An expanded, new and improved American Environmental History textbook for everyone! After years of teaching Environmental History at a major East Coast Universi

French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and rapid growth of transportation across the US

Looks at the history of transportation in the United States, discussing the need for railroads and steamships and how they impacted the nation.