History
Hardback Published on: 26/07/2013
£14.99
Synopsis
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Fifty Railways that Changed the Course of History is a fascinating and beautifully presented guide to the train lines and rail companies that have had the greatest impact on modern civilization.
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Entries range from the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground, the world’s first underground railway, to the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental railroad in North America.
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In order to justify the assertion that they literally 'changed the course of history,' each railway is judged by its influence in five categories: Engineering, Society, commerce, Politics, and Military.
- Publisher: David & Charles
- ISBN: 9781446302903
- Number of pages: 224
- Weight: 720g
- Dimensions: 235 x 175 x 20 mm