The Great Road: Great Road » (1)

This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations.

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A fascinating, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the first long-distance, general purpose railroad in the US. By allowing those who built the railroad to speak for themselves through their own and contemporary accounts, it emphasizes the many types of men who were involved: promoters, financiers, politicians, lawyers, newspaper editors, fixers and bagmen, civil engineers, inventors and mechanics, foreman, contractors, and laborers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)