Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life

by Martin W. Sandler

Book Overview

Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord's plan " Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig " But it didn't matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195132289
• ISBN13: 9780195132281
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.6" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6