#501 • The Baldwin Locomotive Works: A Study in American Industrial Practice, 1831-1915

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A comprehensive and heavily illustrated account of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, a giant of nineteenth-century industry that built roughly one-third of all the steam locomotives ever constructed in America. The book covers the machinery, tools, and operations involved in making locomotives, making it insightful reading for students of economic, business, technological, and labor history, as well as railfans. John K. Brown