Annotated Bibliography Secondary Sources

Books: Cooper, Alan. The World On The Move: Rail Travel. New York: Thomas Learning, 1993. This book shared how the iron horse improved farming, how advances were added on to the train for more safety, and how some countries enforced the use of electric trains. Chant, Christopher. The Worlds Railroads: Early Pioneers. Broomall, PA, Chelsea House Publishers, 2000. The Worlds Railroads: Early Pioneers explained the very beginning of trains in the United States and its rapid growth throughout the country. This book also helped my project because it shared how other countries started building trains before the United States did. Wormser, Richard. The Iron Horse: How the Railroads Changed America. New York City: Walker Publishing Company Inc.,1993. In this book I learned many of the problems that occurred with early rail travel. I also learned that railroads didnt only create problems in America, but in England too. Despite many of the problems, train travel was very popular and was growing. Fisher Leonard Everett. Tracks Across America: The Story of the American Railroad 1825-1900. United States: Leonard Everett Fisher, 1992. Tracks Across America taught me about how railroad business greatly affected Native Americans. Many problems with the Native Americans were population decrease and losing their land. Websites: www.vmt.org. No author listed, No update listed. Virginia Museum of Transportation inc. January 25, 2013 http://vmt.org/Loops-Collections/Steam-locomotive-Loop/Steamlocomotive-start.html. This website helped me learn more about how steam locomotives worked. The website also informed me about Colonel Stevens demonstration of steam locomotives. http://legendsofamerica.com. Kathy Weiser, January, 2008. Legends of America. January 23, 2013 http://legendsofamerica.com/rr-railroadquips.html#RailroadQuotes This website helped me find quotes about the beginning of railroads. The quotes that I found helped me understand peoples thoughts about railroads. memory.loc.gov. No author listed, No listed update. The Library of Congress. April 3, 2013 <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtm/rrintro.html>. This website helped me learn about the first railroads and about the people who invented them. I also learned more about John Stevens and his steam locomotive. Calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu. 2013. The Regents of The University of California. April 3, 2013 <http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic2b.html>. This website informed me about the Transcontinental Railroad. The website also taught me more about things that needed to be done for the railroad and how the railroad affected the country.

innovationslearning.co.uk. No listed update. Hampshire County Council. April 4, 2013 <http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/history/information/victorians/inventions/invent ions_home.htm>. This website informed me more about George Stephenson. George Stephenson had invented the first public passenger train in 1825. Americaslibrary.gov. James H. Billington, No listed update. Library of Congress. April 4, 2013 <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/about/welcome.html>. This website informed me about the first known train robbery. The first known robbers were the Reno brothers. wheelsmuseum.org. May, 2007. Wheels Museum Inc. April 4, 2013 <http://www.wheelsmuseum.org/harveyhouse.html>. This website was about Fred Harvey. Fred Harvey was into businesses and worked in the restaurant business. American-rails.com. Adam Burns, 2013. April 5, 2013 <http://www.americanrails.com/tom-thumb.html>. This website informed me about Peter Coopers Tom Thumb. The Tom Thumb was the first successful steam locomotive in the United States, 1830. Historywired.si.edu. No author listed, No listed update. The Smithsonian Institution. April 5, 2013 <http://historywired.si.edu/detail.cfm?ID=225>. This website talked about the invention of the cowcatcher. The cowcatcher was invented by Isaac Dripps. Periodicals Tertiary Sources

Books: Transportation. The New Book of Knowledge, 2003. The encyclopedia contained helpful information on where trains originated from and history on the beginning of railroads.