Early American Steam Locomotives

Download or Read eBook Early American Steam Locomotives PDF written by Reed Kinert and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.

Author	: Reed Kinert
Publisher	: Courier Corporation
Total Pages	: 231
Release	: 2012-11-01
ISBN-10	: 9780486141404
ISBN-13	: 0486141403
Rating	: 4/5 (04 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Early American Steam Locomotives by : Reed Kinert

Book excerpt: Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, the author re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives.

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