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World Railways of the Nineteenth Century
Language: en
Pages: 584
Authors: Jim Harter
Categories: Engraving
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: JHU Press

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With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience
The Railway Journey
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-06 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not
The City and the Railway in the World from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Language: en
Pages: 499
Authors: Ralf Roth
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-07-18 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This volume explores the relationship between cities and railways over three centuries. Despite their nearly 200-year existence, The City and the Railway in the
Across the Borders
Language: en
Pages: 333
Authors: Günter Dinhobl
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-02 - Publisher: Routledge

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Until now we have only had relatively narrow economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Acros
Blood, Iron, and Gold
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Christian Wolmar
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-02 - Publisher: PublicAffairs

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The opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a decade, tracks were being laid as
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