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The iron road : an illustrated history of the railroad / Christian Wolmar.

by Wolmar, Christian.

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DK Publishing, 2014.

Railroads -- Social aspects -- History.

Railroads -- Economic aspects -- History.

Railroads -- History.

Railroad travel -- History.

9781465419538 (hc.)

1465419535 (hc.)

First American edition.

400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-393) and index.

The first tracks -- The spread of the railroads -- Railroads come of age -- War and uncertainty -- The Iron Road today.

From the author of 'Blood, iron, and gold: how the railroads transformed the world,' a richly illustrated account of the history of the world's railways. From September 1830 when the first train ran between Liverpool and Manchester, to the high speed trains bulleting across Asia and Europe, this book looks at how railroads have changed the world. Photographs, maps, paintings, and illustrations bring events and locations to life, adding a unique visual quality to the stories of great invention, feats of mind-boggling engineering, groundbreaking changes in trade and commerce, and tales of adventurers, visionaries, and rogues.

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