Chicago: America's Railroad Capital: The Illustrated History, 1836 to Today
- ISBN-10
- 0760346038
- ISBN-13
- 9780760346037
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-14
- Publisher
- Voyageur Press (MN)
- Authors
- Brian Solomon, John Gruber, Michael Blaszak
Description
"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"-Provided by publisher.
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