American railroad network, 1861-1890, the
Auteur :
Taylor, George Rogers / Neu, Irene D.
Éditeur :
University of Illinois Press
ISBN :
9780252071140
Date de publication :
23 déc. 2002
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
286 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to adopt a uniform width for track. This title shows how the consolidation of smaller railroads and the growth of capitalism worked to unify the railroad industry.