Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction
Title | Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ritchie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 1846 |
Genre | Railroad accidents |
ISBN |
Railways; their rise, progress and construction, with remarks on railway accidents and proposals for their prevention
Title | Railways; their rise, progress and construction, with remarks on railway accidents and proposals for their prevention PDF eBook |
Author | Robert RITCHIE (Civil Engineer.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 1846 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction
Title | Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ritchie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 1846 |
Genre | Railroad accidents |
ISBN |
Empire Express
Title | Empire Express PDF eBook |
Author | David Haward Bain |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 1432 |
Release | 2000-09-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1101658045 |
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Title | Catalogue of the Library of Congress PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 784 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | Subject catalogs |
ISBN |
Railway Economics
Title | Railway Economics PDF eBook |
Author | Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics |
Publisher | Chicago, University Press [1912] |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Cataloging, Cooperative |
ISBN |
The Railways in Colonial South Asia
Title | The Railways in Colonial South Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Ganeswar Nayak |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2021-06-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 100042748X |
This book is an interesting collection of essays on the Railways in Colonial South Asia. The book introduces the key concepts which have now entered the study of railway history, e.g. economy, ecology, culture, health and crime through the various essays. The well researched essays include those on the Imperial Railways in nineteenth century South Asia, Pakistan Railway, Impact of railway expansion on the Himalayan forests, development of the Sri Lankan Railways, a study of the European employees of the BB & CI Railways, problems of Indian Railway up to c. ad 1900, railways in Gujarati literature and tradition, mapping the Gaikwad Baroda State Railway on the colonial rail network, coming of railways in Bihar, expansion of railway to colonial Orissa, etc. This book will be of immense value to those researching on various dimensions of railway transport in colonial South Asia. It can also be read by the more perceptive general reader exploring books on railways. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.