The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890 - George Rogers Taylor - Books - University of Illinois Press - 9780252071140 - December 23, 2002
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The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890


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Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to adopt a uniform width for track. This title shows how the consolidation of smaller railroads and the growth of capitalism worked to unify the railroad industry.


128 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 23, 2002
ISBN13 9780252071140
Publishers University of Illinois Press
Pages 128
Dimensions 152 × 232 × 18 mm   ·   286 g

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