Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord’s plan!" Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig!" But it didn’t matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship of America with the tra...
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● ISBN 9780198030331 ● Utgivare Oxford University Press ● Publicerad 2003 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7358396 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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