The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828-1853

by James Dilts and James D. Dilts

Book Overview

This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804726299
• ISBN13: 9780804726290
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.1"