The Filth of Progress: Immigrants, Americans, and the Building of Canals and Railroads in the West 0520284607, 9780520284609

The Filth of Progress: Immigrants, Americans, and the Building of Canals and Railroads in the West 9780520960374

The Filth of Progress explores the untold side of a well-known American story. For more than a century, accounts of prog

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Government Promotion of American Canals and Railroads 1800-1890 9780231883221

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The Hero's Fight: African Americans in West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State 1400883563, 9781400883561

A richly textured account of what it means to be poor in America Baltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but t

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The Hero's Fight: African Americans in West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State 9781400883561

Baltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but today, with factory closings and steady job loss since the 1970s, i

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Railroads and the Transformation of China 9780674916418

To convey modern China’s history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cult

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The Viking Immigrants: Icelandic North Americans 9781442663008

Each chapter in The Viking Immigrants is devoted to exploring Icelandic culture community through a particular methodolo

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Immigrants love letter to the west 9781408716038

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The Dragon and the Iron Horse: The Economics of Railroads in China, 1876-1937 0674215354, 9780674215351

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The Story of America's Railroads

Traces the history of railroads in America, focusing on the technology, people, and life on the railroads.

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Negro Building: Black Americans in the World of Fairs and Museums [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780520952492

Focusing on black Americans’ participation in world’s fairs, Emancipation expositions, and early black grassroots museum

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