Biography of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Contributor(s): Harncourt, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598001728 ISBN-13: 9781598001723 Publisher: Outskirts Press OUR PRICE: $18.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This is the history and biography of a little known railroad that had a number of 'firsts' in early railroad history, the most notable being that it was the first railroad to connect the east coast and the Mississippi River valley in 1857, a time when the Native Americans were still walking the trails soon to be carrying iron rails. |
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BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: 385 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.82 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South |