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The Railway Conquest Of the World

The Railway Conquest Of the World

by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

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Author
Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose, 1880-1924
Title
The Railway Conquest of the World
Original Publication
United Kingdom: William Heinemann,1911.
Credits
deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TF: Technology: Railroad engineering and operation
Subject
Railroads -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66868
Release Date
December 2, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE RAILWAY CONQUEST OF THE WORLD
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I THE RAILWAY SURVEYOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE
  6. 6.CHAPTER II THE ROMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE BORING OF THE GOTTHARD TUNNEL
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA
  9. 9.CHAPTER V THE FIRST TRANS-CONTINENTAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE LONGEST “TOY” RAILWAY
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE WONDERS OF THE TYROL
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE RECLAMATION OF ALASKA
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE HOLY RAILWAY TO MECCA
  14. 14.CHAPTER X THE HIGHEST LINE IN THE WORLD
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO I.— Northwards from Cape Town
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO II.— Southwards from Cairo.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII GRIDIRONING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA I
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA II
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI ACROSS SIBERIA BY RAIL
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII THE LEOPOLDINA RAILWAY
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII THE FIRST CANADIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX A RAILWAY OVER THE SEA
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX THE LAND OF REMARKABLE RAILWAY BRIDGES
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI WHERE THE SNOW-PLOUGH WORKS IN SUMMER
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII FROM BUENOS AIRES TO VALPARAISO OVERLAND
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII A LITTLE-KNOWN CENTRAL AFRICAN RAILWAY
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST I.— Early Days in China
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.— Modern Developments in China and Japan
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI THE CONQUEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS
  31. 31.INDEX
  32. 32.Transcriber’s Notes

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