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The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations
The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations
Contemporary Transportation
Provides an overview of transportation. Some of the topics discussed include: domestic aviation, outbound logistics, traffic management, railroads, pipelines, highway carriers and domestic water carriers. DLC: Transportation - U.S.
Good, Reliable, White Men : Railroad Brotherhoods, 1877-1917
Good, Reliable, White Men : Railroad Brotherhoods, 1877-1917
A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer
A lavishly photographed tribute to history's railroads covers everything from steam engines to the latest diesel-powered locomotives, canvassing 160 of the photographer's most significant train images as taken in front of western landscapes, in inclement weather, from risky vantage points, and more. First serial, Classic Trains.
Women's Rights, Racial Integration, and Education from 1850-1920: The Case of Sarah Raymond, the First Female Superintendent
Although she held an important position of educational leadership for eighteen years, Sarah Raymond Fitzwilliam's story has been largely overlooked. This historical biography of Fitzwilliam examines her abolitionist roots growing up on a stop of the Underground Railroad, her training at a "normal school," her tenure as a teacher, principal and the nation's first city school superintendent (Bloomington, Illinois 1874-1892). In the process, Noraian also chronicles American society during the Gilded and Progressive ages.
Long Fuse, Big Bang: Achieving Long-Term Success Through Daily Victories: Library Edition
A neuroscientist---and corporate executive---reveals that the key to making a thriving business is contained in the physiology of the brain and shows how to transform puny firecrackers into big sticks of dynamite. 9781400147687 From wagon ruts to a railroad empire, an expansive account of the battle to control the heavily contested transportation corridors of the American Southwest and to build America's greatest transcontinental route. 9781400147694 The true story of the murderesses who became media sen
Freeing Charles : The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Freeing Charles recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. Scott Christianson follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad and his experiences in the North on the eve of the Civil War. This engaging narrative represents the first in-depth historical study of this crucial incident, one of
Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad: Library Edition
Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad: Library Edition
Requiem for Steam : The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden
Requiem for Steam : The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden
American Locomotives : An Engineering History, 1830-1880
In 1835, there were 175 steam locomotives in service in the United States. By 1900, that number had increased to 37,663. In this new edition of his classic work, renowned railroad historian John H. White, Jr., chronicles the explosive growth and development of the steam locomotive in America, from the first British imports to the New York elevated locomotives of the 1880s. 292 illustrations.
The Michigan Central Railroad: History of the Main Line 1846-1901
The Michigan Central Railroad: History of the Main Line 1846-1901
The Sumatra Railroad: Final Destination Pakan Baroe, 1943-1945
The Sumatra Railroad: Final Destination Pakan Baroe, 1943-1945
Union Pacific : The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present
Union Pacific : The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present
Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest
By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway sy
Trains of Discovery : Railroads and the Legacy of the National Parks
Trains of Discovery : Railroads and the Legacy of the National Parks
Forging Industrial Policy : The United States, Britain, and France in the Railway Age
The United States, France, and Britain use markedly different kinds of industrial policies to foster economic growth. To understand the origins of these different policies, this book examines the evolution of public policies governing one of the first modern industries, the railroads. The author challenges conventional thinking in economics, political science, and sociology by arguing that cultural meaning plays an important role in the development of purportedly rational policies designed to promote industrial growth. This book has implications for the study of rational institutions of all sorts, including science, management, and economics, as well as for the study of culture.
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