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Article: Early American Railroads: Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner's `Die innern Communicationen,' 1842-1843.(Review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
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Early American Railroads: Franz Anton Ritter yon Gerstner's `Die innern Communicationen,' 1842-1843, by Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner, edited by Frederick C. Gamst, translated by David J. Diephouse and John C. Decker. Stanford, California, Stanford University Press, $95.00.
Early American Railroads is the most comprehensive and detailed work on the development, construction, finance, and operation of American railroads, canals, and Great Lakes steamships during the early years of the transportation revolution which transformed American, trade, commerce, and communications. The information was gathered by one of Europe's best-known and highly-respected railroad ...