Uncle Sam's Locomotives: The USRA and the Nation's Railroads
- ISBN-10
- 0253340861
- ISBN-13
- 9780253340863
- Category
- Collection locomotives
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- Eugene L. Huddleston
Description
Uncle Sam's Locomotives looks at these magnificent locomotives and discusses how and why the designs were chosen, how they related to existing designs, what standardization entailed, and how each performed.".
Get the book
Similar books
-
United States Railroad Policy: Uncle Sam at the Throttle
By Jeffrey R. OrensteinUnited States Railroad Policy: Uncle Sam at the Throttle
-
Uncle Sam
By Anastasia SuenAn exploration of the origins and history of Uncle Sam and the real man, Samuel Wilson, who inspired this beloved symbol of America.
-
Uncle Sam
By Helen Lepp FriesenThis series introduces young readers to some of the many places, people, and symbols that helped shape America's identity.
-
Uncle Sam's Library for Boys and Girls in His U. S.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there...
-
Uncle Sam: All about the American Symbol
By Tamra B. Orr"Although he was never more than a cartoon, the bearded, tall-hat-wearing figure known as Uncle Sam has a permanent place on the American family tree.
-
Uncle Sam and the Flag
By Lee Harrison MountainUncle Sam and the Flag
-
Uncle Sam: An American Icon
By Julia McMeansOver the years, Uncle Sam went from real person to an American symbol of patriotism. This colorful, illustrated tale allows readers to learn the history of this cultural icon in an enriching, informative way.
-
Uncle Sam and His Country, Or, Sketches of America, in 1854-55-56
By Alfred J. PairpointUncle Sam and His Country, Or, Sketches of America, in 1854-55-56
-
Uncle Sam and his Country
By Alfred Pairpoint... engines , and locomotives . Two of the latter I saw in course of trial , up and down the rails , on a piece of ground adjoining the factory , previous to being sent off to Egypt , by order of the Pacha of that country . These locomotives ...
-
"Follow the Flag": A History of the Wabash Railroad Company
By H. Roger Grant... 1850–1870,” Missouri Historical Review 26 (January 1932): 129. 2. Gates, “The Railroads of Missouri, 1850–1870,” 131; Mitchell's Traveler's Guide through the United States (Philadelphia: Mitchell & Hinman, 1837), ...