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  • Railroads of Pennsylvania

    de Lorett Treese ...
    Regional histories of the great railroads and relics of rail culture. ... Leer más

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  • Railroads of Pennsylvania

    de Lorett Treese ...
    Regional histories of the great railroads. Rail stories of the people and events that shaped history. Includes Rails to Trails paths, tourist attractions, and more. ... Leer más

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  • Railroads of New Jersey

    de Lorett Treese ...
    • Regional histories of the major railroads• Railroad attractionsDividing the state into regions, the author recounts the stories of the people and events that shaped the state's railroad history, explores the major phases of the industry's development, and identifies the state's rail-culture relics--steam and diesel locomotives, routes, bridges, stations, and landmarks, as well as tourist ... Leer más

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  • The Storm Gathering

    The Penn Family and the American Revolution

    de Lorett Treese ...
    Series series Keystone Books
    Treese's book provides a popular history of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary period from the vantage point of the heirs of William Penn.Most Pennsylvanians are familiar with the story of William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a haven for religious dissenters. But few may know what became of Penn's enterprise (the "proprietorship") in the years after his death in 1718. And ... Leer más

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  • Valley Forge

    Making and Remaking a National Symbol

    de Lorett Treese ...
    Series series Keystone Books
    More than four million people a year visit Valley Forge, one of America's most celebrated historic sites. Here, amid the rolling hills of southeastern Pennsylvania, visitors can pass through the house which served as Washington's Headquarters during the famous winter encampment of 1777–1778. Others picnic and jog in the huge park, complete with monuments, recreated log huts, and modern visitor ... Leer más

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  • Railroads and the American People

    Series series Railroads Past and Present
    "[A] wealth of vignettes and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations . . . Does a fine job of humanizing the iron horse" ( The Wall Street Journal).In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad's "golden age," from 1830 to 1930. He explores four fundamental topics—trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, ... Leer más

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  • Grand Central Terminal

    Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City

    "Looks behind the facade to see the hidden engineering marvels . . . will deepen anyone's appreciation for New York's most magnificent interior space." — The New York Times Book ReviewWinner of the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in Architecture from the Association of American PublishersGrand Central Terminal, one of New York City's preeminent buildings, stands as a magnificent Beaux-Arts ... Leer más

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  • Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads

    Series series Images of Rail
    The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The ... Leer más

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  • A History of Georgia Railroads

    Series series Transportation
    Railroads are central in the history of Georgia. Explore 200 years of railroad expansion and consolidation in this must-read for railroad and Georgia history fans.Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea.The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many ... Leer más

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  • Grand Central's Engineer

    William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan

    Series Libro 130 - The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
    Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City as William J. Wilgus. As chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus conceived the Grand Central Terminal, the city’s magnificent monument to America’s Railway Age. Kurt C. Schlichting here examines the remarkable career of this innovator, revealing how his tireless work moving people and goods over and under ... Leer más

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  • The B & O Railroad: A Brief History in Time

    de Eugene Weiser ...
    The History of American Railroads series takes you through the trials and tribulations faced by the influential railroads that formed America. The first book in the series discusses the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from beginning until it was absorbed by the CSX railroad. ... Leer más

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  • Building the St. Helena II

    Rebirth of a Nineteenth-Century Canal Boat

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    Building the St. Helena II tells the story of the 1970 reconstruction of an authentic, operational 1825 canal boat. The narrative unfolds in the small village of Canal Fulton, Ohio, along the surviving one- mile section of the 333-mile Ohio & Erie Canal, which in the 1820s connected the new nation’s western frontier to the thriving coastal states. Canal Fulton was at the leading edge of a national ... Leer más

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