The Iron Horse and the Windy City: How Railroads Shaped Chicago

With the coming of railroads, upstart Chicago quickly became the Midwest's center for commerce and trade, overtaking its older rival, St. Louis. The first tracks to link the East coast with the West ran through Chicago, and within a few decades the city grew to be the hub of an immense transportation network that stretched across the nation.Noted transportation writer David M. Young vividly tells how railroads created and shaped Chicago, from the...

By David M. Young
Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press; 1 edition (May 18, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0875803342
ISBN-13: 978-0875803340
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.9 x 11 inches
Amazon Rank: 1163796
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook

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Let me start by saying this book is a treasure trove of information on the developement of Chicago as a railroad mecca. Very detailed information over a wide variety of railroad topics. I did feel as if the author did repeat himself though. He wou

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