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- Title Railroads in the Old South
- Author Aaron W. Marrs
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date 2009-03-13
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780801891304 / 0801891302
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6 x 1.1 in (23.37 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: South
- Library of Congress subjects Southern States - History - 1775-1865, Railroads - Southern States - History - 19th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008022572
- Dewey Decimal Code 385.097
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 09/01/2009, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 04/24/2009, Page 20
- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2009, Page 114
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