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The epic tale of America's railroads—the largest
rail network in the world—and how they built a
modern nationAmerica was made by the railroads. The opening of the first American railroad line in the 1830s sparked a revolution in mode, speed, and convenience that united far-flung parts of the country and enabled America's rise to world power status. By the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. was enmeshed in a latticework of railroad lines, smalltown stations, and magisterial termini. The expansion of trade, industry, and freedom of communication that the railroads engendered came to be an integral part of the American dream. But by the middle of the twentieth century, the automobile and the airplane became the dominant mode of long-distance travel and wrote the historical importance of the railroads out of the nation's consciousness. In The Great Railroad Revolution, renowned railroad expert Christian Wolmar tells the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise and fall of the greatest of all American endeavors. Christian Wolmar is a writer, broadcaster, and railway and transport expert. He has written for major British newspapers for many years and has contributed to many other publications, including the New York Times and Newsday. His most recent books are Blood, Iron and Gold, and Engines of War.
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HARDCOVERISBN 978-1610391795 Pub date: 09/25/12 Price: $29.99/34.50 Canada 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 448 pages History Selling Territory: USC Rights: First serial, Electronic, Audio rights: PublicAffairs British Commonwealth, Translation, Performance rights: InkWell Management PAPERBACK ISBN 978-1-61039-347-8 Pub date: 11/12/13 Price: $17.99/21.00 Canada 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 448 pages 16 pp. b/w photos History Selling Territory: USC Pub history: 978-1-61039-179-5
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