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17) The heritage of North American steam railroads: from the first days of steam power to the present
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Describes the role of the transcontinental railroads in the making of modern America during the Gilded Age, discussing the economic panics caused by their debt and how their dependence on donations from the wealthy initiated new forms of corruption.
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