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European capital, British iron, and an American dream : the story of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad /

The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad was one of the earliest and largest east-west railroad projects in the United States. It was the dream of American builders William Reynolds of Pennsylvania and Marvin Kent of Ohio. By using the non-standard six-foot gauge, these men helped construct a trunk...

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Основен автор: Reynolds, William, 1820-1911.
Други автори: Gifford, Peter K., 1955-, Ilisevich, Robert D.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2002.
Издание: 1st ed.
Серия: Ohio history and culture.
Предмети:
Reynolds, William, > 1820-1911.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company > History > Sources.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company > Histoire > Sources.
Railroads > United States > History > Sources.
Chemins de fer > Etats-Unis > Histoire > Sources.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
Railroads.
Spoorwegmaatschappijen.
Spoorwegen.
United States > .
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=493310
Съдържание:
  • Railroad or no railroad, 1851-1857
  • From Ohio to New York, 1858-1859
  • Building the road, 1860
  • Challenges and more challenges, 1861
  • Difficulties continue, 1862
  • Pressing on, 1863
  • Finishing the job, 1864.

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