{"product_id":"the-american-railroad-network-18611890-9780252071140","title":"The American Railroad Network 18611890","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion but of a collaboration among competing railroads to adopt a uniform width for track. This title shows how the consolidation of smaller railroads and the growth of capitalism worked to unify the railroad industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADVANCE PRAISE \"For those who have long puzzled over the extent and effectiveness of the nation's railroads on the eve of the Civil War, the maps and lucid text which they accompany will be worth their weight in gold.\" -- Mississippi Valley Historical Review \"A model of concise, pointed scholarship.\" -- Journal of Political Economy \"The definitive study.\" -- Business History Review","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036836725079,"sku":"9780252071140","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-american-railroad-network-18611890-9780252071140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}