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FS: "The Age of Steam and Steel" unique 4-disk set ideal for railfans & model railroaders
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FS: "The Age of Steam and Steel" unique 4-disk set ideal for railfans & model railroaders
The Age of Steam and Steel 4-Disk Digital Library eBay listing 251186445113
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251186445113&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
This shrink-wrapped four-disk set is unique and available from no other source and constitutes a detailed history of the development of steam power and the co-incident rise of industrialization in nineteenth century America and well into the twentieth century. With 3 volumes on four disks, two of them being dual-layer DVD-ROMs, this set contains as much data as six DVD-ROMs. This attractively packaged boxed shrink-wrapped four-disk set represents a great value for the money This disk set also makes an excellent gift for any railroad enthusiast. The plethora of detailes engravings and engineering drawings of locomotives, rolling stock and affiliated machinery -as well as details on opulent private cars, the Lear Jets of the age - and essential tools and gadgets makes this disk set an ideal resource for the model railroader as well!
Since their inception, railroads have been inexorably linked to the growth and progress of the American nation. Parallel lines of steel rails criscrossed the north American continent becoming the sinews that bound together the musculature of American industry. People, goods and livestock which hitherto could only be transported far distances only with great expense, risk, and sacrifice could now do so only for the price of passage and cartage fees.
America grew with the railroads. Railroads were the means of settling of the west. During two world wars they transported troops and materiel across the American continent. During the depression freight trains were the means of transportation for men who would hobo great distances seeking employment in a time when such was exceedingly scarce, and for boys and men seeking the adventure of experiencing what lie beyond their sight. There is a romance attached to railroads that is unique and so very American. The History Channel's recent series, The Men Who Built America, and the cable series Hell on Wheels constitute a mesmerising look at the railroads in America. The books, pamphlets and periodicals in this four disk set present as close to a first hand a chronicle as you will find of events involved recorded as they happened.
The Age of Steam and Steel 4-Disk Digital Library eBay listing 251186445113
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251186445113&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
This shrink-wrapped four-disk set is unique and available from no other source and constitutes a detailed history of the development of steam power and the co-incident rise of industrialization in nineteenth century America and well into the twentieth century. With 3 volumes on four disks, two of them being dual-layer DVD-ROMs, this set contains as much data as six DVD-ROMs. This attractively packaged boxed shrink-wrapped four-disk set represents a great value for the money This disk set also makes an excellent gift for any railroad enthusiast. The plethora of detailes engravings and engineering drawings of locomotives, rolling stock and affiliated machinery -as well as details on opulent private cars, the Lear Jets of the age - and essential tools and gadgets makes this disk set an ideal resource for the model railroader as well!
Since their inception, railroads have been inexorably linked to the growth and progress of the American nation. Parallel lines of steel rails criscrossed the north American continent becoming the sinews that bound together the musculature of American industry. People, goods and livestock which hitherto could only be transported far distances only with great expense, risk, and sacrifice could now do so only for the price of passage and cartage fees.
America grew with the railroads. Railroads were the means of settling of the west. During two world wars they transported troops and materiel across the American continent. During the depression freight trains were the means of transportation for men who would hobo great distances seeking employment in a time when such was exceedingly scarce, and for boys and men seeking the adventure of experiencing what lie beyond their sight. There is a romance attached to railroads that is unique and so very American. The History Channel's recent series, The Men Who Built America, and the cable series Hell on Wheels constitute a mesmerising look at the railroads in America. The books, pamphlets and periodicals in this four disk set present as close to a first hand a chronicle as you will find of events involved recorded as they happened.
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