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Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life (Transportation in America)

By Martin W. Sandler

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0195132289, 9780195132281, 9781423742012
Open Library ID
OL7388981M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1215753 bytes)
Pages
64\65
Topic
Physical Education and Sport
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord's plan!" Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig!" But it didn't matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship of America with the train, showing how the railroad was the single largest influence on the development of the nation's history and economy as it became possible to move freight and people farther and faster than ever before.

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