American steam locomotives : design and development, 1880-1960 /

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Author / Creator:Withuhn, William L., author.
Imprint:Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press ; Pflugerville, TX : Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., [2019]
Description:1 online resource (xii, 451 pages)
Language:English
Series:Railroads past and present
Railroads past and present.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12541864
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ISBN:9780253039347
0253039347
9780253039354
0253039355
9780253039330
Notes:"For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life."--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 25, 2019).
Summary:American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Other form:Print version: Withuhn, William L. American steam locomotives. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press ; Pflugerville, TX : Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., [2019] 9780253039330