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Language: English Book Title: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive Genre: Transportation EAN: 9780253342195 Publication Name: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive Number of Pages: 216 Pages ISBN: 9780253342195 width: 8.9 in Item Length: 11.4 in Format: Hardcover Book Series: Railroads Past and Present Ser. Item Width: 8.9 in Series: Railroads Past and Present Release Date: 07/08/2003 Illustrator: Yes Item Height: 0.9 in Item Weight: 30.7 Oz Release Year: 2003 height: 0.9 in Author: J. Parker Lamb Publisher: Indiana University Press Country of Origin: US Topic: Railroads / General, Railroads / History Publication Year: 2003

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J. Parker Lamb Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (Hardback). J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Author: J. Parker Lamb. Format: Hardback. Further DetailsTitle: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive Condition: New Author: J. Parker Lamb Format: Hardback EAN: 9780253342195 ISBN: 9780253342195 Publisher: Indiana University Press Genre: Technology & Engineering Topic: History, Travel & Transport Release Date: 07/08/2003 Description: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 279mm Item Length: 216mm Item Weight: 1012g Series: Railroads Past and Present Release Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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