A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862 - Craig Miner - Books - University Press of Kansas - 9780700617555 - October 14, 2010
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Craig Miner
A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862

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The first social and economic history of the founding era of American railroads. Drawing on vast research--especially in period newspapers--Miner identifies antebellum Americans' hopes and fears sparked by the introduction and adoption of the Iron Horse. Reveals how and why a free society adapts to rapid technological change.

320 pages, 20 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 14, 2010
ISBN13 9780700617555
Publishers University Press of Kansas
Pages 320
Dimensions 161 × 235 × 27 mm   ·   703 g

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