Great American Railroad JourneysSimon and Schuster, 26.1.2017 - 256 sivua Great American Railroad Journeys sees the famous brand of social-history-cum-travelogue venture to the New World. Across multiple programmes and using Appleton's General Guide To The United States & Canada as reference, Michael Portillo now undertakes an epic trip by train from New York and Boston on the East Coast down to the Deep South of Atlanta and New Orleans, then on to Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico and ultimately finishing in San Francisco. This lavishly illustrated official tie-in covers each journey Portillo makes across North America and captures the colour, beauty, history and exhilaration experienced when journeying through this incredible continent. Packed with new maps, as well as originals from Appleton's General Guide, this book explores the construction of rail routes across the continent in the 1800s, as a new nation was built by the immigrant masses. Truly this is a colourful and exciting enterprise, with vignettes of revealing social history displaying the rich tapestry of the peoples who established themselves in this vast new world. Great American Railroad Journeys is a must-have purchase for any fan of this unique and award-winning travel series. |
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Marvels machinations in the midcentury | |
SECTION | |
Railroads in the north | |
Abraham Lincoln | |
SECTION THREE | |
A rogues gallery | |
Credit Mobilier | |
SECTION FOUR | |
Regulation railroads | |
The Pennsylvania Railroad empire | |
Bridges tunnels | |
CONCLUSION | |
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