000351514 000__ 01476cam\a2200289\a\4500 000351514 001__ 351514 000351514 005__ 20210513125929.0 000351514 008__ 100701s2010\\\\ksua\\\\\b\\\s001\0\eng\\ 000351514 010__ $$a 2010026138 000351514 020__ $$a9780700617555 (alk. paper) 000351514 020__ $$a0700617558 (alk. paper) 000351514 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn607980793 000351514 035__ $$a351514 000351514 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dC#P$$dBWX$$dCDX$$dKCP 000351514 043__ $$an-us--- 000351514 049__ $$aISEA 000351514 05000 $$aHE2751$$b.M56 2010 000351514 08200 $$a385.0973/09034$$222 000351514 1001_ $$aMiner, H. Craig. 000351514 24512 $$aA most magnificent machine :$$bAmerica adopts the railroad, 1825-1862 /$$cCraig Miner. 000351514 260__ $$aLawrence :$$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$$cc2010. 000351514 300__ $$axvi, 325 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000351514 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000351514 5050_ $$aIntroduction : treading on enchanted ground -- Baltimore looks West -- The vast machinery -- Network -- Default -- Riding the rails -- The soulless corporation -- Scalded by the steam -- The near West -- Southern strategy -- The prairie and the river -- Panic -- We fly by night -- Mr. Whitney's dream -- Pacific or bust -- Conclusion : adapting to the machine. 000351514 520__ $$aTraces the growth of railroads from their origins in the 1820s to the onset of the Civil War and also examines the cultural, economic, and political aspects. 000351514 650_0 $$aRailroads$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y19th century. 000351514 650_0 $$aRailroads$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y19th century. 000351514 85200 $$bgen$$hHE2751$$i.M56$$i2010 000351514 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351514$$pGLOBAL_SET 000351514 980__ $$aBIB 000351514 980__ $$aBOOK