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The Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865
The Northern Railroads in the Civil War 18611865 Author:Thomas Weber " . . . eminently worthy of study by those interested in either railroads or the Civil War." --The New York Times Book Review Time has been very good to Thomas Weber's premier account of the impact of the railroads on the American Civil War and vice versa. Although it has been out of print since the 1970s, it has never been out of demand. Weber... more »'s analysis shows not only how the North was helped to victory through its effective use of the rails, but also how the war changed the way railroads were built, run and financed in the years after the war.« less