Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American SceneYale University Press, 1 janv. 1985 - 397 pages An engaging and delightfully illustrated account of the impact of railroads on the American built environment and on American culture from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the 1930's. |
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Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene John R. Stilgoe Aucun aperçu disponible - 1983 |
Metropolitan corridor : railroads and the American scene John R. Stilgoe Aucun aperçu disponible - 1983 |
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