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The American Railway
Thomas Curtis Clarke and others
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The railway to-day is one of the matter-of-fact associations of our active life. We use it so constantly that it requires some little effort to think of it as a wonderful thing; a creation of man's inge[48]nuity, which did not exist when our grandfathers were young. Its long bridges, high viaducts, and dark tunnels may be remarked and remembered by the traveller, but the narrow way of steel, the road itself, seems but a simple work. And yet the problem of location, the determination, foot by foot and mile by mile, of where the line must go, calls in its successful solution for t. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Loved it. Clear concise explanations and a great overview of engineering, business, and lifestyles at the beginning of the twentieth century. Railroads were a major force of change not only in travel, but virtually every aspect of life. Quite an entertaining and educational read.
A Great book. It gives a clean outline on the engineering, art, hospitality and business of Railway. One of the key elements that contributed to the success of capitalism, European, American imperialism and the agricultural revolution of the 20th century.
good book, a lot of information.