Description |
xx, 229 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. |
Contents |
The magician's rod : railroads, the West, and Manifest destiny -- Space race ; or a tale of rival cities -- Tracking a transformation -- Lords of creation -- Manifest destinies : the railroad west and the modern world. |
Subject |
Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Railroads. |
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History. |
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Added Author |
Ronda, James P., 1943-
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ISBN |
9780295987699 cloth alkaline paper |
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0295987693 cloth alkaline paper |
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