Blood, Iron, and Gold - How the Railroads Transformed the World (Paperback)

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 far afield as Australia and Cuba, and by the outbreak of World War I, the United States alone boasted over a quarter of a million miles. With unrelenting determination, architectural innovation, and under gruesome labor conditions, a global railroad network was built that forever changed the way people lived. From Panama to Punjab, from Tasmania to Turin, Christian Wolmar shows how cultures were enriched, and destroyed, by one of the greatest global transport revolutions of our time, and celebrates the visionaries and laborers responsible for its creation.

General

Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Christian Wolmar
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-58648-949-6
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Railway transport industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-58648-949-6
Barcode:	9781586489496

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