Workin' on the Railroad by Richard Reinhardt

Workin' on the Railroad by Richard Reinhardt

The mighty railroad occupied the undisputed center of American public life. The railroad founded cities, populated states, created governments, destroyed the wilderness. It was the great speculator, the political tyrant, the recruiter of immigrants, the opener of new lands, the cynosure of poets and pioneers, the symbol of adventure, opportunity, escape, and power. . . . Yet, the railroad man, for all his historic importance, his archetypal stature, and his economic power, has achieved only a minor position in American literature.""--from Workin' on the RailroadIn Workin' on the Railroad, Richard Reinhardt presents firsthand accounts from engineers, brakemen, porters, conductors, section men, roundhouse workers, switchmen, telegraphers, surveyors, and other neglected pioneers who worked the railroad during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Age of Steam.

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ISBN 13	9780806135250
ISBN 10	0806135255
Titel	Workin' on the Railroad
Autor	Richard Reinhardt
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Oklahoma Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-05-30
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.