Blood Iron and Gold
- Synopsis
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This history of railways is based on an immodest (but true) premise: Railroads changed the world, knitting together nations such as Canada, the U. S. , and Russia, and making it possible for North American farmers to feed a hungry world. Wolmar tells the exciting story of how railroads grew from small beginnings to span entire continents, without leaving out the terrible price that was often paid for this growth by railway workers and indigenous peoples. Readers will see the engineering marvels that made the trans-Panama and Trans-Siberian railways, along with the epic bad planning that made it difficult to knit Australia's multi-gauge railways into a single system. Although Wolmar occasionally gets mired in train-geek details, his vast knowledge of railroading and infectious enthusiasm will carry readers along for an exciting ride. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781586488512
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Date of Addition:
- 09/20/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Christian Wolmar.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
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This is a copyrighted book.