America, Past and Present: From 1865Scott, Foresman, 1987 - History |
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Page 520
... railroad worked the largest changes of all . Along with Bessemer steel , it was the most significant tech- nical innovation of the century . " Emblem of Motion and Power " More than most such innovations , the railroad dramatically ...
... railroad worked the largest changes of all . Along with Bessemer steel , it was the most significant tech- nical innovation of the century . " Emblem of Motion and Power " More than most such innovations , the railroad dramatically ...
Page 521
... railroad captured so completely the country's imagination . Walt Whitman , the poet who celebrated American achievement , chanted the locomotive's praises : Thy black cylindric body , golden brass and silvery steel ... Thy great ...
... railroad captured so completely the country's imagination . Walt Whitman , the poet who celebrated American achievement , chanted the locomotive's praises : Thy black cylindric body , golden brass and silvery steel ... Thy great ...
Page 523
... railroad managers worked to provide it . In a burst of consolidation the large swallowed the small ; inte- grated rail networks became a reality . Railroads also adopted standard schedules , signals , equip- ment , and finally in 1886 ...
... railroad managers worked to provide it . In a burst of consolidation the large swallowed the small ; inte- grated rail networks became a reality . Railroads also adopted standard schedules , signals , equip- ment , and finally in 1886 ...
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