American Railroads

Name/Title

American Railroads

Entry/Object ID

RL2015.7.5

Tags

Needs processing

Description

This is a history of the growth of the railroads' monopoly and with the consequent need for government regulation at state and federal levels. Including railroad importance during the Civil War, then their decline during the turnpike and airline era. This is a hardcover book with a white front cover. There is a light blue, olive green and gray illustrations of two trains at the center of the cover. On of the trains is an old steam engine, the other a modern freight engine. The title is written in blue and black text at the top of the cover in the smoke of the older engine illustration.

Collection

Reference Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Railroad locomotive industry, Railroads

Search Terms

Railroads--United States--History, Railroads--West (U.S.)

Book Details

Author

Stover, John F.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Place Published

Location

Chicago, IL

Date Published

1961

Publication Language

English

Call No.

HE2751.S72

LCCN

68000368