Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Více informací o knize The Virginian Railway

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Nákupem získáte 61 bodů

Anotace knihy

The Virginian Railway existed as a separate entity for only a half century, but that period of American history witnessed two world wars and the emergence of the United States as a global superpower. Henry Huddleston Rogers, who marshaled the development of the U.S. oil industry through his leadership of Standard Oil, invested $30 million of his personal wealth into the making of the Virginian. He speculated that south-central West Virginia coal would fuel Americaas Industrial Revolution. Although Rogers died before his railroading dream could realize its full potential, the Virginian Railway continued on from 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern). During that time, the Virginian grew to a point that it was originating from 1,200 to 1,500 hundred-ton carloads of coal per day and serving 60 active coal mines. It earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America.

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: The Virginian Railway
• Autor: Princeton Railroad Museum, William R. "Bill" Archer
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 127
• EAN: 9780738552743
• ISBN: 0738552747
• ID: 11468422
• Nakladatelství: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Hmotnost: 315 g
• Rozměry: 237 × 167 × 9 mm
• Datum vydání: September 2007

Oblíbené z jiného soudku

---

---

---