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Peter Lorie
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160 pages
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Ironhorse: A History of the Steam Train
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A nostalgic study of the wonderful world of steam trains traces the history of the “iron horse” and examines its characteristics, great trains, railway lines, and the ways in which steam trains changed the course of world history.
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