Brazilian railway culture / by Martin Cooper.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Cooper, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Railroads--Brazil.
• Railroads--Brazil--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne [England] : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brazilian Railway Culture examines the cultural relationship Brazil has had Other its railways since tracks were first laid by British, American and French engineers in the nineteenth century. 'Railway' and 'Brazil' are words not often found in the same sentence. Yet each year over seven hundred million passengers are carried by train in the major urban centres, and tens of thousands of visitors enjoy heritage steam rides at over a dozen restored lines and museums. Brazilian Railway Culture...

Contents:

• pt. 1. The railway and culture in Brazil
• pt. 2. The past into the present.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-283-24091-2
• 1-4438-3245-6
• 9786613240910

OCLC:

820123326