85 research outputs found
A Most Magnificent Machine: America Adopts the Railroad, 1825-1862
Technological Advancement and Social Implications
Perhaps no technology remade antebellum America more than the railroad. The arrival of the first trains in the 1820s helped set in motion a transportation revolution that paved the way for great corporations, fostered new connections am...
Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead
Review of: "Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead," by Carroll Engelhardt
Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead
Review of: "Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead," by Carroll Engelhardt
Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead
Review of: "Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead," by Carroll Engelhardt
Investing in Iowa: The Life and Times of F. M. Hubbell
Review of: "Investing in Iowa: The Life and Times of F. M. Hubbell," by William B. Friedricks
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