The History of American Railways

<p><strong>The History of American Railways: Kansas and Beyond</strong> is a book for both railroad enthusiasts and history buffs. In this fascinating history Tammy Hammond describes how early steam locomotives like The Tom Thumb operated on short lines just a few miles long. But America was expanding according to Manifest Destiny a belief that the United States should gain all territories from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. And it did - through railroads!</p><p></p><p>This book explains how small lines merged into larger ones that completed the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 at Promontory Summit Utah. Take a ride with the author as she describes the entrepreneurs who industrialized America with steel rails and determination.</p><p></p><p>For those who like the romance of the Old West there is information on how the Iron Horse - large steam locomotives - barreled through cowtowns to bring settlers from the east to Kansas and beyond.</p><p></p><p>The book also describes the folklore of railroads in pages on ghost trains Jesse James Butch Cassidy John Henry and the funeral train of Abraham Lincoln. <strong>The History of American Railways</strong> is a work of love that Tammy has dedicated to The Golden Belt Model Railroad Association.</p><p></p><p></p>