Hear that train whistle blow! : how the railroad changed the world /
Milton Meltzer.
- First edition
- 157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Landmark books .
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.