Blood, iron, and gold : how the railroads transformed the world / Christian Wolmar

Author: Wolmar, Christian.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.

Descriptionxix, 376 p., [16] p of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Note:"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Atlantic Books"--T.p. verso.

Note:The first railways -- Europe makes a start -- The British influence -- The American way -- Joining up Europe -- Crossing America -- ...and other continents -- The invasion of the railway -- The railway revolution -- Getting better all the time -- Changing trains -- Decline but not fall -- Railway Renaissance.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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