Albro Martin: 1 book
Railroads Triumphant
The Growth, Rejection, and Rebirth of a Vital American Force
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 1992
In 1789, when the First Congress met in New York City, the members traveled to the capital just as Roman senators two thousand years earlier had journeyed to Rome, by horse, at a pace of some five miles an hour. Indeed, if sea travel had improved dramatically since Caesar's time, overland travel was...
