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Blood, Iron, and Gold
Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World© 2009 Christian Wolmar376 pages Outside of the wheel, the railways may be the single most influential form of transportation ever invented by human beings. This is a bold claim, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilded Age, goods/services, history, survey, technology, Technology and Society, transportation
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Coal: A Human History
Coal: A Human History© 2003 Barbara Freese308 pages I never expected to be so fascinated by coal. This book’s cover and title compelled my interest from the first moment I spotted it on my library bookshelves, and the text itself … Continue reading
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Tagged goods/services, history, technology, Technology and Society
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