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Rail, Steam, and Speed: The Rocket and the Birth of Steam Locomotion Hardcover - 2004
by Christopher McGowan
In fascinating detail, Christopher McGowan explains how locomotives work and how they were developed--a technology that transformed the world in arguably the most profound way since the discovery of the wheel. A wonderful resource for train buffs and model collectors.
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On the morning of Tuesday 6 October 1829, a huge crowd, estimated at between ten and fifteen thousand, gathered at a temporary meeting ground in the north of England, some ten miles from Liverpool.
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- Title Rail, Steam, and Speed: The Rocket and the Birth of Steam Locomotion
- Author Christopher McGowan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
- Date November 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780231134743 / 0231134746
- Weight 1.47 lbs (0.67 kg)
- Dimensions 9.28 x 6.26 x 1.01 in (23.57 x 15.90 x 2.57 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Library of Congress subjects Steam locomotives - England - History - 19th, Railroads - England - History - 19th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004049411
- Dewey Decimal Code 625.261
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- Choice, 06/01/2005, Page 1839
- Library Journal, 11/15/2004, Page 71
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