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Roads, rails & waterways : the Army engineers and early transportation / by Forest G. Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Forest G. (Forest Garrett), 1919-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
- United States.
- Transportation--United States--History.
- Transportation.
- Public works--United States.
- Public works.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 248 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Roads, rails and waterways
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1957]
- Summary:
- History of the United States transportation industry from 1815 to the Civil War.
- Contents:
- Origins and early activities
- Setting the stage
- Getting down to work
- Working with the railroads
- Railroad progress
- Early river and harbor work
- Later river and harbor work
- Beyond the call of duty.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hill, Forest G. (Forest Garrett), 1919- Roads, rails & waterways.
- OCLC:
- 569089
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