The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads (Routledge Atlases of American History) - Softcover

Stover, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415921406 ISBN 13: 9780415921404

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

First published in 1999

About this title

About the Author:

John F. Stover is the leading historian and foremost authority on North American railroads. Previous works include American Railroads and History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Review:

...".author Stover, series editor Mark Carnes, and the publisher have done a favor for anyone interested in exploring briefly this essential faces of the nation's past." -"The Annals of Iowa, Fall 2001 "50 full-color maps blend with an excellent text in an illustrated atlas which will delight general history readers and rail fans alike....Highly recommended." -"The Bookwatch "Routledge has produced two new historical atlases that should be popular reading material and useful reference sources in most public and academic libraries and in some school libraries.... The attractive format, the graphics, and the text make them good reads. Some libraries will want two copies of each, one reference and one circulating." -"Booklist, 2/00 ""The Routledge Atlas of the American Railroads is sure to please that crazy uncle of yours with the crossing gates in his backyard." -"Seattle Times, Dec. 16, 1999

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415921406
• ISBN 13: 9780415921404
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144