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The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line––the first American railroad––in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments The opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a decade, tracks were being laid as far afield as Australia and Cuba, and by the outbreak of World War I, the United States alone... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America by Richard White Publisher Comments This original, deeply researched history shows the transcontinentals to be pivotal actors in the making of modern America. But the triumphal myths of the golden spike, robber barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here. Instead we... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Stephen E Ambrose From Powells.com Abraham Lincoln, prior to being elected president and at the time working as a railway lawyer, met future Civil War hero General Grenville Dodge, in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1859. According to historian Stephen Ambrose, Lincoln's first words were "Dodge... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Railway Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden Publisher Comments A gorgeously illustrated collection of the world's greatest railway maps and posters, historical and contemporary. Transit Maps of the World was an extraordinary and unexpected success and is now a cult favorite. In his irresistible follow-up Mark... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest: More Than 60 Rail Trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho by Natalie Bartley Publisher Comments This series of two-color guides includes comprehensive state-by-state guides to walking, jogging, bicycling, and cross-country skiing along rail-trail systems. Written by locals with expert knowledge of their states, these easy-to-use books provide mile... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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An American Family of the Underground Railroad: The Story of One Family's Experience as Safe-House Operators on the Nation's Underground Railroad, and by Peter H Michael Publisher Comments The Underground Railroad was a 280-year American phenomenon which served as the boldest and most active foil to slavery. Because the Underground Railroad was clandestine, its safe-house operators and conductors - black and white alike - who ushered... (read more) List Price $17.75 Your price: $10.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bingham Canyon Railroads (Images of Rail) by Don Strack Publisher Comments Railroads and mining in Bingham Canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was constructed in the canyon in late 1873. Bingham Canyon in the early years was a gold and silver mining camp, and the railroads were small operations. Copper mining... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments The birth of the railway in the early 1830s revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that crossed frozen Siberian lakes, the iron road... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Railroads of Pennsylvania: Your Guide to Pennsylvania's Historic Trains and Railway Sites by Brian Solomon Publisher Comments Few states have a railroad heritage as rich as Pennsylvanias. This illustrated book offers a colorful look at the Keystone States historic railroads, the men who built and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible. Railway historian... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $20.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Blood, Iron, & Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of a transport revolution that would forever transform the way we live. Blood, Iron, and Gold takes us on a journey encompassing jungle, mountain, and desert, revealing the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $7.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments The birth of the railway in the early 1830s revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that crossed frozen Siberian lakes, the iron road... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Arcade and Attica Railroad (Images of Rail) by Kenneth Springirth Publisher Comments In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad was built in southwestern New York, from Attica to Arcade. It was later rebuilt to standard gauge to connect with what became the Pennsylvania Railroad. Concerned that the line would be abandoned, local farmers, merchants,... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Railroads of Nevada & Eastern California #1: Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California by David F Myrick Publisher Comments This volume is a valuable and comprehensive record of more than 69 railroads of northern Nevada and California, many of them never before chronicled.... (read more) List Price $67.50 Your price: $59.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Toledo Railroads (Images of Rail) by Kirk F Hise Publisher Comments The advent of the railroad -- a major mode of transportation and an important link to industry -- forged the interworkings of a nation, and especially the City of Toledo due to its location on the harbor. In 1850, rail companies began moving in, and... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $13.75 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cincinnnati on the Go: History of Mass Transit (Images of America) by Allen J Singer Publisher Comments Cincinnati on the Go explores the various modes of transportation that helped people get around in the first half of the 20th century, providing a unique view of the Queen City through the eyes of her everyday commuters. This volume features historic... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $9.45 Sale - Trade Paper
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Railroads of Rensselaer (Images of America) by Ernie Mann Publisher Comments Rensselaer was once a classic American railroad town, and like most cities and towns of its type, it was part of an important junction of several destinations. From the 1840s to today, trains have rolled to the four principal compass points from town... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Maywood:: The Borough, the Railroad, and the Station (Images of America) by Edward S. Kaminski Publisher Comments Originally settled by Dutch farmers in the 1600s, the borough of Maywood experienced population and industrial growth in the late 1800s with the coming of the railroad. New Jersey Midland Railway, predecessor to the New York, Susquehanna and Western... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Railway: Art in the Age of Steam by Ian Kennedy and Julian Treuherz Publisher Comments Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in 19th-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers traveled at faster speeds than ever before while watching the scenery transform itself and take on new forms... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $44.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West by Lesley Poling-Kempes Publisher Comments From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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