Series
Summary
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations. Full description
Series: Landmark books
Midway: battle for the Pacific
The pharaohs of ancient Egypt
Abe Lincoln: log cabin to White House
The witchcraft of Salem village
There comes a time: the struggle for Civil Rights
The day the sky fell: a history of terrorism
As far as the eye can reach: Lewis and Clark's westward quest
Hear that train whistle blow!: how the railroad changed the world
Patriots in petticoats: heroines of the American Revolution
Dinosaur bone war: Cope and Marsh's fossil feud