The Great Railway Revolution

The Epic Story of the American Railroad

Christian Wolmar author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atlantic Books

Published:1st Apr '13

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The Great Railway Revolution cover

The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph

The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation.

'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph

In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary pioneers and venal and rapacious railway barons. He also argues that while America has largely disowned this heritage, now is the time to celebrate, reclaim and reinstate it. America was created by its railroads and the massive expansion of trade, industry and freedom of communication that they engendered came to be an integral part of the American dream its

A passionate and masterly history -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *
Christian Wolmar is in love with railways. He writes constantly and passionately about them. He is their wisest, most detailed historian... Wolmar doesn't have to invent the romance of the railways. That romance is clear on page after page of wonderful storytelling... If you love the hum of wheels and of history, Christian Wolmar is your man -- Peter Preston * Observer *

ISBN: 9780857890368

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 30mm

Weight: 430g

432 pages

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