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Biography of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Contributor(s): Harncourt, Paul (Author)
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.
Additional Information
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