Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829-1929
Sarah H. Gordon
(Author)
Description
How the railroads transformed American life between 1829 and 1929, and why the cost of their achievements was so damaging to the social and economic life of the nation. "A quite wonderful book...richly textured and intellectually stimulating."-Elizabeth Blackmar, Columbia University. Selected by Choice as an outstanding book for 1997.
Product Details
Price
$18.95
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Publish Date
October 01, 1998
Pages
416
Dimensions
5.96 X 9.06 X 1.1 inches | 1.28 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781566632188
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About the Author
Sarah Gordon teaches American history at the Tikvah High School for Girls and Quinnipiac College, both in Connecticut.
Reviews
A quite wonderful book...richly textured and intellectually stimulating.--Elizabeth Blackmur "Columbia University "
Continually intriguing and particularly rich...layered.--Michael Kennedy "Chicago Tribune "
One of the best accounts I have read of the railroad in America. It blends history, technology, business, and social concerns to achieve a total perspective.--James F. Goodwin, former president, Connecticut Central Railroad "Columbia University "
A compelling argument.--Journal of Southern History
Engaging and nicely written, with a definitive and sustained point of view.--Virginia Quarterly Review
Continually intriguing and particularly rich...layered.--Michael Kennedy "Chicago Tribune "
One of the best accounts I have read of the railroad in America. It blends history, technology, business, and social concerns to achieve a total perspective.--James F. Goodwin, former president, Connecticut Central Railroad "Columbia University "
A compelling argument.--Journal of Southern History
Engaging and nicely written, with a definitive and sustained point of view.--Virginia Quarterly Review
