Trains Across the Continent, Second Edition: North American Railroad History [Audiobook] download free by Rudolph L. Daniels
- Listen audiobook: Trains Across the Continent, Second Edition: North American Railroad History
- Author: Rudolph L. Daniels
- Release date: 2001/11/13
- Publisher: INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9780253214119
- Rating: 9.35 of 10
- Votes: 349
- Review by: Ameer Altman
- Review rating: 8.26 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/25
- Duration: 3H25M46S in 256 kbps (56 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-16
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: AC3, MP3, AU, WAV, MPC, WMA, FLAC, MPEG4 (compression LZMA, TGZ, RAR, TAR.BZ2, ZIP)
- Total pages original book: 280
- Includes a PDF summary of 31 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 21M19S (6.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Trains Across the ContinentNorth American Railroad History Second EditionRudolph Daniels A wonderfully readable, illustrated guide to the history of railroads in America.Trains Across the Continent is everything you need to know about railroad history-both educational and enjoyable reading.' -Dean Bruce, President, Railroad Education Training AssociationTrains Across the Continent should be in every public school library in the country. Quickly and concisely Dr. Daniels leads you through the maze of building, merging, and a myriad of other details necessary to understand modern railroading. Steam, diesel, passenger, and freight are all carefully explained on a national scale rather than railroad specific, making this book even more of a useful tool for the student.' -Donald D. Snoddy, Historian, Union Pacific RailroadTrains Across the Continent' is a truly comprehensive account of how railroads helped shape, and are continuing to shape, the history of North America.' -Jonathan B. Hanna, Historian, Canadian Pacific RailwayNothing but positive comments about it from faculty and students alike.... The industry bible in this area.' -Phillip B. Cypret, Sacramento City CollegeProfessor Daniels displays both passion and scholarship in this nicely arranged buffet of subjects both large and minute, important and interesting, serious and fun, to present a delicious overview of railroad history.' -James D. Porterfield, author of Dining by RailDaniels manages to make brief mention of all major points of North American railroad history... from the workings of a steam locomotive to the dawn of the railroad mega-merger, nearly every conceivable aspect of railroading receives attention.... This volume is a must for those wishing to broaden or hone their knowledge of the birth and evolution of the railroad industry in North America.' -Rail NewsUpdated maps, new appendices, a greatly expanded bibliography, detaile
- Other categories, genre or collection: Trains & Railways, Railway Technology, Engineering & Trades
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- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 37.37 USD
- Dimensions: 229x279x14mm
- Weight: 911.72g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Bloomington, IN, United States
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